Treasurer proposes dues increase to meet impending needs
AVMA treasurer, Dr. James F. Peddie, agonized over whether to recommend a membership dues increase and argued the issue "15 different directions in my brain," he said, before proposing the measure to the Executive Board, May 4 at its spring meeting. [more]

Experts predict increased hurricane activity in 2003
Tropical storm expert, William Gray, PhD, predicts the Atlantic basin will see twice as many hurricanes in 2003 as it did in the previous year. [more]

APHIS still calling on veterinarians, veterinary technicians for Newcastle disease eradication
The Veterinary Services branch of the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is recruiting nonfederal veterinarians and veterinary technicians to assist in the exotic Newcastle disease eradication program in California. [more]