President Walther encourages federal funding to battle CWD
President Jack O. Walther told a Senate subcommittee that chronic wasting disease threatens the nation's deer and elk herds and that Congress should fund state surveillance programs to determine whether the disease exists within their borders. [more]

Veterinary certificate attests to veal calf precautions
This spring, veterinarians who serve the veal calf industry may be asked by their clients to provide a certificate for each nonruminating calf that was implanted with a growth-promoting hormone and is being presented for slaughter. [more]

PetMed Express probation lifted
The Florida Department of Health's Board of Pharmacy has granted a request from PetMed Express Inc. for early termination of probation. The company served only two years of a three-year probation. [more]