February 15, 2012

• Wildlife, trade, susceptibility amplify food risks
• Bats increasingly seen as vectors
• NIH suspends new chimp research grants
• Seal disease investigation intensifies
• Research on deadly bat fungus receives $4M funding boost
• FDA cancels 1977 drug withdrawal bids
• Food Safety Working Group reports on progress
• Cephalosporin use restricted in livestock
• AVMF taking applications for disaster training, scholarships
• AVMA seeking comments on VCPR definition
• AVMA releases report on state legislation
• Colorado's new dean comes from wildlife background
• Veterinarian wins top DOD civilian award
• AKC solicits research proposals
• Obituaries
  William F. Jackson
  Veterinarian dies in line of duty as police officer

February 1, 2012

• Higher debt, lower salaries a continuing concern for grads
• Dreams deferred as bills loom large
• Job search complicated by personal circumstances
• Making it work on a modest budget
• Taking matters into their own hands
• Forward progress
• AVMA seeks future leaders
• AVMA solicits member comments on welfare policies
• Education council schedules site visits
• Studies delve into origins of domestic dogs
• BSE in goats can be mistaken for scrapie
• Antiguan veterinary school closes
• Veterinarian pleads guilty to murder
• ShakeOut drill aimed at quake readiness
• Pharmacology research grant awarded
• Community/New Diplomates
• Community/Obituaries

January 15, 2012

• Spreading the one-health concept
• Partnership to promote proper vet drug disposal
• Auxiliary seeks entries for National Pet Week contests
• Vet tech programs accredited or terminated
• AAEP announces changes in governance, priorities
• Equine charity takes on confounding disease
• Drug for Cushing's disease approved
• Path to AAEP presidency a winding one
• Putting the science into science-based medicine
• Pet Dental Health Month coming in February
• APHIS commits to delivering faster vaccine approvals
• Program to implement idea of cat-friendly practice
• FDA cautions about chicken jerky products for dogs
• Spending on pets' veterinary bills
• AAHA releases anesthesia guidelines
• Companies recall dog foods for aflatoxin
• Texas court says pet dog has sentimental value
• FDA denies petitions to restrict livestock drug use
• FSIS to expand E coli testing
• Veterinarian remains a student of the legislative process
• Poppe assumes Army Veterinary Corps command
• Veterinarian leads committee for MEDLINE indexing
• Community/Accolades
• Feline health studies funded
• Community/Assemblies
• Community/New Diplomates
• Community/Obituaries

January 1, 2012

• AVMA details its international work
• Board approves economic, leadership actions
• Policy changes relate to pets, livestock
• Task force presents revised model practice act
• School debt, animal research among legislative concerns
• Speakers invited for 2013 AVMA convention
• Board makes appointments
• On the road with AVMA President Carlson
• AVMA summarizes rules on writing prescriptions
• Supreme Court hears arguments on downed swine
• Canada can't confirm ISA in BC salmon.
• Ruling favoring compounder will be appealed
• Deep federal spending cuts to animal programs avoided, for now
• Mizzou's diagnostic lab purchased
• Pfizer opens equine research center
• New rules in place for horse show vets
• Alaska eyes partnership with Colorado vet school
• Senate pays tribute to US zoos and aquariums
• St. Matthew's gets new dean
• Community/Accolades
• Community/Assemblies
• Community/Obituaries

December 15, 2011

• Sizing up
• Solo practitioners see a place for themselves
• Corporate practice becomes part of the landscape
• AVMA takes international stage
• AVMA joins WSAVA
• Proposal would require 2/3 vote for bylaws amendments
• FDA hosting webinar for AVMA members on unapproved drugs
• AVMA PLIT announces insurance for data breaches
• Dental scaling now a veterinary procedure in California
• AAHA updates guidelines on canine vaccination
• Presidential order targets drug shortages
• Questions—and cases—mount in seal disease outbreak
• Flu virus identified in "unusual" New England seal deaths
• Researchers say fungus causes deadly bat disease
• FDA analyzing pet foods for Salmonella contamination
• Q fever outbreak affects people, goats in West
• Captive wildlife rules get added scrutiny
• Neb. deal to create market project, avert ballot initiative
• Suicide attack destroys Afghan veterinary office, employee killed
• 3-phase building project halfway through
• Ross, Edinburgh name new deans
• Teaching, research awards conferred
• Entries requested for animal art exhibition
• Community/Accolades
• Community/Assemblies
• Community/Obituaries

December 1, 2011

• Changing the world with an embryo
• AVMA website lists international opportunities
• AVMA seeks nominations to Executive Board
• AVMA fellows settle in on Capitol Hill
• Back from the brink
• Russian, US vets collaborate on distemper threat to tigers
• Updated wildlife disease manual available
• Canadian officials checking reports of salmon disease in B.C.
• Meeting global food demand
• Cattle veterinarians can educate, adapt
• Milk samples could show whether residues are problems
• AABP to give business help
• EPA responds to public comments on spot-on flea and tick products
• AAHA offers webcast on preventive care guidelines
• Veterinarian won Nobel for immunology research
• Veterinarians star in videos on farm practices
• Kids try on veterinary medicine for size
• Guide dog named American Hero Dog
• Pappaioanou resigns from AAVMC
• Center of Excellence focuses on dairy education
• FDA develops food-borne illness outbreak team
• FDA funds food safety training program
• Veterinary alliance unites Chinese, UK, US stakeholders
• Two veterinarians awarded Institute of Medicine membership
• Community/Assemblies
• Community/Accolades
• Community/Obituaries

November 15, 2011

• Judge allows bulk ingredients for compounding
• AVMA board approves Panel on Euthanasia report
• Workforce study tabled
• Leptospirosis brochure available from AVMA
• Charts list animal care provider requirements
• The Student AVMA is seeking hosts for its exchange program.
• Protecting endangered species, one letter at a time
• Veterinarians advocate for AVMA legislative priorities
• AVMF receives 4-star rating
• Elevating cat care
• Feline-friendly medicine
• AAFP president connects with cats in practices, shelters
• Guidelines created for performance horse treatment
• Heartworm treatment to be available in limited quantities
• Hundreds of animals recovered near Bastrop fires
• Antimicrobial oversight could increase through VFDs
• Genetic markers could help avoid cattle disease
• Partnership launches cat health initiative
• Tufts, IFAW sign partnership agreement
• Colorado professor takes over as NC State dean
• Oklahoma State's new dean gets to work
• Community/Accolades
• Community/Obituaries

November 1, 2011

• Learning under the influence
• A tribute to all the heroes of 9/11
• Veterinary editors added to AVMA publications staff
• AVMA Congressional Science Fellows named
• Rate decreases for liability insurance premiums planned for 2012
• Equine dentistry could become international veterinary specialty
• Sutureless procedure can rejoin blood vessels
• After losing weight, nearly half of dogs regain the pounds
• FDA outlines goals, strategy
• AAEP releases report on BLM's wild horses
• Horse racing eyes changes to stay relevant
• USDA APHIS bans double-deck trailers
• Pushing for better welfare, pathology
• Veterinary research fellowships awarded
• St. George's accredited by COE
• Wisconsin's second veterinary dean to retire
• Winn calls for feline research proposals
• Community/New Diplomates
• Community/Assemblies
• Community/Obituaries

October 15, 2011

• Getting down to business
• Economics dominates AVMA board agenda
• Foreign accreditation, AVMA governance to be reviewed
• Amendment would ease membership requirements for vet students
• AVMA pledges financial support of CATalyst Council
• AVMA, FVE strengthen ties with joint statements
• Make your voice heard
• AVMA seeks award nominations
• Congress could intervene over modified salmon
• FDA reporting numbers of adverse drug experiences
• ISU providing swine FMD guide
• Delivery device for feline vaccine poses risk
• FAO: H5N1 resurgence possible
• Millions awarded in search for nonsurgical sterilant
• Carbon dioxide cooling may reduce Salmonella risk
• APHIS proposes restrictions on dog importation
• Community/Accolades
• Community/Assemblies
• Community/Obituaries

October 1, 2011

• Cross-country
• Students create transport program to help dogs find homes
• Inclusion is catalyst for diversity
• Affiliated groups meet in St. Louis
• Honor roll members inducted
• Prairie dog bait banned in four states
• Education council schedules site visits
• Running dry in Texas
• Congress could intervene over modified salmon
• Tissue tests locate penicillin G residues
• Kansas City Animal Health Corridor continues to grow
• LSU researcher aims to predict emerging viruses
• One-health approach key to UN wildlife task force
• FSIS updates humane treatment instructions
• Vet tech week gives recognition
• New network helps track problems with pet food
• Conditional approval guidance available
• Study finds gut loops predictable
• Award winner recognized for forward thinking
• Vet student developing database software
• Veterinarians join global disaster congress
• New UC-Davis vet dean hails from Ohio State
• Danish veterinarian credited with Brucella abortus discovery
• Program continues to foster young researchers
• Community/Obituaries

September 15, 2011

• Honoring the Dogs of 9/11
• From 9/11 to now: Disaster preparedness and response evolves
• September is National Preparedness Month
• Recognizing excellence
• Leininger wins AVMAPAC award
• Veterinary profession has long protected animal, public health
• FDA scientist says action needed on drug use concerns
• Town hall meetings offer dialogue about profession
• Euthanasia experts say best methods may be unappealing
• Student leaders want their voices heard
• Meows and barks greet shelter volunteers
• Students awarded scholarships from AVMF
• Scholarship program taking applications
• Finalists vie for American Hero Dog title
• Thank you to the 2011 AVMA Annual Convention Partners
• Reversing the decline in patient visits
• USDA accreditation training available
• APHIS proposes new framework for tracing food animals
• New specialty college issues certification requirements, sets exam date
• Sites offer help with waste issues
• Heartworm treatment not available
• Student loan subsidy's end raises concerns
• NAVMEC ready for implementation
• AAHA to stop endorsing pet insurance policies
• Colorado lab devastated by fire
• Wildlife center joins international coalition protecting animal and public health
• Agriculture department funding climate, environmental studie
• Community/Accolades
• Community/New Diplomates
• Community/Assemblies
• Community/Obituaries

September 1, 2011

• Partnership to promote preventive care for pets
• Meet me in St. Louis
• Former AAHA director receives AVMA Award
• Cousteau: We all have an echo in the world
• Patient advocate receives Bustad award
• AVMA announces participants in Future Leaders Program
• St. Louis Snapshots
• AVMA members, staff to study global activities
• AVMA to re-evaluate governance structure
• Delegates address practice, leadership issues
• Carlson's vision is a call to action
• The votes are in for AVMA councils, HAC
• Treasurer: Passion is essence of profession
• Aspros wins AVMA presidential election
• Campaigns for AVMA presidency, vice presidency get under way
• Auxiliary board can act on loan fund proposals
• Preliminary work on U.S. veterinary workforce study begins
• Board appoints representatives to committees, liaison
• Texas reduces brucellosis test payments, requirements
• Groups want national henhousing law
• Veterinarian served, then led, African nation
• Exhibition tells history of profession through books
• Wisconsin marks a century of innovation
• Community/Assemblies
• Community/New Diplomates
• Community/Obituaries

August 15, 2011

• Closing of U.S. horse slaughter plants still reverberates
• AVMA determining scope of improper practice
• Work on model animal welfare curriculum under way
• Salmonellosis unchanged, other illnesses decline
• Salmonella outbreaks connected with ducklings, chicks
• Lay equine dentists now regulated in Texas
• Veterinarians can become leaders of a pack
• Iowa specialty clinics come to terms
• Cardiac resources for pets available online
• Guidelines address antimicrobials for urinary tract disease
• AVMA offers vaccination handout for clients
• Community/Accolades
• Community/Assemblies
• Community/Obituaries

August 1, 2011

• Starting from day one
• New AVMA strategic plan emphasizes economics
• AVMA to purchase assets of economics commission
• Group to improve AVMA for young members
• Study to consider internship experiences, expectations
• New specialists will have to maintain certification
• Workforce shortages, drug availability among AVMA legislative priorities
• AVMA: Many vet practices would benefit from Internet sales tax
• Vet tech programs' growth means changes for CVTEA
• Stem cell policy receives updates
• House bill cuts agriculture spending for FY 2012
• Marine mammals succumbing to dual-parasite infections
• Wealth of wildlife data free online
• Fines, cleanup, and warnings follow waste violations
• Morris funds wildlife health and conservation studies
• Drug's sale halted over arsenic concerns
• Merial launches outbreak alert program
• Australian teacher and innovator
• TAMU Equine Initiative receives $2.5 million grant
• Colorado State searches for new dean
• Community/Accolades
• Community/Obituaries

July 15, 2011

• Is the rural food practice shortage alleviated?
• Pets rescued, treated after deadly tornado
• Herpesvirus claims another elephant as search for answers continues
• Groups sue FDA over drug use in livestock
• Government coordinates national response to fatal bat disease
• Canadian program investigates dairy cattle disease
• His service ending, Marsh reflects on 6 years as AVMA treasurer
• Foreign externs learn more than veterinary medicine
• Comments sought for draft euthanasia guidelines
• AVMA releases draft revisions to model practice act
• New brochure explains regulations on compounding
• USDA considers changing efficacy claims on biologics
• WSAVA invites nominations for 2012 awards
• Community/Accolades
• Community/Obituaries

July 1, 2011

• Rinderpest eradicated
• Panel offers recommendations to aid animals in Japan's 'no-go' zone
• Safety guidance addresses radiation in the workplace
• 3 universities interested in veterinary programs
• Class size increases spur mixed reactions
• Armadillos likely source of human leprosy
• Spread of EHV-1 prompts quick response
• FARAD sees slight drop in FY 2011 funding
• AVMA VP Strother on the future of veterinary medicine
• Education council schedules site visits
• Feline-friendly handling guidelines aim for perfect veterinary visits
• Lawsuits result from dispute over noncompetition contract
• Telephone hold messages available to AVMA members
• Sports medicine and rehab specialty to publish certification requirements
• Companies recall pig ears for Salmonella risk
• Heartworm society releases incidence data
• Modest veterinarian, beloved author
• Animal rescue coalition concludes Haiti relief work
• Public health vets want more to join their ranks
• Research building under way at UC-Davis
• Veterinary teaching hospital opens at NC State
• Winn awards grants for feline research
• Community/Accolades
• Community/Assemblies
• Community/Obituaries

June 15, 2011

• Banfield reports on state of pet health
• Study examines causes of death in dogs
• House to consider accreditation of foreign schools
• Delegates to deliberate on Veterinarian's Oath
• Vet tech programs nearing 200
• AVMF continues to strengthen impact
• Annual meeting of voting members slated
• Tornado relief efforts spill into flood response
• Groups issue warnings on improper vaccine use
• Texas A&M obtains historical veterinary books
• St. George's inching closer to accreditation
• Public health with a one-health focus
• SGU unfazed by tumultuous events
• Greater push for hands-on learning at SGU
• AAHA co-hosts historic conference with Canadian colleagues
• As AAHA president, Moyer will advance association initiatives
• Ignoring compassion fatigue can be bad for business
• Pfizer discontinuing ProMeris
• Study finds flame retardants in dogs
• Renewed focus on race-day medications
• Missouri alters terms of initiative on dog breeding
• Hawaii could require retailers to neuter dogs and cats
• H5N1 avian influenza, other strains still pose threats
• Millions go toward cattle disease, feed intake research
• Accolades
• Obituaries

June 1, 2011

• Revenue growth can't hide 'alarming' decline in client visits
• House bill requiring mandatory veterinary prescriptions garners AVMA opposition
• Board looks at veterinary economics, AVMA finance
• 20/20 foresight
• Study to consider internship value
• Student committee, leadership activities get AVMA support
• Research initiatives focus on animal health, human-animal bond
• AVMA, AVMF exploring project on Sioux reservations
• Parasitology specialty gets provisional recognition
• Groups working to identify best euthanasia, slaughter methods
• AVMA to discontinue online CE program
• AVMA decides against producing hazardous waste database
• Policies address extension services, DEA numbers
• Board appoints representatives to committees, councils, liaison posts
• Organizations encouraged to apply for AVMF grants
• Ensign resigns Senate seat amidst ethics probe
• ACVIM publishes resource on leptospirosis
• Organization to accredit public health departments
• Pet frogs connected with hundreds of illnesses
• Structure leads to progress in China
• Expert panel to address radiologic impact on animals near Japan nuclear plant
• Britain's first woman veterinarian
• Turkeys slaughtered, depopulated due to avian flu
• Texas video shows improper calf treatment
• Initiative, legislation compete to set hen housing standards
• Under bronze wings
• Vet charged with killing pregnant mistress
• Accolades
• Obituaries

May 15, 2011

• Groups debate who should perform reproductive services
• Broad exclusions leave husbandry undefined
• Speaker: Morality trumps science in debate
• AVMA president-elect candidates make their case
• SAVMA heading in a new direction
• Views on NAVMEC draft report shared
• We're all in this together
• Atmosphere at veterinary schools being probed
• Ross dean retires after school accredited
• Not over the rainbow yet
• Japan's animal relief operations face considerable challenges
• Accolades
• Veterinary conference draws 15,000
• Obituaries

May 1, 2011

• Greetings from St. Kitts
• Get to know your neighbor
• Research in motion
• No easy sailing for inaugural students
• Ross attracts a different breed
• A 'model' of curriculum integration
• AVMA, AVMF join search for America's hero dogs
• Helfat wins AVMA Executive Board election
• AVMF announces Pfizer scholarship recipients
• Sealing the barn
• PRRS lawsuit could affect practices
• Measuring and applying welfare
• AASV president to encourage member participation
• AVMA gives guidance on DEA, controlled substances
• Veterinary public health, tax elimination bills back before Congress
• Parham named new APHIS administrator
• Tax on veterinary services dropped from Georgia bill
• States could ban undercover filming of animal agriculture
• Lawmakers send 1099 repeal to the president
• Association develops global guidelines for pet nutrition
• Exacting researcher brought profession into modern age
• Veterinarian among victims of pirates
• Intervet/Schering-Plough and Merial will not merge
• Panelists needed to recommend repayment recipients
• Seniors association wants to recruit, increase representation
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

April 15, 2011

• Mexican school joins an elite group
• Qualitest recalls tablets mislabeled as phenobarbital
• World community ready to aid Japan's animal relief efforts
• AVMA launching animal welfare newsletter
• Education council schedules site visits
• AVMA Answers: President's platform
• Auxiliary promotes pet adoption for National Pet Week
• H1N1 influenza turns up again in cats
• FDA warns of xylitol dangers to dogs, ferrets
• Government unveils new strategy for managing mustang populations
• Senate's lone veterinarian to retire
• Foot-and-mouth disease taking toll in Koreas
• World Veterinary Day to focus on rabies prevention
• University of Minnesota launches Animal Trauma Center
• St. George's eligible for U.S. federal loans
• USU, WSU partnership a go
• UC-Davis to add poultry veterinarian to faculty
• Olson to lead new AHA welfare initiative
• American Regent recalls sodium chloride injection
• Product innovation center forming in Kansas City area
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• New diplomates
• Obituaries

April 1, 2011

• After more than a decade, has pet guardianship changed anything?
• Proposal to schedule propofol draws reactions
• Online directory to help public find AVMA member clinics and services
• Miller joins AVMA Washington office
• Volunteers sought for AVMF committees
• 2 schools receive AVMA COE approval
• Federal veterinarians launch their Vet2011 events
• Canada's practical educator
• Fate of tax-reporting repeal uncertain
• Comments sought on livestock slaughter petitions
• FDA extends comment period on unapproved animal drugs
• Mass bird deaths in Arkansas explained
• Indiana reviving old committee for ongoing PRRS problem
• USDA proposes catfish inspection
• Exotic Newcastle kills birds near California
• From the racetrack to retirement
• One Health Commission moves to ISU
• Research, recognition, and relationships
• Michigan Veterinary Conference
• Obituaries

March 15, 2011

• Some incomes rise, but others fall
• Profession's global leaders converge on Paris
• AVMA, European federation collaborate
• Reconciling scope-of-practice disputes
• Budget cuts continue to plague veterinary schools
• Comment period extended for report on future of vet education
• Rawson elected to AVMA Executive Board
• Vetsulin to be completely unavailable
• Scrapie transmitted through aerosols
• Focused efforts for growing duties
• Regulators to test milk for drug residues
• Animal disease researchers honored
• Veterinarians supported in their pursuit of research careers
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

March 1, 2011

• 6 factors in declining veterinary visits
• Candidates vie for AVMA Executive Board seat
• AVMA delegates say yes to dues increase, no to open voting
• Bonjour, AVMA delegates!
• HOD voting results will remain closed
• GHLIT changes PPO, promotion of pet insurance
• AVMA fellows take posts on Capitol Hill
• AVMA invites nominations for trial leadership program
• Father of veterinary medicine in Australia
• Drug resistance monitoring to be adapted by 2015
• Cities banning retail sale of dogs, cats
• Free eye exams available to service animals
• Racetrack surfaces just one factor in horse racing fatalities
• Approval for animals, use for humans?
• Rabies variant absent as Arizona's infections decline
• Vet, human medicine start regenerative medicine venture
• Food safety problem-solving method to be explored with grant
• Partnership forged between ISU, specialty practice
• Cornell opens specialty clinic in Connecticut
• Award nods sought for influential veterinarians
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

February 15, 2011

• Stem cells in theory & practice
• Horse (veterinarian) roundup
• An unwanted battle
• A modern-day cowboy
• Postmortem given on equine piroplasmosis
• Clinical practitioners keep abreast of research
• Information about state rules available from AVMA
• FDA given more authority over recalls, records, imports
• Research reduces guesswork of ape transfusions
• University partners with local fishermen in sea turtle conservation
• AVMF makes disaster preparedness possible
• AVMF seeking scholarship, disaster training applications
• AVMA seeks feedback from VMLRP applicants
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

February 1, 2011

• Will veterinary education hit a tipping point?
• Come in and have a seat
• AVMA asks members for input on strategic goals
• FDA targets products on market without agency approval
• Crush videos outlawed, again
• Veterinarians exempt from Red Flags Rule
• Nine veterinarians to aid USDA on animal health issues
• New Jersey granting CE credits for volunteer services
• AVMA provides updates on state legislation
• Deadline for AVMA fellowship approaching
• Report addresses efficacy of heartworm preventives
• Group updates guidance on parasite control
• February is pet dental health month
• Kroger recalls pet foods for aflatoxin risk
• American Regent recalls sodium bicarbonate, dexamethasone
• Pasteur's veterinary disciple pioneered the field of bacteriology
• School for Global Animal Health receives $26 million
• Captive elephant welfare study under way
• Researchers map sites of early FMD infection
• Tactics analyzed in fighting remaining brucellosis infections
• Data show volume of antimicrobials sold
• Hospitalizations for dog bites nearly double in 16 years
• CDC report tallies foodborne illnesses, deaths
• Swine center planned for Iowa State
• Satisfied MU client helps fund residency program
• Tuskegee veterinary alumnus donates to school
• NC State appoints veterinary dean as provost
• Assemblies
• New diplomates
• Obituaries

January 15, 2011

• Shelter vets aim to raise level of care for millions of animals
• Board greenlights plans for future leaders program, collaboration with FDA on drug policies
• AVMA supports antimicrobial development project
• Foreign travel allowed for accreditation evaluators
• Schmidt returns to board, this time as treasurer
• AVMA forms committee, seeks nominees to collaborate with FDA
• Revisions clarify unethical practice of fee-splitting
• ECFVG adopts processing fee policy
• Several board actions address chemical risks
• AVMA endorses guidance for vets suspecting animal abuse
• Influencing and becoming policy leaders
• Representing the profession at home and globally
• AVMA seeks input on strategic goals
• Board approves funding and legislative priorities
• Funding approved for HOD leadership program
• Policy changes clarify veterinarians' roles, responsibilities
• AVMA to roll out trial leadership program
• Board acts on welfare-related proposals
• Board appoints representatives to committees, as liaisons
• Proposed changes to council move forward
• AVMA councils and committees renewed
• Auxiliary considers leaving loan business
• Auxiliary holding poster, writing contests
• Comments welcome during NAVMEC webinars
• Audit outlines Horse Protection Program deficiencies
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

January 1, 2011

• Pioneering a profession
• A year for celebration, reflection, & inspiration
• 2011 is World Veterinary Year
• Veterinarian's Oath revised to emphasize animal welfare commitment
• AVMA sees measured success in 111th Congress
• Education council schedules site visits
• Veterinary postgraduate program in development
• Comments invited on NAVMEC draft report
• Oklahoma State dean to step down
• Project: veterinary supplies
• No rest between eradication campaigns
• NIH funds study of leishmaniasis in Brazil
• Report finds gaps in oversight of live animal imports
• Cloned lysins could be used as antimicrobials
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

December 15, 2010

• Searching for self-replicating antimicrobials
• AVMA seeks input on model practice act
• DEA proposes listing propofol as schedule IV drug
• Missourians approve tougher rules for dog breeders
• Elections break about even for veterinary candidates
• Federal government revamps hiring process
• USDA awards nearly $6 million to veterinarians serving in shortage areas
• GHLIT adapts insurance coverage after health care reform
• AVMA releases FAQs on prescriptions and pharmacies
• AVMF receives sweet donation
• Economics commission regroups
• Study seeks to explain feminization of veterinary profession
• Actavis recalls fentanyl patches
• Addressing human needs
• Social workers turn attention to animal hoarders
• Iowa State fills deanship internally
• 2+2 = success, colleges hope
• Former dean assumes presidency at Tennessee
• New Mizzou clinic affords greater access to care
• Students learn the ropes at World Equestrian Games
• Equine rescue facilities can't handle influx of unwanted horses
• AAEP develops veterinary guidelines for the care of racehorses
• Military veterinarians refocus on stability operations
• Vaccine use up since Salmonella outbreak
• Teaching, research awards conferred
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

December 1, 2010

• In the wake of the tsunami
• AVMA calls on members to celebrate profession's history
• HOD voting results could be headed online
• House of Delegates to consider dues increase
• AVMA Bylaws change proposed
• AVMA seeks nominations to Executive Board
• Veterinary students raise AIDS awareness
• Challenges of pet nutrition the focus of international symposium
• New Florida veterinary hospital state-of-the-art
• Institute of Medicine elects another veterinarian
• Calling all artists
• Government provides $1.6 million for white-nose syndrome research
• Appellate court gives mixed ruling on Ohio rBST labeling rules
• Ohio board to create livestock euthanasia rules
• Assemblies
• Legislation At A Glance
• Obituaries

November 15, 2010

• On back order
• Loan repayment brightens recipients' futures
• Speakers invited for 2012 AVMA convention
• GHLIT promotes early diagnosis, treatment of diabetes
• Economics commission faces challenges
• Salmon could show path for transgenic animals
• Dog food recalled for excess vitamin D
• Endangered sea otters threatened by toxic algae
• Veterinary public health bill advances in Congress
• Congresswoman drops by AVMA for visit
• Audit finds faults with APHIS controls of animal imports
• Legislation At A Glance
• Study examines fate of antimicrobials used in dairies
• Caribbean school scheduled for accreditation visit
• UC-Davis dean to retire in 2011
• Sizable financial donations benefit Illinois
• $10 million gift will fund canine genomics research
• Foundations collaborate to give pharmacology grants
• New diplomates
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

November 1, 2010

• Creating the cat-friendly practice
• AAFP reaches out with feline health information
• Colleran is new AAFP president
• Calling all CATalystas
• Company issues warning about meloxicam in cats
• Behaviorists provide speakers plus $250 grants
• Canine influenza spreads easily, often damages lungs
• Four Auxiliary leaders, employees resign
• 25 scholarships handed out by AVMF
• AVMA PAC introduces newsletter
• High prevalence of EEE in Michigan
• Europe adopts new animal testing regulations
• Hope abounds, and runs, too
• Deadly pneumonia traced to domestic sheep
• Senate passes World Veterinary Year resolution
• USDA accreditation remains valid for now
• Legislation At A Glance
• FDA considering approval of genetically engineered salmon
• NAVMEC transitions from planning to action
• State diagnostic lab opens at Cornell
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• New diplomates
• Obituaries

October 15, 2010

• Staying relevant in cattle care
• AABP president: cattle veterinarians will outlast turmoil
• Defining an organization
• AVMA, AVMF advance causes together
• Representatives appointed
• Task force starts on next strategic plan
• Board adopts policy on independence of AVMA journals
• Nominate or run for a seat at the AVMA table
• 2011 veterinary achievement awards
• Is the AVMA listening?
• Affiliated groups meet in Atlanta
• GHLIT surveys plan participants about customer service
• Study to examine decline in veterinary visits
• Winn Feline Foundation seeks grant proposals
• EPA seeking comments on pharmaceutical disposal guide
• Imaging technology could more quickly find pathogens
• Wildlife operations in Gulf soon to enter new phase
• Veterinary distributor flounders in bad economy
• Legislation At A Glance
• A lasting legacy from humble beginnings
• Veterinary investment act clears the House
• Castration clinics fight unwanted horse problem
• Accolades
• Obituaries

October 1, 2010

• Hope in Haiti
• Workshop addresses veterinarians' roles in global health
• AVMA releases FAQ on extralabel drug use
• Veterinarian supports animal relief following Pakistan floods
• Corwin promotes conservation with pageant of 'amazing creatures'
• AVMA recognizes contributions to veterinary profession
• Speakers share strategies to increase diversity
• Sessions explore legislative advocacy
• Congressmen call veterinarians to action
• Education council schedules site visits
• Students make changes with eye to the future
• Major changes in store for Auxiliary
• AVMA Pavilion provides information—and prizes
• Honor roll members inducted
• Convention-goers renovate animal shelters
• AVMA Answers: Rabies titers
• FARAD's funding as uncertain as in previous years
• Legislation At A Glance
• Missourians to vote on rules for large-scale dog breeders
• Vet techs celebrate a week of their own
• Studies to pinpoint how, when resistance spreads
• Journey is the reward for world veterinary award winner
• Accolades
• Gene mutation study applies to veterinary, human medicine
• New diplomates
• Obituaries

September 15, 2010

• Heated debate in Atlanta
• Delegates want AVMA voice in antimicrobial use
• Voting rights granted to AAVMC member of education council
• Kornegay appeals for professional unity
• Treasurer: AVMA will persevere
• Carlson, Strother carry the day
• Aspros, Brown seek AVMA presidency
• The votes are in for AVMA councils and HAC
• New board leaders, member take seats
• Board appoints liaisons, representatives to committees
• AVMA lands in the Peach Tree State
• Russell receives AVMA Award
• Nutritional assessment guidelines, consortium introduced
• NAVTA recognizes nutrition specialty for technicians
• Thank you to the 2010 AVMA Annual Convention Partners
• Atlanta snapshots
• World Heart Day, GHLIT target heart attacks
• Taking the lead in chicken, turkey welfare
• Legislation At A Glance
• Assemblies
• New diplomates
• Obituaries

September 1, 2010

• Long road ahead to change veterinary education
• Veterinary schools have their pluses, minuses
• Senate bill would lift tax on veterinary loan repayment program
• Legislation At A Glance
• AVMF announces Gulf Coast Pet Relief Program
• AVMA Answers: Coordinating international affairs
• September reminds us: Be prepared
• FDA analyzing dairy veterinarians' efforts to avoid residues
• Japanese, South Korean imports restricted since FMD reports
• Organizations give a blueprint for rabies control in dogs
• Brachycephalic dogs more likely than others to die during air transport
• Feline practitioners support early spay/neuter and hospice care
• Accolades
• Obituaries

August 15, 2010

• Veterinary legislators propose 2011 as World Veterinary Year
• Resolution honors 250 years of veterinary achievements
• House subcommittee examines antimicrobial use in animal agriculture
• Ohio may have avoided ballot fight
• Court hearings continue in complaint against Florida compounder
• Legislation At A Glance
• Video shows good drug disposal practices
• AVMF disaster grant program seeking applications
• GHLIT urges veterinarians to protect their eyes
• McDonald's shareholders vote down 'cage free' proposal
• Panel: Producers, veterinarians winning fight against PRRS
• Coalition takes on new leader, additional goals
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

August 1, 2010

• 100 years later, hospital leads the way in veterinary medicine
  Photo Gallery
• Weigh in on AVMA animal welfare policies
• AVMA database helps veterinarians, students find career opportunities
• Board addresses dues, website
• Practice act, hazardous waste task forces authorized
• AVMA proactive in influencing legislation
• ECFVG English-language waiver guidelines change
• Upcoming AVMA conventions headed to big cities
• Study on campus climate at veterinary schools in the works
• FDA seeks comments on draft antimicrobial use guide, feed directive process
• FDA targets medication errors resulting from unclear abbreviations
• Legislation At A Glance
• Rinderpest nearly eradicated worldwide
• USDA may reach 60,000 accredited veterinarians in new NVAP
• Guide intended to avoid flu spread among people, pigs
• No raw milk sales in Wisconsin; new website focuses on risks
• Number of wildlife affected by oil spill grows
• Finned animals increasingly seen as patients
• JAAHA's print revival receives positive feedback
• Texas A&M notches another cloning achievement
• Ross veterinary teaching hospital achieves AAHA accreditation
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries
     – Dr. Charles R. Rigdon, 1928-2010
     – Dr. Albert J. Koltveit, 1931-2010

July 15, 2010

• Board weighs in on foreign accreditation
• FDA launches online Safety Reporting Portal for foods and animal drugs
• House may consider resolutions on antimicrobial use
• GHLIT Wellness Center to offer complimentary screenings during convention
• House ag chair on animal ID, livestock welfare
• AVMA Congressional Science Fellows chosen
• Legislation At A Glance
• Efforts being sustained to promote diversity
• Minimizing urban wildlife conflict is institute's goal
• Wildlife rescue under way as oil gushes into Gulf
• DEA, pharmacy come to terms on compounding
• Iams recalls canned cat food for insufficient thiamine
• Foundations fund study of cancer in Golden Retrievers
• AAEP accepting research fellow applications
• CSU to study impact of climate change on livestock in developing world
• Online video stresses importance of farm biosecurity
• Industry initiatives
• Accolades
• Obituaries

July 1, 2010

• Animal Care faulted for lax oversight of problem dog breeders
• IRS issues guidance on tax credits for small businesses that offer health insurance
• FTC again delays enforcement of Red Flags Rule
• AVMA names 20/20 Vision Commission
• New federal regulations affect accreditors
• Resolution calls for task force on foreign school accreditation
• Amendment would grant COE vote to AAVMC member
• Education council schedules site visits
• AVMF has strong year
• Veterinarian leaves director job in FDA food safety center
• New curriculum to train students, scientists on regulatory affairs
• Company halts animal-use drug compounding during talks with government
• Legislation-At-A-Glance
• Wisconsin professor suspended for unauthorized research
• Payout to former UC-Davis students in limbo
• Zoo association compiles volunteer database for oil spill relief
• CVTEA-accredited programs total 169
• IV antiemetic, antimicrobials recalled for potential contamination
• Groups seek to address resistance to heartworm preventives
• Alleged animal abuse recorded at Ohio dairy farm
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

June 15, 2010

• Where rubber meets the road
• Veterinary education receives a work-up
• Extralabel drug substitution runs afoul of law
• Lawmakers want permanent veterinary officer in DHS
• Connecting animal and human health
• GHLIT offers genetic tests for drug response
• The economic state of specialty practice
• Vetsulin available for critical-need dogs and cats
• AAHA releases guidelines on diabetes treatment
• Consortium to study cancer in dogs
• Intervet/Schering-Plough recalls PreveNile vaccine
• Organizations to promote veterinary research careers
• One foodborne pathogen goal met so far
• Cornell, China: long-distance partners
• Indian business invests in Minnesota
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

June 1, 2010

• AVMA board passes balanced 2011 budget
• USDA accepting applications for loan repayment program
• Responders prepared for oil, but impact unclear
• AVMA issues policy guidance for dog breeders and retailers
• Model animal welfare curriculum in the works
• Lost animal dilemma can confound veterinarians
• Welfare policies revised and adopted
• Sports medicine and rehab specialty recognized
• Goals, objectives for AVMA re-evaluated
• AVMA legislative agenda expands
• Revised fellows policy gives AVMA greater flexibility
• Legislative fly-in gets go-ahead
• AVMA global outreach efforts strengthened
• Nominations sought for PANVET position
• ECFVG database to be revamped
• Convention's goals, objectives updated for relevance
• COE standards adapted to reflect current realities
• Veterinarians vital to disaster relief efforts
• Importance of biotechnology recognized in policy
• Board appoints representatives to committees, liaisons
• AVMA takes state issues case by case
• Members appointed to task force on programs for students, recent graduates
• Pfizer, AVMF scholarship winners revealed
• AVMF to sponsor disaster training
• AVMA Answers: Small business and health care reform
• GHLIT participants already have protections of health care reform
• Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act affects student loans
• USDA completes construction at National Centers for Animal Health
• Florida pharmacy accused of illegal compounding
• High court voids law banning animal cruelty videos
• Federal judge tells FDA to re-examine turtle sale regulations
• Phosphine gas can sicken veterinarians, clinic staff
• Economic study estimates costs of feral cat control
• Winn Feline Foundation awards grants
• Pet loss alliance working with veterinarians
• AABP opposes routine tail docking
• AABP members could vote on organizational name change
• Emerging Pathogens Project to study evolution of zoonoses
• Best-of-show owl returns viewers' gaze, albeit slightly askew
• Obituaries

May 15, 2010

• Speaking different languages
• AVMA Answers: AVMA Council on Education accreditation
• FDA allows propofol imports to address short supply
• Merial closer to restoring full supply of Immiticide
• Carlson wants to inspire as AVMA president-elect
• VP candidate would stress AVMA commitment to students
• Convention-goers can reciprocate Southern hospitality
• Charities, pets to benefit from awareness campaign
• New tool to help students find externships
• AAHA conference spans spectrum from Puppy Bowl to 9/11
• The economic state of small animal practice
• Takashima seeks to advance profession
• For veterinarians, Iditarod is all about the sled dogs
• Data emerging on racetrack injuries
• Mexico, Canada increase horse slaughter production
• Oklahoma equine dentistry bill approved
• Kentucky taking on unwanted horse issue
• HSUS: undercover video shows hen mistreatment
• Optimism, concern mixed for animal disease tracing network
• Enforcement deadline approaches for Red Flags Rule
• New tool helps practices write payment policies
• WSU professor named to ambassadorship
• Grants available for bovine practitioners
• Accolades
• Obituaries

May 1, 2010

• Protecting pigs, cultivating consumers
• EPA imposes new regulations on spot-on flea and tick pesticides, calls for comments
• Severe pneumonia outbreak kills bighorn sheep
• Changes take shape for SAVMA at symposium
• Directory Web site getting bad reviews from businesses
• PRRS elimination, public education are goals for new AASV president
• FDA seeking comments on VFD process
• CATalyst Council offers tips on preparing cats for veterinary visits
• Domestic dogs may have originated in the Middle East
• Students receive awards for research projects
• College officials lobby Congress for veterinary public health law
• Veterinarian helped control threat of cattle plague
• California pilot program aims to improve emergency animal rescue, care
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

April 15, 2010

• Reviving the romance of rural practice
• Guidance developed on shipping laboratory specimens
• May 8 is National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day
• Slaughter guidelines enforcement called into question
• Thousands of veterinarians sign up for new tiered accreditation
• California considers animal abuser registry
• CDC: Turtles associated with large Salmonella outbreak
• AVMA's grass roots answering call to become advocates
• Comments sought on proposed animal welfare and parasitology specialties
• AVMA data track increase in women, specialists, members
• Demand grows for hospital indemnity plans
• Applications sought for student scholarships
• New association focuses on veterinary regenerative medicine
• Profitability estimator available from NCVEI
• Livestock, poultry outlook still guarded in 2010
• Grant money benefits retired racehorses
• MSU veterinary college ends nonsurvival surgeries
• Intervet/Schering-Plough and Merial to be joint venture
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• New diplomates
• Obituaries

April 1, 2010

• Stakeholders weigh in on competencies needed by veterinary grads
• de Jong wins District I seat on AVMA board
• AVMA provides guide for pharmaceutical waste disposal
• FDA brochure addresses online pet pharmacies
• Donate books, journals, and supplies
• OIE developing minimum veterinary education standards
• Winners, losers emerge in Obama's budget
• Class in the capital
• Industry groups, congressmen argue to preserve antimicrobial use
• AVMA releases FAQ on antimicrobial use and resistance
• WesternU receives full accreditation; decision made on UNAM
• Education council schedules site visits
• Relief work, fundraising for Haiti continue
• Pulling into Atlanta …
• Walters retires after AVMA communications career
• Some animal-use rabies vaccines in short supply
• Conference attendees do good while earning credits
• Western unveils new branding identity
• DHS giving $44 million for zoonotic disease, food safety research
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

March 15, 2010

• USDA scraps NAIS, plans to develop state-based tracing system
• AVMA, AVMF to help food animal veterinarians pay off loans
• AVMA asks members to help identify critical issues facing profession
• Enjoy Southern hospitality at the AVMA convention
• GHLIT provides multiple layers of claims review
• State budget cuts continue with no end in sight
• Bayer selling flea and tick products directly to retailers
• Ophthalmologists offer free eye examinations for service dogs
• Judge sentences importers of melamine-contaminated ingredients
• Canada steps up enforcement of horse slaughter guidelines
• Partnership to promote public and corporate veterinary medicine
• NAVTA announces new surgical technician specialty
• N.H. considering licensing nonveterinarian livestock care
• CVTEA puts in place procedures for initial accreditation
• Ohioans could vote on animal housing law in November
• World Veterinary Day to center on 'One World, One Health'
• Guide on responding to FOIA requests available
• Iowa State dean to step down in 2011
• Accolades
• Obituaries

March 1, 2010

• AVMA creates strategic commission, offers welfare policy guidance
• Rural legislators favor legislative approaches, expert panels for setting welfare standards
• AVMA convenes leadership conference in Chicago
• Be an AVMA Headquarters extern
• New task force, commission seek nominations
• USDA licenses DNA vaccine for treatment of melanoma in dogs
• Rottweiler study links ovaries with exceptional longevity
• Congressman sees need for more zoo and wildlife veterinarians
• Comments solicited for loan repayment program
• Red Flags Rule does not apply to lawyers; how about veterinarians?
• Unwanted horse educational materials released
• Chiropractic, veterinary groups negotiate roles in animal care
• Researchers study antimicrobial uptake in crops
• USDA's chief medical officer nominated to lead FSIS
• Accolades
• CRWAD recognizes research, researchers
• New diplomates
• Assemblies
• Obituaries
     – Dr. Samuel E. Strahm, 1936-2009

February 15, 2010

• The changing face of the profession
• Tuskegee's diversity legacy continues today
• Putting diversity into practice
• Faith inspires Muslim veterinarian's compassion for animals
• Immigration, language barriers influence veterinary care
• Silent minority finds its voice
• At veterinary colleges, male students are in the minority
• Student group promotes multiculturalism at veterinary colleges
• Ag high schools draw urban students to animal care
• It takes all kinds to make a profession
• Taking care of business
• GHLIT addresses female veterinarians' reproductive health
• Groups assist Haiti with earthquake recovery
• Anesthesiologists update monitoring recommendations
• Cavanaugh succeeds Albers as AAHA executive director
• AKC Canine Health Foundation solicits research proposals
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

February 1, 2010

• Caring for those that carry the load
• Company recalls ketamine hydrochloride
• Immiticide in short supply
• In China, the veterinary profession unites
• N.Y. dog infected with H1N1; study shows virus not in pork
• Pet dental month, campaign look out for healthy smiles
• Collie Health Foundation solicits grant proposals
• CDC reorganization creating emerging and zoonotic disease center
• Back in the saddle again
• Equine professor ready to take the reins
• Fetlock joint receives an in-depth analysis
• CEM outbreak took its toll on U.S.
• AVMA Answers: President's perceptions
• Jensen is new AVMA marketing manager
• AVMA expanding scope of News Bytes with SmartBrief
• New strategic priorities guide AVMF
• Researchers work to preserve Botswani predators
• Military software to help food producers guard against attacks
• Dates announced for NAVMEC
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• New diplomates
• Obituaries

January 15, 2010

• USDA to restructure accreditation program, require renewal
• Symposium brings together leaders in animal welfare
• Welfare courses have tough time breaking into curriculum
• Public beliefs—right or wrong—have big implications
• Latin America's welfare issues prevalent yet ignored
• Veterinary profession, animal welfare ethics evolve together
• Animal welfare specialty up for consideration
• Say what?
• Turning research into results
• AVMA Auxiliary promotes exercise for National Pet Week
• Board addresses issues from member level to world stage
• AVMA may develop online database of international opportunities
• Now available: model certificate for domestic travel of pets
• Board freezes AVMA staff salaries in 2010
• Board revises guidelines for spay/neuter clinics
• Member retention is goal of new reduced dues option
• Committee on the Human-Animal Bond up for early review
• Board reaffirms peer-review procedure model for grievances
• Welfare policies revised with strategic goal in mind
• Board revises public health, animal agriculture policies
• Board takes actions in areas of research, education
• Pandemic flu policy in place
• AVMA updates investment policy
• Policy calls for veterinary inclusion in marine mammal health programs
• Policies address carcass disposal, resource conservation, wild animals
• GHLIT offers benefit of portable medical insurance
• Swine-use H1N1 vaccine approved under conditional license
• Mycotoxin prevalence up in some regions
• CDC: Pet frogs associated with Salmonella outbreak
• Feline practitioners handle complexities of cats
• AAFP president recruiting all veterinarians who treat cats
• AAFP and AAHA release Feline Life Stage Guidelines
• Morris funds research on upper respiratory tract infection in shelter cats
• Obituaries
     – Dr. D.L. Proctor Jr. 1918-2009

January 1, 2010

• AVMA renews VLE sponsorship, moves forward with diversity plan
• Called to serve
• AVMA to seek congressional resolution honoring veterinary anniversary
• Appropriations priorities revisited
• Emergency organizations get a boost from AVMF
• Swaying voters, influencing legislation
• Education council schedules site visits
• AVMA science fellows get down to business
• One Health Summit and study setting stage for policies, initiatives
• Welfare code endorsed by horse organizations
• California global health institute established
• AABP considering name change
• Millions awarded for disease prevention research
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

December 15, 2009

• Proposal would increase member dues in 2011
• Resolutions address random-source animals, swine disease
• Amendments speak to representation
• Proposed Amendments to the AVMA Bylaws
• Veterinarians help pet owners through online forum
• 2010 is time to take a second look at health savings accounts
• AVMA Answers: Pharmaceutical compounding
• Two veterinary editors join AVMA staff
• FDA alerts veterinarians to problems with Vetsulin
• Hospira recalls propofol that may contain particulate matter
• Pigs, people, and now, pets
• Pet treats may be contaminated with Salmonella
• Businesses receive reprieve from rule requiring ID theft prevention
• Ohio voters OK board overseeing livestock care standards
• FDA provides $150,000 for safety, efficacy testing in aquatic medicine
• Halters could control cattle without fences
• HSUS calls for more rules after calf abuse allegations
• AAEP Foundation identifies equine research needs
• Morris funds research on canine influenza, other animal health issues
• Teaching, research awards conferred
• Professor elected to prominent health institute
• Accolades
• New diplomates
• Obituaries

December 1, 2009

• U.S. makes big push to prevent global pandemic
• Companies recall pet foods for inadequate thiamine, other issues
• Phenylbutazone use topic of FDA letter
• AVMA weighs in on pharmacy requests for prescriptions
• FFA, AVMA encourage youth to pursue veterinary medicine
• Share your story on 'I am AVMA'
• AVMA at a glance
• AVMA electronic newsletters offer a wealth of material
• Charities see downside of probable estate tax changes
• AAVPT takes charge of drug monographs
• National Institute of Food and Agriculture replaces USDA-CSREES
• California bans cow tail docking
• Congress approves funds for Plum Island replacement
• NAIS funding cut by two-thirds for 2010 fiscal year
• PRRS research award applications invited
• USDA accepting comments on tuberculosis, brucellosis plans
• Running for rabies awareness
• Army veterinary and human health commands merging
• Single-cell organism could have killed some tyrannosaurs
• Industry initiatives
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

November 15, 2009

• Client education can prevent residue violator label
• Bovine practioners recount experiences with FDA inspections
• Pig at Minnesota fair infected with H1N1
• Annual insurance check-ups help protect financial well-being
• Deaf veterinarians pave their own way
• AVMA weighs in on emotional damages case
• Microchip backgrounder, FAQ updated
• American Kennel Club forms health and welfare panel
• Client guide explains how to reduce health risks of dogs socializing
• AABP conference explores new ways of working
• Bovine practitioners weigh role in drug residues, antimicrobial resistance
• Saltman advocates for veterinarians in animal agriculture
• Foxes, skunks spreading bat rabies variant in Arizona
• Preparations continue for education consortium
• Veterinary training served top-ranking military officer well
• LSU seeks entries for annual art exhibition
• New diplomates
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

November 1, 2009

• More veterinary grads investing in their careers with additional training
• Grants for feline health research available
• Rabies vaccine sales restrictions lifted
• New online resources to help return animals to owners
• Senate takes up veterinary services bill
• AVMA policies encourage recycling
• AVMA headquarters earns Energy Star
• AVMA Ed 2.0: Faster and more user friendly
• Pfizer, AVMF partner to hand out hundreds of scholarships
• Vet 2011 celebration planning under way
• NCVEI releases benchmarking tools for referral practices
• Resistance changes mixed across bug and drug combos
• Congress requests GAO study on horse welfare
• Accolades
• College news
• Obituaries

October 15, 2009

• Veterinarians leave their mark on African nation
• FDA providing guidance on use of drug for Cushing disease
• Case picked to head AVMA Scientific Activities Division
• GHLIT issues premium credit to medical plan participants
• The search is on
• Make your voice heard
• AVMA advises hunters on how to protect themselves from zoonoses
• FDA no longer issuing letters for importation of unapproved animal drugs
• AVMA hosts foreign colleagues, arranges Hill visits
• Director named for Unwanted Horse Coalition
• Incentive created for veterinarians switching to research
• Reports required for harmful contamination of food, feed
• Industry initiatives
• Assemblies
• New diplomates
• Obituaries

October 1, 2009

• Programs assist pet owners facing tough times
• AVMA updates backgrounder on canine influenza
• Pet rehab becoming mainstream practice
• Sample submissions drop despite novel H1N1 concerns
• FDA adds regulations to reduce Salmonella illness from eggs
• Oct. 11-17 is National Veterinary Technician Week
• Three veterinary technician specialties added
• Comments accepted on national aquatic animal health plan
• AVMA fills general counsel, assistant editor positions
• AVMF, AVMA work to strengthen strategic partnership
• Education council schedules site visits
• Affiliated groups meet in Seattle
• New veterinary school partners with Virginia-Maryland
• Feds offer research grants on interactions between pets, children
• Golden anniversary for Purdue veterinary school
• Accolades
• New diplomates
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

September 15, 2009

• Veterinary services legislation introduced in Congress
• Matushek named AVMA editor-in-chief
• Strategic staffing
• AVMA recognizes leaders in veterinary medicine, animal care
• AVMA Town Hall covers wealth of veterinary topics
• Symposium focuses on inclusivity within the profession
• AVMA Ed undergoing a makeover
• Ensuring welfare of broilers poses challenge
• Health summit issues a call to action for the profession
• NCVEI leader: Increase value when raising fees
• Auxiliary delegates approve exploring partnership with AVMF
• Student AVMA weighs financial proposals at summer meeting
• AVMA honor roll members inducted
• Seattle snapshots
• Indicators for treatment of prostate cancer are evolving
• GAO criticizes plan for mainland research on foot-and-mouth disease
• New California law protects state-approved veterinary procedures
• FTC delays enforcing rule requiring programs to prevent identity theft
• FDA shuts down manufacturer of generic animal drugs
• White House developing policy on waters, coasts
• Authorities examining "enhancements" for milk screening
• American Humane offers curriculum to prevent dog bites in children
• World Rabies Day promotes prevention of deadly disease
• National Pet Wellness Month promotes wellness plans
• OIE, FAO seek to control FMD
• OSU selects animal-borne disease expert as dean
• LSU veterinary school receives $11.1 million grant
• Merck selling its half of Merial to co-owner sanofi-aventis
• Obituaries

September 1, 2009

• AVMA says Pew Commission report is flawed, unscientific
• 146th AVMA Annual Convention
• Board suspends VLE sponsorship, calls for review of student programs
• Pharmaceutical disposal guide intended to reduce water contamination
• Drug disposal guidelines approved, antimicrobial use task force to be formed
• Seattle convention offers in-depth education and much more
• Honoring an AVMA original
• Thank you to the 2009 AVMA Annual Convention sponsors
• Federal veterinary loan repayment program moves ahead
• FDA issues reminder about proper florfenicol use
• Future of animal ID system unclear
• USDA: No known brucellosis infections in U.S. cattle
• Education, advocacy, and diversity are Corry's priorities
• 2010 budget: promises kept
• AVMA policy opposing cosmetic procedures reaffirmed by HOD
• Zoo veterinarians win a seat on House Advisory Panel
• Antimicrobial use task force to be convened
• FDA backs legislation to restrict antimicrobial use
• Travel budget for HOD members being revisited
• Random-source resolution scuttled
• Council on Communications dropped by HOD
• Six amendments adopted
• AVMA delegates elect Kornegay, re-elect Brown
• Carlson, Strother declare candidacies
• House of Delegates shows appreciation
• The votes are in for AVMA councils and House Advisory Committee
• Convention-goers spruce up local animal shelters
• AVMF awards scholarships to veterinary students
• AVMA loses eldest member
• Alabama VMA
• Obituaries

August 15, 2009

• Primate veterinarians promote animal welfare, biomedical research
• Updated backgrounder: therapy dogs can acquire MRSA
• CDC council says fewer postexposure rabies vaccine doses needed
• Unwanted horse survey sheds light on issue's causes, extent
• Leininger to manage education consortium
• Disability can strike early in a career
• Australia halts irradiation of imported cat food after link with neurologic damage
• Veterinarian on top of the world after achieving life goal
• USDA funding research, lab facility care
• Assemblies
• Morris Animal Foundation calls for pilot-study proposals
• Accolades
• Obituaries

August 1, 2009

• One health, from your backyard to the global village
• Study finds pet owners who smoke will try to quit for animals' health
• USDA approves canine flu virus vaccine
• Veterinary public health workforce bill introduced in Congress
• Revision process begins for AVMA euthanasia guidelines
• AVMA fills key staff positions
• Executive Board tackles professional issues, AVMA operations
• AVMA program for lawyers, law students to continue
• AVMA legislative agenda addresses Red Flags Rule, food safety
• CPE fee structure set for new category of applicants
• Board streamlines travel, representation
• Policy review ranges from rabies to referrals
• AVMAPAC clarifies changes to grassroots network
• Feral cat policy amended for consistency
• Registration open for animal welfare symposium
• Time to apply for state emergency preparedness grants
• VMAT information now online
• Experts give views on antimicrobial use, resistance
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

July 15, 2009

• AVMA board looks to future of communications
• Board fills vacancies
• Studies link occupational exposures to preterm delivery, birth defects
• Foodborne illness levels off in past several years
• Public health veterinarian sees challenges in infection trends
• Measuring sunscreens' ability to protect against skin cancer
• ACVIM issues consensus statement on EHV-1
• AAFP updates guidelines on care of senior cats
• Cancer drug approved for dogs
• Welfare group to push for science-based policy, practices
• California advances bill putting standards on imported eggs
• Scholarship fund to support future bovine veterinarians
• Bovine Veterinarian moves to new Web site
• Accolades
• Military veterinarians meet in South Korea, France
• Obituaries

July 1, 2009

• Extensive study to examine egg-laying hen housing
• NAVTA leader hopes to uphold standards, partnerships
• Survey shows veterinary technicians grapple with new, old challenges
• Six veterinary technology programs become accredited
• More than 1,500 service dogs receive free eye examinations
• FDA providing MUMS grants to aid new drug studies
• Some metal-backed drug patches lack warning about MRI burn risk
• Nutro recalls dry cat food because of mineral imbalances
• Online arthritis resource for pet owners
• Feline health studies funded
• Henderson joins Scientific Activities Division
• Many faces, one profession
• Disaster training sessions benefit from AVMF sponsorship
• Relief campaign aids more than 1,400 unwanted horses
• Ulcers frequent among all types of horses, company says
• New stem cell lab for horses opens at UC-Davis
• Funding shortage forces closure of Fresno lab
• Lilly Companion Animal Health moves under Elanco name
• Obituaries

June 15, 2009

• READY FOR DISASTER: AVMA Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams
• Tri-state conference promotes local disaster planning
• FDA adds online information to Veterinary Feed Directive guide
• Regulations target illegal Internet distribution of controlled substances
• Head of Afghan Veterinary Association learns from AVMA
• Delegates to consider revised AVMA ear crop, tail dock policy
• Amendments affect HOD referrals, councils
• Proposed Amendments to the AVMA Bylaws
• Students talk about equality, Vet 2011 at symposium
• Education council schedules site visits
• Just the stats
• "Work hard at things you love to do"
• Join the conversation; catch the AVMA@Work blog
• GHLIT Wellness Center back for 2009 convention
• Many faces, one profession
• Red Flags Rule requires identity theft prevention programs
• Ag department leaders seek comments on animal ID system
• Compounding issues resurface in wake of ponies' deaths
• Demand outpaces donations for AAHA Helping Pets Fund
• Vermont court says no to emotional compensation for pet loss
• One-health wonders
• Study examining organic, conventional milk production
• Beef, dairy producers dealing with feed ban effects
• Collection shows Depression-era veterinarians' achievements, struggles
• Flood, weather kill thousands of cattle in North Dakota
• Specialty group forms corporate partnerships
• Accolades
• Obituaries

June 1, 2009

• Veterinary colleges adapting to colder economic climate
• State, national entities give voice to veterinary colleges
• Some restrictions on human-use rabies vaccine lifted
• H1N1 strain in humans causes concerns over animal impacts
• AVMA launches video messages from its CEO
• Unity key to veterinarians' strength, Kornegay says
• Brown wants to build on work of first term
• Many faces, one profession
• Balancing the AVMA budget
• AVMF leaders hope to expand services despite challenges
• Accreditation statuses reviewed by Council on Education
• Guide helps veterinarians counsel clients with ill pets
• AAHA sessions tackle student debt—'the elephant in the room'
• Speakers explore the ups and downs of pet keeping
• The president and the puppy
• Adoption day for wild horses to bring awareness
• Montana law favors building of horse slaughter facilities
• Conservation program looks after mountain gorillas, human neighbors
• Animal rights extremist is one of FBI's most wanted terrorists
• AASV creates guide for developing anti-cruelty policies
• LSU exhibition features creatures in artwork
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

May 15, 2009

• Symposium calls for targeted efforts to increase diversity
• Topical flea and tick products come under EPA scrutiny
• With eye on purse strings, Executive Board looks ahead
• Board moves to enhance relationship with trusts
• Australian school seeks AVMA accreditation
• AVMA looks to strengthen ties with veterinary students
• Board refines officer travel
• Proposal could lead to privately funded student loan help
• Legislative priorities identified
• AVMA: Mandatory spay/neuter a bad idea
• AVMA endorses service dog program
• Specialty boards recognized
• Polices revised, reaffirmed, rescinded
• Some pet policies revisited
• Voting member meeting scheduled for AVMA convention
• Aquatic animal health measures approved
• New AVMA policy: Animal carcasses not an immediate risk
• Board appoints representatives to committees, liaisons
• Strategic Planning Committee sunset
• AVMA addresses international presence
• Rheumatoid arthritis has no cure, but treatments exist
• Many faces, one profession
• One-health wonders
• Just the stats
• $1 million campaign to raise awareness of AAHA hospitals
• AAHA president brings business sense to veterinary practice
• CATalyst Council names Top 10 Cat-Friendly Cities
• Mass chicken depopulation to control infectious laryngotracheitis
• Leader in virology, pathology given world veterinary award
• Accolades
• Obituaries
     – Dr. Janis H. Audin, 1950-2009

May 1, 2009

• Executive Board cuts costs to balance 2010 budget
• First new animal drug listed on MUMS Index
• Equine veterinarians affected yet resilient in sour economy
• Maintaining profitability requires smart management
• Stimulus plans affect small businesses in terms of credit, taxes, health insurance
• Swine veterinarians assess challenges to industry, practice
• Sessions shed light on viral, bacterial, and production problems
• Social issues, biosecurity on AASV president's plate
• AVMA, AVMF, Red Cross enter agreement for emergencies
• New Jersey court says consider pet's special value in custody cases
• Many faces, one profession
• Oklahoma State establishes parasitology center
• AAHA releases publication on careers for veterinary technicians
• 'Ambitious' strategic plan unveiled at AAVMC meeting
• Future of veterinary education up for discussion
• Officials say veterinary college prerequisites need streamlining
• Veterinarian-turned-politician hopes to bring science to the Hill
• Oquendo Center debuts at Western Veterinary Conference
• Accolades
• New diplomates
• Obituaries

April 15, 2009

• Audin proclaimed editor-in-chief emeritus
• Economists: Livestock and poultry producers cutting flock, herd sizes
• Veterinarians seeing various reactions among producers
• Rule requires veterinarians to have identity theft prevention programs
• DEA seeks options for disposal of controlled substances by users
• Infection control guide available from Canadian committee
• Plan for mandatory ID of livestock focus of congressional hearing
• NVMSA, FARAD part of billion-dollar funding bill
• Rockefeller Foundation funding creation of One Health Commission
• Students have their day on the Hill
• Advances in cancer screening,treatments aid patients
• Many faces, one profession
• Videos to help veterinarians identify and fight avian disease
• CDC laboratory expansion project under way
• USDA promoting public practice in hands-on exercises
• Pet hospice movement gaining momentum
• Client education is focus of Lyme disease month
• New guidelines intended to guard amphibians against deadly fungus
• NTRA moving toward racetrack accreditation
• Merck to merge with Schering-Plough
• Foundation to support pharmacology research
• Accolades
• Obituaries

April 1, 2009

• Report: Government must address growing shortage of federal veterinarians
• AVMA Web site offers additional updates on state proposals
• California passes budget without tax on veterinary services
• Veterinary colleges find cause for hope in stimulus plan
• FDA brochure warns of Salmonella from pet turtles
• Study: 22 percent of veterinarians screened had antibodies against Q fever
• Pigs, people in Philippines contract Ebola virus
• AAEP releases guidelines on protecting Thoroughbred health
• State bills popping up on horse slaughter, unwanted-horse issue
• Many faces, one profession
• AVMA Answers: Leading the Executive Board in a challenging time
• Second AVMF voluntourism project set for Seattle
• Education council schedules site visits
• Program prompts veterinarians, clients to address pet obesity
• Texas joins states with bovine trichomoniasis regulations
• Wildlife a concern in BVDV control
• Organization accredits 50 compounding pharmacies
• Industry sponsors renew support for pathology training positions
• Donor doesn't want money going to veterinary college
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

March 15, 2009

• USDA laboratory employees suspended in drug probe
• Comments invited on proposed sports medicine and rehabilitation specialty
• Ear crop, tail dock policy not a radical departure, AVMA says
• Price, Trimmer elected to AVMA Executive Board
• AVMA accepting nominations to GHLIT
• Sleep apnea—unmasking a nighttime health risk
• More information more accessible on food supply veterinary medicine site
• Many faces, one profession
• Group to offer accreditation for online veterinary pharmacies
• Online CE available on camelids
• One-health wonders
• First rDNA construct approved for human use
• World Veterinary Day, award will focus on livestock theme in 2009
• Pfizer to acquire Wyeth
• NAVC events educate, entertain attendees
• Ewing honored by CRWAD
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

March 1, 2009

• Economy means slowdown for some veterinarians
• Practitioners discuss how they are weathering the downturn
• Report pets with Salmonella; send samples
• Veterinarians work behind the scenes during inauguration
• California considers tax on veterinary services
• Kansas officially the site for facility to succeed Plum Island
• NCVEI issues pet insurance guide
• Horse slaughter conditions in Mexico explored by AAEP group
• Anti-horse-slaughter legislation reintroduced
• Euthanasia a rare but complicated issue in disasters
• Surveillance program could protect human and swine health
• FARAD surviving, but future funding uncertain
• AVMF student scholarships available for 2009
• Disaster training part of Foundation's mission
• New Education Division staff come with experience
• AVMA notes staff achievements
• Homeland security program produces first graduates
• Many faces, one profession
• Ross students present findings to WHO
• Obituaries

February 15, 2009

• AVMA conference readies leaders for challenges and opportunities
• EPA proposal on incinerators catches AVMA's eye
• HOD revises antimicrobials in livestock feeds policy
• Animal welfare, advocacy among conference workshop topics
• AVMA launches 'Chew on This' podcast series on food safety
• Many faces, one profession
• Set sail for Seattle and the AVMA convention
• New assistant editor for Publications Division
• GHLIT backs SAVMA obesity awareness campaign
• One-health wonders
• University Web site to educate about public health, agriculture
• Animal-use antimicrobial sales up; manufacturers report more growth use of ionophores
• 42 states testing for contagious equine metritis
• Equine veterinarians hope to improve racing standards
• Texas A&M's new dean starts March 1
• Donation benefits WSU students through scholarship fund
• Accolade
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

February 1, 2009

• Health experts call for unified efforts to face climate issues
• New resource available on generic drugs
• Equine conference educates, updates on active year
• Partnership seeks to improve veterinary technician CE
• AAEP president found inspiration from other members
• Free vaccines offered to improve welfare of unwanted horses
• State legislators' group opposes federal bills to restrict horse slaughter
• Training program brings veterinary pathologists to NIH
• AVMA calls for applications to WVA Council
• Disaster preparedness grant recipients named
• AVMA representative sought for one-health steering committee
• Many faces, one profession
• Accolades
• New diplomates
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

January 15, 2009

• USDA seeking veterinarians' help in promoting NAIS
• New facility to advance study of foreign animal disease
• What can the veterinary profession expect in Obama's America?
• One-health wonders
• AVMA Auxiliary spices up National Pet Week
• AVMA brochures on careers, pet health receive a makeover
• Education is key to combating rise in MRSA
• Many faces, one profession
• Unwanted horse problem to be analyzed in initial study
• Two foreign schools inch closer to accreditation
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

January 1, 2009

• AVMA survey measures income trends to 2007
• Homeland Security recommends Kansas site to replace Plum Island
• FDA planning to ban cattle brains, spinal cords from all animal feed
• EPA pharmaceutical survey not for veterinarians, AVMA says
• Policies reaffirmed, rescinded
• Board acts on environmental policies
• Student debt relief, unwanted horses are among AVMA legislative priorities
• Animal agriculture issues addressed
• Welfare policies revised, partnership formed
• Federal funding priorities identified
• Human-animal bond committee receives 'higher' calling
• Disaster and emergency-related policies amended
• AVMA volunteers sign ethics statements
• Economic resolution to be implemented, policy on AVMA elections revised
• PAC report goes electronic
• Board acts on aquatic medicine-related proposals
• Food safety policies revised
• ECFVG language test format changes
• Performance of AVMA entities evaluated
• Drug-related policies adopted, liaisons ended
• AVMA directory to go entirely electronic
• Veterinary service policies, liaisons addressed
• Legislative committee structure modified
• AVMA convention city rotation set
• Rabies and other public health policies revisited
• Seven things you (may not) know the AVMF offers
• AVMA comments on regulation of genetically engineered animals
• Just the stats
• Education council schedules site visits
• AVMA Answers: President's outlook
• Many faces, one profession
• European event advocates one health, prevention
• FDA opens offices in China
• New resources helping unwanted horses find new homes
• USDA releases report on animal health
• Aja is Hill's new director of professional affairs
• Morris Animal Foundation creates campaign for healthy cats
• Morris Animal Foundation supporting animal health studies
• USAHA, AAVLD team up and request more federal funding
• College news
• Competition challenges students to grow in animal welfare knowledge
• Assemblies
• New diplomates
• Obituaries

December 15, 2008

• Advocacy continues amid spending curb
• AVMA supports—in concept—Universal Declaration of Animal Welfare
• AVMA opposes cosmetic ear cropping, tail docking of dogs
• Board takes steps to bolster FARAD
• Consorting with Foresight
• Board offers guidance on obligations concerning microchipped animals
• AVMA sponsors student activities
• Funding approved for clinic database and online locator
• Communications council may sunset
• Pet insurance policy revised
• Extending the vice president's term of office
• Rabies vaccine supply recovering
• Resolutions on agenda for HOD winter session
• Amendments could affect vice president, a council, and the HOD
• Many faces, one profession
• Survey says—Veterinarians like their jobs!
• Pet dental campaign reaches 15th year
• Holidays, economy especially stressful for women
• Some banks focusing on business loans for veterinarians
• Economy affects financing, but practitioners still can borrow
• Veterinary response teams offer opportunities to volunteer
• FDA revokes planned extralabel cephalosporin use ban
• Mars closing plant that produced pet food linked to human illness
• One-health wonders
• Bridge funds coming to FARAD may not be enough
• Global conference aimed at implementing animal welfare standards
• New diplomates
• College news
• Teaching, research awards conferred
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

December 1, 2008

• California voters call for changes in livestock housing
• Election results are in for veterinarian-legislators
• AVMA online CE makes grand debut
• AVMA fellows find home in the Senate
• Many faces, one profession
• Your Foundation makes an impact
• AVMA at a glance
• AVMA creates collection of helpful Web pages
• One-health Web site debuts
• Pediatrics article says veterinarians influence children's health
• A voice for veterinarians in the U.S. House
• Association puts cats front-and-center
• AAFP president wants to be model for volunteer leaders
• Online database checks economic health of U.S. veterinary practices
• Trust anniversary also golden for scholars
• Iowa State dedicates medical center
• Regional college lends expertise for upcoming cable series
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

November 15, 2008

• Revised state law goes after puppy mills
• Federal law could increase scrutiny at dog breeding facilities
• AVMA backgrounder cautions practitioners about risks of MRSA
• New Web site gathers pesticide incidents involving animals
• The economy, energy, and farewell
• AVMA Answers: AVMA library
• New research on Alzheimer's disease
• Many faces, one profession
• Bovine practitioners face challenges to profession, industry
• Conference fosters dialogue on cattle welfare
• The next generation of rural and bovine veterinarians
• AABP president promotes responsiveness, collaboration, online CE
• Genetic mutation may cause BSE
• Company funds research on porcine circovirus
• $75M dedicated to nonsurgical contraception for cats and dogs
• Nov. 24 deadline to file claims relevant to recalled pet food
• NAVTA approves veterinary technician specialty
• LSU seeking animals in art
• UC-Davis to train for large animal emergencies
• New diplomates
• Accolades
• Obituaries

November 1, 2008

• Genetically engineered animals in the food supply
• FDA launches public-access database of animal drug approvals
• AVMA seeks nominations for euthanasia panel working groups
• FDA asks veterinarians to report pet food complaints
• Wild horses could face euthanasia
• Chincoteague pony swim poses unique challenges for local veterinarian
• Nominations open for world leadership award
• Turtle producers fighting in the courts and Capitol to sell hatchlings
• One-health wonders
• Hand washing key disease prevention measure not always practiced
• USDA downgrades New Mexico's bovine TB status
• AVMA director is first American veterinarian credentialed in animal welfare
• 10 reasons to be a member of the AVMA
• AVMA speaks to Congress about livestock health issues
• Rainy day funds help emergency programs in troubled times
• Veterinary specialists band together
• California law strengthens protections for researchers
• College news
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

October 15, 2008

• Scope-of-practice laws draw attacks
• Mars recalls pet food because of potential link with human illness
• Veterinarians alerted to new directions for Eqvalan Liquid for horses
• AVMA, swine veterinarians respond to video of pig abuse
• Emergency care and shelter given to evacuated, abandoned, and stranded animals
• Hurricane Gustav prompts responders to evacuate pets
• Pennsylvania VMA addresses veterinarian shortages
• Just the stats
• AVMAtv spotlights veterinarians through Web videos
• Pet health insurance as an employee benefit? AVMA hopes so
• AVMA Answers: Disaster Response
• Take a seat at the table
• Shelton joins AVMA Washington office
• Searching for outstanding contributors to the veterinary field
• AVMA expands its pet selection series
• Education council schedules site visits
• Getting the right drug at the right dosage
• CDC seeking veterinarians for laboratory animal medicine residency
• Two tigers seen as signs of recovery in Iraq
• Military veterinarians continue health and safety projects in Iraq
• New campaign marks National Pet Wellness Month
• Call for cat health research grant applications
• Florida finds cases of equine piroplasmosis
• College news
• Accolades
• New diplomates
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

October 1, 2008

• AVMA weighs in on California livestock housing referendum
• EPA asks for comment on upcoming survey on unused pharmaceutical disposal
• Behavior society supports early puppy socialization
• AAVMC trying to increase appeal of veterinary medicine to minority students
• Moving beyond unintentional intolerance
• The importance of being counted
• AVMA diversity report available
• One-health wonders
• Oct. 12-18 is National Veterinary Technician Week
• AVMAPAC holds scholarship contest
• AVMA Answers
• Affiliated groups meet in New Orleans
• Flood recovery continues for Midwest veterinarians
• Online auctions used for donations to the AVMF
• AAEP issues white paper on ending soring of Tennessee Walking Horses
• Publication discusses pasteurellosis in domestic, wild sheep
• PEER outreach teaches veterinarian and students
• Student AVMA seeks hosts for exchange program
• Tennessee appoints Thompson as dean
• New diplomates
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

September 15, 2008

• Reserves of human-use rabies vaccine could alleviate supply worries
• FDA issues booklet reviewing information on animal health care needs
• FDA extends comment period on cephalosporin restrictions
• GHLIT to promote benefits of pet health insurance
• Haynes earns top AVMA honor
• Laurels and legacies
• Bustad lecture focuses on therapy animals
• AVMA moving forward on animal welfare
• Convention speaker discusses new Humane Society VMA
• AVMA honors congressman for support
• Student AVMA discusses economics, 'one health,' education
• AVMA Auxiliary mixes meeting with entertainment
• Honor roll members inducted
• September is National Preparedness Month
• Luke joins AVMA Governmental Relations Division
• New director leading American Veterinary Medical Foundation
• AVMA at a glance
• President reauthorizes animal drug program
• Education bill includes funding program for veterinary schools, colleges
• Congress considers new horse slaughter ban
• Midyear report summarizes state legislation
• Adams to lead Army Veterinary Corps
• Military veterinarians focus on 'one health' at symposium
• Spain set to grant rights to great apes
• Tennessee veterinarian keeps license after accusations of improper euthanasia
• USDA renews funding for work on PRRS, avian influenza
• Industry initiatives
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

September 1, 2008

• Connecting in New Orleans
• USDA requires country of origin labeling for commodities
• FDA provides summaries of adverse drug experiences
• AVMA delegates support closer ties to veterinary students
• Convention attendees rehabilitate local animal shelters
• Veterinary students win AVMF scholarships
• House of Delegates acts on resolutions
• New veal calf housing policy encourages greater freedom of movement
• New AVMA president sees more proactive Association
• Treasurer finds inspiration in economic challenges
• Corry in as AVMA president-elect, Brown as vice president
• The votes are in for AVMA councils and House Advisory Committee
• Laissez les bon temps rouler
• Kornegay declares candidacy for AVMA president-elect
• House of Delegates commends service
• Bylaw amended
• Board recommends winter elections for AVMA officers
• Convention sponsors
• Influenza continues to affect dogs
• Senate funds veterinary student debt relief program
• Hill's donates genome data to promote feline health
• CATalyst initiative building
• Industry initiatives
• Obituaries

August 15, 2008

• Veterinarians keep an eye on the economy
• Report available on antimicrobial resistance
• FDA answers questions on BSE feed rule
• USDA downgrading California's bovine TB status
• Infected Montana cow ends brucellosis-free status
• AVMA Answers: Prescriptions
• GHLIT unveils enhanced hospital indemnity plan
• One-health wonders
• Agricultural animals helped families recover from tsunami
• Heartworm survey responses encouraged
• College news
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

August 1, 2008

• AVMA cautions against indiscriminate broad bans on livestock antimicrobials
• Extralabel use of cephalosporins prohibited in food animals
• Midwest flooding affects animals, veterinary clinics
• Hall joins Membership and Field Services Division
• AVMF grants bring veterinarian relief
• AVMF funds five disaster training sessions
• Summit results in action to improve safety in eventing
• Jockey Club, congressional hearing focus on the welfare of racehorses
• AVMA, USDA react to footage of cattle mistreatment
• Center takes integrated approach to zoo animal welfare
• Parting words
• House acts on AVMA-supported initiatives
• College news
• Accolades
• Obituaries

July 15, 2008

• A meeting of minds on the welfare of beef cattle
• FDA issues safety warning on Comfortis-ivermectin interaction
• Council on Education accredits Irish school, limits status of three colleges
• Projects, policies approved
• AVMA joins Vet 2011 commemoration
• Board further commits to One Health Initiative
• Collaborating on animal welfare
• AVMA enters into multimillion-dollar partnership with companies
• Michael-Lee to lead AVMA Business Division
• AVMA launches podcast for pet owners
• AVMA career video wins award
• Occupational asthma a risk for veterinarians
• ProHeart 6 returns to U.S. market on limited basis
• Parasite education tour kicks off in July
• E-abstract submissions for CRWAD sought
• One-health wonders
• Foie gras legal again in Chicago
• Agricultural council offers free issue papers
• USDA rescinds "raised without antibiotics" label on Tyson chicken
• Live CWD test in elk shows promise
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

July 1, 2008

• AVMA hails gains in farm bill
• Asia Pacific military veterinarians meet in Singapore
• World Veterinary Association president offers inside look
• NCVEI names new chief executive officer
• AVMA-sponsored FFA scholarships awarded
• AVMA debuts animal welfare Web section
• Apply now for state emergency preparedness grants
• AVMA at a glance
• Outgoing AVMA officers reflect on experiences
• Education council schedules site visits
• Maddie's Fund supports MAF study
• $24 million to pay economic damages relevant to recalls of pet food
• USDA ending downer cow slaughter exception
• Colorado will phase out gestation stalls and veal crates
• IRS approves AABP foundation
• American Medical Association adds veterinarians to careers directory
• Inspiring students
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

June 15, 2008

• Commission releases report on food animal production
• Human rabies vaccines temporarily limited
• Class I recall issued for digoxin product
• Final rule adds layer of protection against BSE
• Purina recalls horse feed because of aflatoxin
• Euthanasia at Kentucky Derby renews attention to safety
• One-health wonders
• Fourteen resolutions submitted
• GHLIT Wellness Center returns
• AVMF grants VMAT program $200,000
• FDA takes more methodic approach to safety of animal feed
• Dr. John Melcher, superdelegate
• Ecosystem health is the goal of Envirovet
• American Humane devotes division to human-animal bond
• Bulls on parade
• Research finds high concentrations of chemicals in pets
• Tyson must stop advertising chicken as "raised without antibiotics"
• USDA renews funding for integrated research on Johne'
• Texas cow contracts wildebeest-associated malignant catarrhal fever
• College news
• Accolades
• Obituaries

June 1, 2008

• Advancing global animal health
• AVMA leaders seek support for workforce expansion legislation
• AVMA takes stance against double-deck trailers for equine transport
• Policy addresses use of elephant guides, tethers
• AVMA partners on World Rabies Day, endorses resource on psittacosis
• Board takes on food labeling, other concerns of animal agriculture
• Positions tackle legislation of animal drugs, other government items
• Board approves policy changes on pet food, dog shows
• New version of policy opposes conventional steel-jawed leghold traps
• Principles of ethics direct veterinarians to disclose conflicts of interest
• Retiring members to pay half-dues
• Amendment would allow HOD to fill council vacancies twice a year
• Nominations welcome for at-large council vacancies
• Board appoints representatives to committees, liaisons
• Committee's purpose revisited
• Board approves site visits to schools in Latin America, Europe
• AVMA controller built fiscal integrity
• Wohlferth-Bethke joins Membership and Field Services Division
• Voting AVMA members to meet
• Legislative watch program debuts
• AVMA assembles animal travel requirements
• AAHA addresses industry-wide issues
• AAHA president works to raise association's profile
• Fluffy can't stop chasing his tail
• Menu Foods announces settlement to recalls of pet food
• Just the stats
• Grant boosts mission of WSAVA
• USDA fights bovine TB, downgrades Minnesota's status
• College news
• Tufts veterinary student travels to Asia, Africa on fellowships
• Accolades
• Nonprofits collaborate on pet memorial program
• Obituaries

May 15, 2008

• Strategy in motion
• Canine respiratory coronavirus, parvovirus FAQs posted
• Constitutionality of lethal injection protocol affirmed
• AVMA Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams take on state needs
• Policy addresses welfare issues of cattle castration, dehorning
• Exotic Companion Mammal specialty receives recognition
• Nominations being accepted for at-large council vacancies
• Vermont's high court considers pets' special value
• Corry presidency would aim to advance AVMA's strategic goals
• Web site promotes food safety advocacy
• Brown wants to show students AVMA is their organization
• The silent killer
• One-health concept central at conference on infectious disease
• Study links occupational exposures with risk of miscarriage
• Wires in tire feeders can lead to hardware disease in livestock
• Wal-Mart switching to 'hormone-free' milk
• Suited for space
• Company to stop manufacturing animal-based insulin
• AAVMC works toward strategic plan
• College news
• Accolades
• Obituaries

May 1, 2008

• Gates grant to WSU 'transformational'
• FDA clarifying what constitutes minor use of drugs under MUMS Act
• AVMA brochure on animal welfare targets veterinary students
• Influenza research studies make progress
• Grants aid veterinarians affected by tornadoes
• Online monograph series is now open access
• Taking it to the streets
• AVMA launches educator area on its Web site
• EU: foals require microchipping
• California initiative targets livestock housing
• Swine veterinarians take stock of strengths, challenges
• Rising feed costs concern food animal veterinarians
• Speakers discuss ways to make group sow housing work
• AASV president wants members and students on the farms
• Workshop to explore antimicrobial indications for companion animals
• Cat transmits MRSA to owner
• Turtles connected to salmonellosis outbreak
• Veterinary students join welfare assessment competition
• Accolades
• New diplomates
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

April 15, 2008

• Beef recall sparks hearings, tightened inspections
• Members' e-mail addresses vital to communication, protected by AVMA
• AVMA testifies against keeping primates as pets
• Student externship stipend winners announced
• Lands' End announces special deals
• Improvements made to HSAs
• Spreading word about veterinary shortage
• Animal rescue league to establish Center for Shelter Dogs
• April is Prevent Lyme in Dogs Month
• Dogfighting now a felony in all 50 states
• Hartz recalls cat vitamins because of possible contamination
• Saving the sight of service dogs
• Team studies disease outbreak among pigs in China
• Funds available for research on porcine circovirus
• Accolades
• Survey identifies patterns in veterinarians' Internet use
• Western conference marks 80th annual meeting
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

April 1, 2008

• A new understanding for handling disaster
• Rural practice input sought from all veterinarians, students
• Communications manager joins AVMA Governmental Relations Division
• AVMA Answers: AVMA Collections
• Education council schedules site visits
• Dee, Meyer elected to AVMA Executive Board
• Taking care of business
• Donate books, journals, and supplies
• AVMF increases animal care reimbursements to $5,000
• Los Angeles enacts mandatory pet sterilization law
• AVMA asks pet owners facing foreclosure not to abandon animals
• Summit produces plan to remedy deficiencies in the care of cats
• Feline practitioners release vaccination summary, calicivirus brief
• CDC hosts second Veterinary Student Day
• NIH, EPA partner to reduce their toxicity testing on animals
• Drifter suspected in murders of veterinarian and her husband
• College news
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

March 15, 2008

• PREPAREDNESS: global in nature, local in practice
• Veterinarians warn Congress about dangers of veterinary shortage
• AVMA convention-goers can lend a hand to New Orleans animal shelters
• Insurance planning can be key in practice protection
• Cruelty investigation prompts massive recall of beef
• U.S. achieves class-free status for brucellosis in cattle
• Grand jury indicts companies for melamine contamination of pet food
• Health studies of Sept. 11 dogs ongoing
• New award promotes celebration of World Veterinary Day
• Ebola outbreak involves a new strain
• Workers at swine slaughterhouses develop neurologic illnesses
• Equine association updates vaccination guidelines
• Schafer is nation's new agriculture secretary
• CRWAD dedicated to Ross
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• NAVC marks 25th annual meeting
• Obituaries

March 1, 2008

• Veterinary leaders synergize at AVMA conference
• Leadership workshops emphasize communication, collaboration
• Delegates hold first official winter session
• Comments invited on proposed reptile and amphibian specialty
• Experts to teach summer course in foreign diseases
• Avian influenza flares up in India, more than a dozen other countries
• AVMA backs proposal strengthening horse transportation regulations
• Further clarification of "Wildlife-livestock interactions" policy
• Granstrom to head AVMA Education and Research Division
• AVMA Congressional Advocacy Network seeking volunteers
• AVMA goes live on YouTube
• FDA reaches final conclusion that food from animal clones is safe
• USDA releases reports on animal health
• Equine veterinarians continue to advance horse health
• Barbaro's veterinarian recalls time with famed racehorse
• As AAEP president, Green makes member outreach a priority
• Survey asks how pet owners will respond to an economic downturn
• More than a third of states have pet lemon laws
• Company reaches $3.1 million settlement for aflatoxin contamination
• CSU building new home for veterinary laboratories
• Rehabilitation veterinarians form association
• Industry initiatives
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

February 15, 2008

• A time of transition at the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine
• USDA allows more synthetic drugs in organic livestock production
• AVAR joins HSUS to form veterinary association
• Veterinarian professes ignorance on euthanasia statute
• FARAD funding: the long and the short of it
• Report summarizes new state laws and regulations in 2007
• NCVEI offers tools to aid communications, teaching hospitals
• GHLIT announces expansion of network to include Mayo providers
• Personal health records create a picture of health
• AVMF to sponsor disaster training
• New swine flu subtype has avian flu genes
• Veterinary behavior society announces position on punishment
• New diplomates
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

February 1, 2008

• Alliance will help veterinarians address obesity in pets
• USDA proposes end to acclimation certificates
• Report summarizes laws on how long to keep patient records
• Court overturns DEA's revocation of pharmacy's controlled substance registration
• Grants help veterinarians affected by wildfires
• Domestic cat genome sequenced
• FDA addressing shortage of drug for iron deficiency in neonatal pigs
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

January 15, 2008

• U.S. horse slaughter exports to Mexico increase 312%
• AVMA offers informational resources on microchipping
• New resource targets laboratory animal stress, distress
• Get ready to head to New Orleans for the AVMA convention
• Jazz up for National Pet Week
• AVMA Answers: Acclimation certificates
• Baby boomers: Plan now for long-term care expenses
• AVMA's PR efforts earn accolades
• AVMA continues to accept nominations to entities
• Feline practitioners educate cat owners, themselves
• AAFP president finds cats to be her calling
• More animal drugs for minor uses, minor species
• FDA rule could improve drug availability for nonfood minor species
• Penn receives $1 million gift for laminitis research
• Assemblies
• Accolades
• Obituaries

January 1, 2008

• Human-animal bond boosts spending on veterinary care
• Propelling AVMA forward
• Animal welfare policies revised
• Board acts on public health, regulatory medicine-related recommendations
• Member, student needs addressed
• Paid media consulting policy revised
• AVMA adds to the 110th Congress legislative agenda
• Policy on wildlife-livestock interactions reaffirmed
• Candidate review committee established, resignations policy revised
• AVMA continues to support global education grant program
• Research institute concept moves forward
• State public policy symposium approved for 2009
• Toxicoses policy revised
• Science, engineering fair award increased
• COBTA-related recommendations approved
• Representatives appointed to committees
• Councils, committees evaluated
• ECFVG proposals approved
• Task force begins work on one-health initiative
• Lefebvre joins Publications Division
• Applications for student scholarships being accepted
• Education council schedules site visits
• AVMF funds emergency preparedness in 2008
• Veterinarians to the rescue
• Pet food commission suggests steps for veterinarians, regulators, manufacturers
• FDA, feed control officials sign agreement on ingredient list
• FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine seeks student interns
• Accolades
• New diplomates
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

December 15, 2007

• Lethal injection opponents use AVMA euthanasia guidelines to make their case
• Changes proposed to horse transportation rules
• It's official: Vogel elected assistant executive VP
• Board enhances AVMA visibility
• Golab takes lead role at AVMA Animal Welfare Division
• AVMA GHLIT switches PPO network
• Protecting pet hospice
• Pets covered under auto insurance policy
• MAF receives more funding for cancer campaign
• Presidential panel, FDA present plans for safety of food imports
• Veterinarians repair animal shelter near New Orleans
• Louisiana VMA foundation helps veterinarians rebuild
• Avian influenza continues spreading, but global response improves
• Responsible horse ownership resources available
• Scholarship created for equine veterinary students
• Veterinary student scholar proposals being accepted
• New diplomates
• Disease management takes center stage at USAHA
• College news
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

December 1, 2007

• Trial by fire
• Without funding, FARAD will cease activities in 2008
• Researchers examine contaminants in food, deaths of pets
• Mission: delivering preventive medicine
• AVMA congressional fellows placed
• Scientists study disease transmission among wild, domestic cats
• College news
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

November 15, 2007

• Reconstruction teams work toward stable Iraq
• FAQ on unwanted horses available
• Afghan veterinary association finds its way
• AVMA Answers: AVMA investment policy
• Call issued for nominations to AVMA entities
• Prevalence of diabetes continues to grow
• AVMA to recognize veterinary achievements
• Spending increases on animal health products
• Court denies California VMA petition to review declaw ban
• Where the wild things are
• Funding will help prevent fish disease from spreading to aquaculture
• California initiative would prohibit certain housing for farm animals
• Investing in the seed stock
• Bolton calls for new practice models
• Company funds research on porcine circovirus
• College news
• Morris Animal Foundation to fund $4.6 million in studies
• New diplomates
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

November 1, 2007

• Congress strengthens pet food safety regulations
• FDA's advice about handling pet food
• FDA cautions consumers about chicken jerky products for dogs
• AVMA hires lobbying firm
• Jones assumes pivotal position in Publications
• 'Selecting A Pet Rodent' brochure available from AVMA
• Surviving a flood
• AVMF earns three stars
• AVMA student chapters unite for World Rabies Day
• Strategies from Salzburg
• Following FMD outbreak, U.K. deals with bluetongue
• Dog with screwworms brought to Mississippi
• Workforce study examining breadth and depth of profession
• Medical Reserve Corps seeks veterinary volunteers
• Guidelines help tackle pain in cats and dogs
• Scholarship offered to attend AVMA convention
• Cornell starts practitioner-in-residence program
• College news
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

October 15, 2007

• The voice of the federal veterinarian
• Jerky treats from China could be causing illness in pets
• USDA: No authority to regulate pet microchips
• AVMA weighs in on microchip-tumor reports
• AVMA, USDA meet to get loan repayment program back on track
• AVMA Web page highlights need for food animal veterinarians
• Dealing with back injuries
• ECFVG administers new examination
• Information Technology Division established at AVMA
• Australia battles equine influenza
• Foot-and-mouth disease resurfaces in Britain
• CDC shuts down some research at Texas A&M
• AAFP requests research proposals
• Dental campaign wins PR award
• Research training programs open to veterinary students
• Industry initiative
• New diplomates
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

October 1, 2007

• California court OKs city's declawing ban
• AVMA offers online salary calculator
• Committee nominations reopened
• Case, Hoang join AVMA Scientific Activities Division
• AVMA president calls on NFL to take strong stance against animal fighting
• Education council schedules site visits
• AVMA makes updated veterinary career DVD available
• AVMA Answers: Communications Division
• AAVMC opens membership
• AAAP hits half-century mark
• Aquatic veterinarians form association
• Affiliated groups meet in D.C.
• Merial campaign continues to aid AVMF
• Kroger, Starbucks switching to 'hormone-free' milk
• USDA names new administrator of FSIS
• Disaster response group settles in case of Katrina donations
• MAF's equine genetic research under way
• Pet food might have link to human illness
• Call for feline research proposals
• ASCPA marks October as Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month
• Accolades
• Students engaged by theriogenology survival program
• Assemblies
• New diplomates
• Obituaries

September 15, 2007

• Out of Rockville and Laurel
• AVMA releases updated euthanasia guidelines
• AVMA backgrounder warns against transporting dogs in truck beds
• California law formalizes practice of allowing staff to administer controlled substances
• Investigation of FMD outbreak focuses on research complex
• Vogel, Golab named to interim positions
• DeHaven hits the ground running
• NCVEI chief executive steps down
• AVMA offers midyear report on state legislations
• AVMA Award goes to McEniry
• Crowning achievements
• Student AVMA launches One-Health Challenge
• Auxiliary offers capital activities at AVMA convention
• Honor roll members inducted
• Fundraising cruise benefits AVMF
• Hertzog appointed chair, other officers elected
• Unmasking silent killers
• Veal association recommends group housing
• PRRS Research Award program seeks proposals
• USDA initiates cost-benefit analysis of animal identification system
• Pet insurance company donates $1 million to MAF campaign
• ASPCA supports high-volume spay/neuter program
• Shelter medicine scholarship established at UC-Davis
• AAVMC names Pappaioanou executive director
• Phi Zeta presents research awards for 2007
• Students earn prizes for research projects
• Accolades
• Obituaries

September 1, 2007

• AVMA Annual Convention spotlights one-health concept
• FDA issues final rule on designating new animal drugs for MUMS
• Comments sought on animal importation regulations
• APHIS proposes to increase user fees for diagnostics
• AVMA releases foie gras production backgrounder
• AVMA takes no position on foie gras, opposes database mining
• HOD to begin holding two regular sessions
• Passing workforce expansion bill Hammer's top priority
• AVMA budget impacts halls of Congress to clinical practices
• AVMA delegates elect Cook, Hendrix to key posts
• The votes are in for AVMA councils and HAC
• Corry and Brown throw hats into ring
• Opening Session illustrates global health interconnections
• Veterinarian, physician collaboration focus of AVMA convention
• Members of one-health task force named
• Board makes appointments
• AVMF announces scholarship recipients
• Lands' End plus AVMA equal savings for members
• Panels reflect on recalls of pet food
• Windows on Washington
• FDA warns about risk of botulinum toxin in dog food
• Study describes pathology of feline heartworm disease
• APHIS names acting administrator
• Reminder: prescribing within veterinarian-client-patient relationship
• Tyson raising chickens without antimicrobials
• College news
• Industry initiative
• Centennial celebrations for Alabama VMA
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

August 15, 2007

• USDA shows off a facility for research
• New building to advance study of tuberculosis in cattle, wildlife
• Senate passes veterinary workforce expansion act
• DEA toughens iodine regulations
• Grant funds shelter medicine extension veterinarian
• AVMA broadens availability of News Bytes
• Donlin and Simmons depart AVMA
• JAVMA scores EXCEL Award
• Baker joins AVMA as PAC and grassroots manager
• Waging war on obesity
• AVMA releases 'Selecting a Bird' brochure
• Rabies prevention a worldwide effort
• FDA detains imports of farm-raised seafood from China
• Louisiana is last state to ban cockfighting
• Researchers study air emissions from animal feeding operations
• College news
• Military veterinarians assemble in Belgium
• Accolades
• New diplomates
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

August 1, 2007

• After more than two decades, Little says farewell
• AMA adopts one-health policy
• Some veterinarians questioned about National Provider Identifier status
• The Little traveled road
• AVMA, Fort Dodge launch Being a Pet Is Risky Business
• AVMA releases reports on compensation, business measures
• Patterson-Kane joins AVMA Animal Welfare Division
• AVMA Answers: AVMF makes strides
• College news
• WesternU graduates first veterinary class
• Auburn, Colorado State veterinary colleges turn 100
• Call for human-animal bond research proposals
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

July 15, 2007

• Adulterated pet food could lead to loss-of-companionship suits in N.J.
• Compensatory values for animals beyond their property value
• AAVLD continues to seek samples, case reports
• Consumer-driven health care aids self-employed and small business owners
• Poster promotes campaign to cure cancer in dogs
• Homeland Security appoints two-year director for Plum Island
• Some veterinarians at increased risk of avian influenza virus infection
• Equine injury reporting system debuts at racetracks
• On a mission in Iraq, Afghanistan
• Elanco to expand with addition of Ivy Animal Health
• Accolades
• College news
• Obituaries

July 1, 2007

• Board approves recommendations with teeth
• AVMA strategic goals set
• Food safety agency invites comments on melamine decisions
• Melamine adulterates component of pellet feeds
• FDA issues reminder on correct use of flunixin meglumine
• President-Elect Hammer discusses veterinary workforce bill
• CDC director to headline AVMA Opening Session in D.C.
• Education council schedules site visits
• Clarification
• Colleges decide whether to partner with Banfield
• FDA-CVM works to address concerns about pergolide supplies
• Case against Wedgewood pharmacy dismissed
• Veterinarians, public health professionals break down silos
• Behavior assessment tool may help shelter adoptions
• APHIS to provide help with electronic certificates of inspection
• Mainzer becomes chief veterinary officer of Commissioned Corps
• College news
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• John Herrick 1919-2007
• Obituaries

June 15, 2007

• Congressional hearing examines welfare of farm animals
• Regulation of hydrogen peroxide in aquaculture changes
• FARAD suspends some operations after funding shortfall
• 2007 is DVM Year of the Woman
• Minorities may be an answer to veterinary workforce problems
• Foie gras, microchip database resolutions to be put before AVMA delegates
• Hendrix reflects on vice presidency, looks to year ahead
• AVMA creates classroom poster to promote veterinary medicine
• Morris Animal Foundation, AVMF fund influenza research
• Supporting emergency preparedness
• Web portal to assist practitioners in finding information
• AVMA GHLIT offers health screenings at AVMA convention
• Ongoing recall investigation unraveling the facts
• Golden Retriever Foundation donates to canine cancer campaign
• Educators tour Veterinary Corps operations
• Horse slaughter for human consumption banned in Illinois
• Paper examines transgenic livestock in treatment of human disease
• Wisconsin responds to pseudorabies cases
• American Indians to benefit from veterinary technician scholarship
• College news
• Accolades
• Obituaries

June 1, 2007

• Chief executive officers testify about recall of pet food
• Hogs, chickens ate pet food containing adulterants
• Specialists confer about the pet food recall
• Infectious disease center increases public health impact
• AVMA introduces feline health brochure
• AVMA Answers: First step in the one-health initiative
• Executive Board acts on broad range of proposals
• Veterinary hospice care guidelines reaffirmed
• Concept for companion animal, equine research institute supported
• Welfare, business issues on legislative agenda
• Vaccination principles, other policies updated
• Fee increases approved for 2008 convention
• Miyahara to remain Pacific Rim ambassador
• Board acts on aquatic veterinary medicine proposals
• Stipends increased for AVMA president, president-elect
• State Advocacy Committee to meet in Boston
• Board approves changes to ECFVG program
• Legislative contact visit approved
• Practice-related polices updated
• AVMA to publish membership directory biennially
• Disaster, emergency-related issues addressed
• AVMA seeks to participate in Healthy People 2020
• Pursuit of partnership with trust approved, annual report expires
• AVMA to develop charitable giving policy
• Board passes agriculture-related proposals
• Accreditation fees for foreign colleges increase, training video funded
• Board appoints representatives to committees, liaisons
• American Board of Veterinary Specialties manual revised
• Model rabies control ordinance policy updated
• FDA announces voluntary withdrawal of pergolide
• Maddie's claims success with NYC shelter animals
• Association Forum honors AVMA's Dr. Little
• Animals in art make for a lively exhibition
• College news
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

May 15, 2007

• New AVMA initiatives, $28.8m budget move forward
• Task force to study one-health initiative
• Committee to provide leadership on international affairs
• Board approves refined strategic goals
• AVMA adopts policy on informed consent
• Noneconomic damages, animals' legal status on AVMA legislative agenda
• AVMA expands relationship with student-geared agricultural organization
• Lobbying firm will assist AVMA's Washington office
• Student externship stipend program expanded with food supply focus
• Wildlife-livestock interactions policy adopted
• Policy on unapproved new animal drugs as devices passes
• Updated rabies vaccination certificate released
• AAVLD issues proposed protocol for testing dead animals with nephrotoxicosis possibly associated with adulterated pet food
• Euthanasia guidelines for nondomestic animals available
• Comments invited on proposed new specialty
• Senate hearing examines safety, recall of pet food
• Insurance coverage vital to women's health
• AVMA announces new Congressional Science and Executive Branch Fellows
• Congress cracks down on animal fighting
• New drug pedigrees create tangential details for veterinarians
• Melamine adulterates three ingredients in pet food
• New Mexico, Colorado each report one tuberculosis case
• Improving the field of swine medicine
• Swine veterinarians wrestling with two diseases
• AASV can go from good to great, president says
• Banning antimicrobials not effective, study says
• College news
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

May 1, 2007

• DeHaven Q&A
• How to submit samples, report cases related to adulterated pet food
• Recall shines spotlight on pet foods
• Fighting cancer in dogs
• AVMA accredits four schools
• Profession's inclusiveness would be Cook's priority
• Krehbiel elected District V representative to AVMA board
• Updated informational booklet on NAIS and horses available
• Cockfighting bans now extend to all but one state
• Horse inspections for a fee not allowed, court says
• Formation of a state animal response team
• Restaurants switch pork, egg suppliers on the basis of animal welfare
• New diplomates
• Grateful clients contribute funds to veterinary colleges
• Obituaries

April 15, 2007

• DeHaven named AVMA executive vice president
• Recall of pet food leaves veterinarians seeking solutions
• APHIS tweaks proposal for two tiers of accreditation
• Three AVMA backgrounders updated
• Morris Animal Foundation launches interactive Web site
• Veterinarian holds key post among Senate Republicans
• World Veterinary Day to be celebrated April 28
• European Union formalizes emergency veterinary team
• White, Madson accept AVMA staff roles
• Controlling health care costs: some practical advice
• Grants available for alternatives to animal use
• Schering-Plough acquires Intervet
• Veterinarians head to Western conference
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

April 1, 2007

• Legislation addresses critical shortage of veterinarians in public health
• A passion for public health
• USDA releases guide for animal identification system
• Former FDA chief fined, sentenced to three years' probation
• Bills to limit antimicrobial use are back
• Education council schedules site visits
• AVMA Washington office welcomes Demaree
• North Carolina shares a model for dealing with disaster
• Brothers sentenced to 10 years for killing puppy
• Jury acquits PETA employees of animal cruelty
• Fire departments add pet oxygen masks to equipment checklists
• FDA detects Salmonella contamination in brand of raw cat food
• USDA rolls out risk-based inspection
• Horse genome sequence complete
• Thoroughbred racetracks installing synthetic surfaces
• Barbaro owners' gift establishes Penn chair
• American Horse Council offers more online resources
• New method could lead to less aggressive production animals
• AALAS Foundation requests proposals
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

March 15, 2007

• Preparing veterinarians for society's future needs
• Complete AVMA Membership Directory available online
• Seventeen council vacancies await nominees
• Former VP Kinnarney wins District III Executive Board seat
• Consumer brochures on dog and cat selection now available
• Legislation expands benefits of Health Savings Accounts
• California clarifying when staff can administer controlled substances
• Lawmakers press for permanent ban on 'downer' livestock
• Kansas City focuses on animal health
• Neurologic form of EHV-1 'a potentially emerging disease'
• Occurrences of H5N1 avian influenza in birds reported as of late February
• Grant aids rural Mississippi pet owners
• Alliance releases production animal welfare brochure
• University of Minnesota receives funds to study swine disease
• Bovine practitioners solicit abstracts
• Accolades
• CRWAD honors Carmichael
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

March 1, 2007

• Pet health insurance gains ground in North America
• Managed care for companion animals
• USDA proposes to allow more beef imports from Canada
• Increased research to follow in Barbaro's wake
• British Columbia VMA faces discrimination allegations
• FDA approves first canine diet drug
• AAFP seeks feline sarcoma research proposals
• ASPCA campaign aims at creating nation of 'humane communities'
• Eli Lilly enters pet health market, endows lectureship
• ASPCA dispels common misconceptions related to poisons
• It's back—Congress, again, takes up horse slaughter
• Court says horse slaughter illegal in Texas
• AVMA Answers
• Upgraded OIE animal health database available
• Study finds prion proteins in milk
• Pfizer acquires Embrex, re-entering poultry market
• AAVMC examines education of food systems veterinarians
• Heider to retire from AAVMC
• New diplomates
• Multiple learning formats round out North American conference
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

February 15, 2007

• Animal clones in the food supply
• The ethics debate over animal cloning
• Top hog producer to phase out gestation stalls
• Registration of lindane pesticides canceled
• AVMA conference draws veterinary leaders to Windy City
• Deadline extended for council nominations; another position opens
• Peer-managed health insurance provides advantages
• Sullivan joins Washington staff
• Pet dental health campaign continues in 2007
• Donate books, journals, and supplies
• Study links salmonellosis to pet rodents
• Antimicrobial resistance abstracts invited
• Veterinary flag officers are stars
• Protecting horse health, welfare a common bond
• AAEP Foundation makes strides
• The track to AAEP presidency
• Summit may lead to best spay/neuter practices
• FDA files appeal in drug compounding case
• Missouri court rules animal drugs not subject to pharmacy act
• Allard to retire from Senate in '08
• Federal requirements for drug pedigrees do not affect veterinarians
• Experts meet in Africa to discuss avian influenza
• USDA to release records about noncompliant organic operations
• Researchers create, evaluate prion-free cattle
• College news
• Industry initiatives
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

February 1, 2007

• Political Advocacy 101
• FDA finds food from animal clones to be safe, invites comments
• Two new, one updated backgrounder released by AVMA
• Drug-resistant Staphylococcus cause for concern in veterinary medicine
• New veterinary technology programs accredited, U.S.-Canadian reciprocity process in place
• AVMA Answers: Promoting one medicine among veterinary students
• AVMF announces initial grants for 2007
• AVMA takes home two more PR News awards
• Diseases on the move charted
• Donate books, journals, and supplies
• Guide available for porcine circovirus-associated disease
• Experts center on issues surrounding teaching hospitals
• Industry, academia forge links to train pathologists
• FDA approves new drug use under veterinary feed directive
• Veterinarians rate high on honesty, ethics
• Grant supports new LSU companion animal program
• Tissue repository to advance study of cancer in dogs
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Elevating USAHA to the next level
• Obituaries

January 15, 2007

• Getting beyond surgical contraception
• OSHA gives guidance for protecting against avian influenza
• Three updated backgrounders now available from AVMA
• More news from the boardroom
• A legislative look ahead
• Auxiliary puts Pet Power into National Pet Week
• The experience of rural medicine
• Veterinarian narrowly wins Montana House seat
• Due respect
• College news
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

January 1, 2007

• Aligning decisions with critical issues
• Horse deaths associated with unapproved drug
• Networking nirvana
• AVMA Answers: Remodeling at AVMA headquarters
• Search continues for new AVMA executive vice president
• AVMF director to transform funding sources
• Third seat on AVMA research council open for nominations
• Education council schedules site visits
• USDA amends order on viral hemorrhagic septicemia
• Unwanted Horse Coalition makes headway
• Student AVMA seeks hosts for exchange program
• Hill's recipe for nutrition: scientific evidence
• Accolades
• New diplomates
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

December 15, 2006

• Veterinarians see gains in '06 elections
• AVMA avian influenza FAQ updated
• Dog dies of avian influenza
• U.K. to enact animal welfare bill
• Congress strengthens animal enterprise terrorism law
• AVMA GHLIT marks 50 years of service to veterinarians
• Bilingual version of AVMA children's book available
• Feline practitioners reach out
• AAFP president thinks globally
• New pastures in production medicine
• Genetics research aids scrapie eradication
• Applications for student research program being accepted
• UC-Davis cares for pets that outlive owners
• State policing institute plans for animals in disasters
• UT launches agriculture, food security preparedness center
• New diplomates
• Assemblies
• College news
• Accolades
• Obituaries

December 1, 2006

• Making racing safer for horses
• AAEP develops guidelines for infectious disease outbreaks
• FAO center to rapidly respond to disease outbreaks
• Disaster response teams returning to Health and Human Services
• AVMA fellows placed with Congress, Homeland Security Department
• AVMA receives award for PR campaign after hurricane
• Additional council seat vacant
• AVMA Answers: Texas drug compounding case
• Take Notice
• Auburn to study treatment for lymphoma in dogs
• Study: chronic wasting disease spread through blood, saliva
• Study seeks sources of E coli in California leafy greens
• Commission studies effects of animal feeding operations
• USDA issues emergency order to contain fish disease
• Iowa State breaks ground on hospital
• College news
• Institute of Medicine elects Palmer as member
• Veterinarian sentenced to 25 years for husband's murder
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

November 15, 2006

• The evolution of shelter medicine
• USDA releases 2005 Animal Health Report
• Former FDA chief pleads guilty over stock holdings
• Gorilla conservation project takes 'one-health' approach
• Health insurance costs
• Meckes joins AVMA Washington staff
• Texas eradicates cattle tuberculosis
• VIP partners receive bonus with Subaru purchase
• Bringing more bovine practitioners into the fold
• Hatcher advocates more time on farm
• USDA to launch national dairy study
• National Pork Board requests research proposals
• U.S. aquaculture sales surpass $1 billion
• Compounding case against BET Pharm settled
• USDA Web site lists equine disease data
• Australia to resume livestock exports to Egypt after welfare concerns
• Funds available to start state animal response teams
• Morris Animal Foundation funds $4.3 million in animal health studies
• College news
• Commissioned Corps promotes veterinary officers
• Among the finest in bovine practice
• Accolades
• New diplomates
• Obituaries

November 1, 2006

• Congress orders disaster planners to account for pets
• DEA lists embutramide as schedule III controlled substance
• Animal rights militants sentenced to federal prison
• Poultry slaughter case can proceed
• HSUS, Doris Day join forces
• Office supply scams sometimes target veterinary practices
• Progress report on the new Animal Welfare Division
• Veterinary leaders needed
• APHIS restricts carp imports
• Company gives grants for study of porcine circovirus
• USDA expands plan for low-pathogenic avian influenza
• Feline practitioners seek research proposals
• Illini confer career distinctions
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

October 15, 2006

• Horse slaughter ban clears House
• DEA fees for veterinarians to rise in November
• FDA to allow more drugs for nonfood minor species
• Comments sought on issuing multiple prescriptions
• Minnesota veterinary board sued for teeth floating law
• Name-dropping
• Free, unbiased reports on prescription drugs available
• Little earns leadership award, scholarship established
• Legislative how-to
• Court files order in pharmacies' case against FDA
• Restoring Iraq's veterinary infrastructure
• Funding available for PRRS research
• Livestock deaths lead to injunction against feed company
• Cases of dogs ingesting glue increase
• AKC program stresses value of veterinary care
• Veterinary technician scholarships presented
• Student develops software to create study flashcards
• Accolades
• New diplomates
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

October 1, 2006

• List narrows for possible homes for research facility
• Cases of xylitol poisoning in dogs rise
• Global warning system for zoonotic diseases launched
• USDA, DOI expand wild bird monitoring for avian influenza
• Education council schedules site visits
• Tropical fundraiser is fruitful
• AVMF elects officers
• Profession provides input for new knowledge test
• Affiliated groups gather in Honolulu
• USDA celebrates 100 years of food safety
• Researchers study noise, human contact in shelters
• Grants for feline health research available
• NAVTA turns 25
• College news
• Accolades
• Industry initiatives
• Obituaries

September 15, 2006

• Miyahara takes home top AVMA award
• USDA seeks input on captive elephants
• Veterinarians at the pinnacle
• Veterinarians' words carry the authority of the healer
• Executive Board meets pressing needs
• Board makes appointments
• One world, one health, one medicine
• Improving human health protection
• The advantages of practicing diversity
• Student AVMA convenes in Hawaii
• Organic livestock production offers challenges, opportunities
• Sessions address twice-a-year veterinary visits
• Delving into evidence-based medicine
• Speaking up to make a difference
• Advising clients about dog parks
• Animal facilities need to plan for disasters
• Veterinary technicians are key to behavior health programs
• Honor roll members inducted
• AVMA Auxiliary raises support for veterinary medicine
• 2006 AVMA Annual Convention sponsors
• Pictures from paradise
• Veterinary family practice association debuts
• Hill's sponsorship for AVMA Annual Convention soars to highest levels
• Assemblies
• College news
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

September 1, 2006

• Congress holds hearings on horse slaughter ban
• AVMA Annual Convention breaks attendance record
• USDA proposes allowing more substances in organic livestock
• Mahr calls for 'one health' initiative
• Delegates choose Hammer as AVMA president-elect
• It's official: Hendrix new AVMA vice president
• Treasurer reports on fiscal status, policies
• Cook running for AVMA president-elect
• 2006 AVMA Annual Convention sponsors
• Pictures from paradise
• Amended, restated Bylaws adopted
• Three resolutions given nod
• Twelve AVMA council seats filled by HOD
• Delegates enjoy mini-Veterinary Leadership Experience
• House elects four to advisory committee
• AVMA search committee on the job
• Veterinary practice act summaries available
• Top 10 reasons pets visit veterinarians
• Company introduces monitoring program for porcine circovirus
• College news
• Military veterinarians gather in Germany
• Accolades
• New diplomates
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

August 15, 2006

• The geriatric issue
• Research targets conditions of older cats and dogs
• Veterinary associations offer guidelines on senior care
• More veterinarians offer hospice care for pets
• Bonds that last a lifetime
• Coalition becomes part of American Horse Council
• Protecting against avian influenza
• AVMA Answers
• Army Veterinary Corps celebrates 90th anniversary
• Casey leads Biomedical Sciences Corps
• Phi Zeta presents annual research awards
• College news
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

August 1, 2006

• Teaching hospitals short on specialists
• Risks associated with NSAID use described in drug label, package insert, client handout
• Spending on pets projected to hit all-time high
• Disaster planning for pets moves forward
• Leadership conference spotlights learning, awareness
• What is the AVMA? Brochure has the answers
• Company to fund research on porcine circovirus
• Court rules in drug compounding case
• College news
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

July 15, 2006

• Barbaro's care illustrates veterinary profession's capabilities
• Fort Dodge recalls one lot of rabies vaccine
• U.S. Army veterinarian killed in action
• Executive Board focuses on future of veterinary medicine, AVMA
• AVMA makes '07 farm bill a priority
• Board weighs in on 2006 resolutions
• AVMA accredits new veterinary technology programs
• Aspros wins Executive Board seat
• ECFVG seeks question writers for new examination
• A Little advance notice
• Protect your financial security from unexpected health setbacks
• AVMA announces 2006-2007 fellows
• AAFP, Fort Dodge offer kit on cat wellness
• Injunction issued on West Nile vaccine ad campaign
• Zuelke steps in as head of government's animal disease center
• Exotic DVM of the Year recognized
• Accolades
• Obituaries

July 1, 2006

• AVMA names two new division directors
• Proposal separates accreditation for companion animals, all species
• Veterinarians may submit theft, loss reports to DEA online
• Government revises veterinary medical officer standards
• AVMA campaign receives NAMA, Telly awards
• Education council schedules site visits
• Waiting period down for Clinical Proficiency Examination
• Government, welfare groups encourage emergency preparedness
• AVMA brochure aims to reduce incidence of dog bites
• Diamond Pet Foods receives warning from FDA
• AAHA study reveal trends in practices offering specialty services
• Search-and-rescue dogs show no signs of cancer
• Veterinarians provide insights at unusual venue
• Consumers in the market for meat with a story
• College news
• Hill's: a unifying force in the global veterinary community
• Accolades
• Obituaries

June 15, 2006

• Summit works toward national animal disaster plan
• Reagent network to benefit veterinary immunologists
• 2006 resolutions range from welfare philosophy to finances
• VMATs earn public service award
• AVMA Answers: Dr. Beaver reflects
• AVMA GHLIT continues commitment to wellness
• U.S. Army veterinarians wage unconventional campaign abroad
• Heifer International hosts veterinary tour of tsunami recovery in India
• Kentucky Equine Humane Center established
• Watching for sign, symptoms of disease
• Research, educational center promotes animal coproducts
• Chicago bans sale of foie gras
• Charity awards $2.3 million for disaster relief
• Lautner leading National Veterinary Services Laboratories
• College news
• Assemblies
• Accolades
• Obituaries

June 1, 2006

• AVMA fills top two Animal Welfare Division positions
• Danger to dogs from cocoa bean mulch put in perspective
• USDA announces timeline for National Animal Identification System
• Proposed bylaws published for AVMA members
• Addendum: Proposed AVMA Bylaws (PDF)
• Survey will assess knowledge necessary for certification
• Sponsors see value beyond measure in student program
• Public service campaign on zoonotic diseases debuts
• Student AVMA Symposium offers education, entertainment
• DEA revokes pharmacy's registration
• Louisiana attorney general launches HSUS investigation
• Still going a hundred years later
• Once a vet tech, now AAHA president
• When caring too much is an occupational hazard
• Heartworm guidelines developed for dog, cat survivors of Katrina
• Canada: BSE confirmed in dairy cow
• Maryland starts poultry registration program
• FAO addresses antimicrobials in aquaculture
• Educational booklet promotes healthy animals
• Web sites share veterinary images
• Bayer announces injunction against illegal importation
• Henry Schein acquires NLS Animal Health
• Artists draw inspiration from animals for exhibition
• College news
• Accolades
• Obituaries

May 15, 2006

• Board meeting covers a lot of ground
• Reminder: ECP not approved for use in animals
• AVMA leaders lobby for more public health veterinarians
• Board revises acclimation certificates, other forms
• AVMA funding to support a spectrum of events and programs
• AVMA framing advice on keeping wild animals as pets
• Policy revisions on animal identification touch on data security
• Animal welfare goals slated to benefit from governance changes
• Board debates policy points on medicinal products
• Site visits to schools in France, Grenada approved
• Policy actions—and definitions—approved
• Agricultural recommendations considered
• Board appoints representatives to committees, liaisons
• Redrafted AVMA Bylaws on final approach to HOD
• AVMA liaisons, other affiliations considered
• Depression among students on the rise
• AVMA Answers
• Grants for feline health studies available
• Veterinary academe evaluates animal use in education
• Kansas suspends veterinarian for drug reselling
• Streptococcus suis in pigs causes meningitis in a human
• APHIS seeks input on quarantine rules for exotic Newcastle disease
• College news
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

May 1, 2006

• Swine veterinarians resolve to eliminate the PRRS virus
• Comments sought on microchipping
• USDA starts rolling out animal identification numbers
• FDA prohibits use of human anti-influenza drugs in poultry
• Veterinary ethics in review
• Fobian, Cohn elected to AVMA Executive Board
• 2006 AVMA Biennial Economic Survey in mailboxes soon
• District I to elect board member
• Campaign focuses on zoonotic disease prevention
• AVMA Answers
• Salmonella, fish tank link found
• Texas wildfires kill, injure thousands of animals
• USDA to start Swine 2006, Dairy 2007 studies
• Prognostications for swine medicine
• Veterinarians continue discussing swine welfare
• AASV president leads attack on deadly disease
• Accolades
• College news
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

April 15, 2006

• Cats contract avian influenza virus
• AVMA to host disaster summit this May
• BSE found in Alabama
• Jury to miltant animal rights group: Guilty
• Ohio State retires chimpanzees
• Petition prompts federal review of elephant welfare laws
• Improving energy use in veterinary clinics
• Purdue veterinary school offering graduate certificate program in homeland security
• AAHA updates canine vaccine guidelines
• CDC devotes a day to veterinary students
• Insurance planning vital to veterinarians' financial future
• Western conference launches new programs
• Hillary Clinton visits Cornell veterinary college
• New diplomates
• Assemblies
• Former AVMA convention manager dies at 83
• Obituaries

April 1, 2006

• CDC on the offensive to stamp out rodent virus
• Veterinarians seeking human rabies vaccinations, titer tests, have options
• For Hendrix, teaching is a way of life
• Chaddock resigns as GRD director; Lutschaunig steps in
• Security a priority in president's 2007 budget
• Vaccines and veterinarians to tackle the spread of avian influenza
• Federal government creates Web site on pandemic influenza
• Practitioners can promote Prevent Lyme in Dogs Month
• Aquatic veterinarian, diagnostic laboratory databases now available online
• Texas laboratory expands with mobile trailer
• USAHA sets sights on laboratory network, animal ID system
• CRWAD dedicated to Mengeling
• College news
• Accolades
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

March 15, 2006

• U.S. veterinarians help jump-start Afghan animal health clinic
• FDA report shows how company missed toxin that killed dogs
• AVMA to roll out National Pet Week campaign
• AVMA Answers
• AVMA preserves pieces of the past
• Is disability insurance right for you?
• Education council schedules site visits
• Horse slaughter will continue despite new law
• USDA distributing $1.2 billion in hurricane aid to producers
• Aquatic antimicrobial use guidelines released
• Canadian BSE case sparks investigation
• Accolades
• College news
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

March 1, 2006

• AVMA board expedites animal welfare advisory group
• Government seeks site for National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
• Use of antiviral drug in dogs sparks concern
• Monograph on macrocyclic lactones released
• Vision to lead
• Leaders of veterinary profession assemble in Chicago
• AVMA Answers
• USDA awards $10 million to sequence swine genome
• The truth about serum
• Not enough hours in the day
• Heifer continues to aid tsunami-affected countries
• Learning opportunities abound at North American conference
• Accolades
• Tuskegee appoints Habtemariam as dean
• NAVTA donates to hurricane relief
• Assemblies
• Obituaries

February 15, 2006

• Moving to the Web
• Diamond Pet Foods narrows recall after aflatoxin tests
• FDA approves new Micotil label
• New forms available for disaster relief
• Veterinarians try to connect with clients via e-mail
• AVMA Answers
• Health Savings Accounts benefit members
• Europe bans antimicrobials, legislation proposed in U.S.
• Web site on zoonotic parasites in dogs and cats debuts
• Texas VMA establishes fund to assist injured veterinarian
• Assemblies
• New diplomates
• Obituaries

February 1, 2006

• California city's ban on declawing struck down
• Contaminated food leads to death, illness in dozens of dogs
• UC-Davis offers testing for canine influenza virus
• FDA seeks comment on Animal Drug User Fee Act
• Merial, Bayer end lawsuits over advertising
• Celebrate pet dental health in February
• AVMA releases new brochure on household hazards
• VMATs receive recognition, donation
• AAEP gets energized in Seattle
• AAEP calls for 2006 convention papers
• Brokken named AAEP president
• European industries plan to reduce animal testing
• Researchers publish dog genome
• Attendance nearly doubles at feline conference
• California allows cities to adopt dog breed-specific legislation
• AAFP speaker advocates a new view of cats
• Grooming feline practitioners in business savvy
• Zoo veterinarians seek papers for conference
• Summer course offers training in foreign animal diseases
• Obituaries

January 15, 2006

• Executive Board addresses hot topics in veterinary profession
• Legal remedy for unwanted horses an AVMA priority
• NIH requests information on care of laboratory animals
• Positions on foreign disease vectors, feral cats revised
• Committee explores possible expansion of VMAT program
• AVMA to lead national disaster summit
• Board acts on human-animal bond issues
• Public health policies updated, reaffirmed
• Board tackles income issues in veterinary profession
• AVMA backs laboratory consortium
• Funding for ILAR pain report approved
• AVMA recognizes Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Veterinary services-related recommendations addressed
• Report on Iraq and Afghanistan comes forward
• Reminder: AVMA seeks nominees for new research award
• AVMA supports biotechnology-derived veterinary medicinal products
• NIAA sponsorship, biotechnology policy approved
• Animal waste, legislation among aquaculture issues board addresses
• Microchipping of companion animals addressed
• New policy on national animal ID system approved
• Board approves changes to ECFVG program
• Convention speaker honorariums, registration rates to increase in 2007
• Animal research, stem cell positions approved
• AVMA Answers
• Professional overhead expense insurance
• VetPals inventory replenished
• British journals explore link between animal, human health
• AVMAPAC hosts fundraiser for Senate candidate
• Idaho agriculture department has interim state veterinarian
• Obituaries

January 1, 2006

• Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst
• CDC seeks comments on Health Protection Research Guide
• Fitness unleashed
• AVMA seeks nominees for new award honoring lifework in research
• Summarizing a disaster, by the numbers
• Send unused journals, textbooks, supplies on a trip abroad
• Christian Veterinary Mission contributes volumes to developing countries
• Horse doctor
• Vesicular stomatitis affects multiple states in 2005
• Morris pledges $4 million for animal health studies in '06
• Coalition helps establish six pathology residencies
• Obituaries

December 15, 2005

• Legislation would regulate puppy mills
• Monographs available for dewormers, anticonvulsant
• AVMA Answers
• PLIT, Hub International donate to AVMF disaster fund
• Nichols joins AVMA GRD as assistant director
• Comparing prescription drug plans
• AASV Foundation seeks proposals for swine research
• AKC launches resource network for veterinarians
• Trust has a novel take on scholarships
• An American veterinarian in Israel
• Obituaries

December 1, 2005

• Racehorse owners bring suit against Wedgewood pharmacy
• AVMA posts canine influenza interim guidelines
• Half-a-million earmarked for federal veterinary service program
• USDA releases its first U.S. Animal Health Report
• PETA employees face new charges
• Summer programs offer students a taste of research
• Veterinarians sustain services after Hurricane Rita
• May joins the staff at the AVMA
• Animal welfare bill moves forward in United Kingdom
• Move follows AABP conference
• Ferry brings business background to AABP
• Bovine sessions a fusion of science, application
• Cornell receives $1.7 million for program in shelter medicine
• North Carolina State receives $20 million toward new hospital
• University of Wisconsin establishes Center for Global Health
• Hendricks named dean at Penn
• UGA taps Allen as dean
• Obituaries

November 15, 2005

• Federal veterinary team deployed post-Rita raises questions
• AVMF disaster relief fund open to veterinarians financially impacted by hurricanes
• Reminder: AVMA members may apply for 2006 dues waivers
• FDA proposes new safeguards against spread of BSE
• DEA clarifies rules on schedule II controlled substances
• Court rules FDA allowed to inspect pharmacies
• AVMA GHLIT responds to health care fraud
• AVMA GHLIT appoints Johnson director of member services
• Standards taking shape for health, welfare of fish
• UCSF, USDA settle animal welfare complaint
• Animals, people still recovering from hurricane
• Penn's veterinary school receives $10 million gift
• $3.4 million directed to key UW-Madison MS study
• LSU seeks entries for exhibition of animals in art
• Obituaries

November 1, 2005

• Canine influenza virus surfaces
• AVMF disaster relief fund surpasses million-dollar goal
• AVMF offers grants to cover costs of care after hurricanes
• AVMA provides donation materials for veterinarians
• Loss of livestock reaches millions
• Companies contribute to animal rescue and relief
• Humans receive skilled care at veterinary school hospital
• Hurricanes double up on Kornegay
• Tornado damages Mississippi State veterinary college
• Council, trust, committee, board nominations invited
• Veterinarians featured on "Today Show," MSNBC as part of Katrina relief
• House and Senate ok scaled-down horse slaughter ban
• In surprise move, Crawford resigns as FDA commissioner
• USDA building new center for poultry research
• USDA awards grants for research on food safety
• AAHA guidelines make for healthy teeth in pets
• Obituaries

October 15, 2005

• Katrina's other victims
• Guidelines on animal care at pet shelters released
• Canine influenza virus emerges in Florida
• Displaced veterinarians receive assistance
• Bayer pulls Baytril
• Veterinary colleges boost relief efforts
• Clinics-only Web area a new resource for pet wellness campaign
• AVMF disaster relief fund supports VMAT resupply, veterinarian reimbursement
• AVMA Answers
• AVMA seeks nominations for 2006 awards
• Medicare to introduce prescription drug plan
• AVMA, Heifer partnership has sustainable prospects
• AVMA gift to tsunami victims keeps on giving
• Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project to become its own nonprofit
• USDA proposes easing restrictions on Japanese beef imports
• Virginia-Maryland celebrates 25 years
• Obituaries