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New AVMA strategic plan emphasizes economics
Concerns about the economics of the veterinary profession are an underlying theme of the new AVMA Strategic Plan, which received approval during the…
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Closing of U.S. horse slaughter plants still reverberates
After four years without domestic horse slaughter facilities in operation and a thorough study of the results, one thing is clear: the same number of…
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AVMA determining scope of improper practice
When Illinois' veterinary practice act was opened in 2010, the Illinois State VMA hoped legislators would address problems with nonveterinarians who…
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Groups want national henhousing law
An agreement between the Humane Society of the United States and the United Egg Producers will lead the groups to lobby for a federal law that
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Congress could intervene over modified salmon
Members of Congress are pushing the Food and Drug Administration in opposite directions over whether the agency should finish investigating an…
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Cross-country
More and more animal shelters and individuals are participating in cross-country programs to transport adoptable dogs from source shelters
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Pushing for better welfare, pathology
Dr. Aline Schunemann de Aluja has fought to improve conditions for animals in Mexico's slaughterhouses and animal markets since she was a veterinary…
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Judge allows bulk ingredients for compounding
The Food and Drug Administration doesn't have the authority to stop a Florida pharmacy from using bulk pharmaceutical ingredients to
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Neb. deal to create market project, avert ballot initiative
An agreement in Nebraska will avoid a legislative battle over livestock treatment and, instead, create a marketing
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Captive wildlife rules get added scrutiny
AVMA, VMAs, state governments considering changes
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Presidential order targets drug shortages
President Barack Obama signed an executive order Oct. 31 directing the Food and Drug Administration to take steps to attempt to reduce drug shortages,…
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Dental scaling now a veterinary procedure in California
Next year, everyone but licensed veterinary professionals will be forbidden from using dental scalers to clean pets' teeth in California
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Supreme Court hears arguments on downed swine
Meat industry and state government representatives argued before Supreme Court justices whether a California state law can
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AVMA summarizes rules on writing prescriptions
The AVMA has provided a summary of state rules related to whether a veterinarian must write a prescription at the request of a client, in lieu of…
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Task force presents revised model practice act
A task force has presented a revised version of the AVMA Model Veterinary Practice Act, although the definition of the veterinarian-patient-client…
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FSIS to expand E coli testing
Federal food inspectors plan to test for more Escherichia coli strains in beef trim starting in March by expanding scrutiny to six serogroups recently…
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AAEP announces changes in governance, priorities
The American Association of Equine Practitioners announced its new strategic plan during the group's annual convention Nov. 18-22, 2011, in San…
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AVMA releases report on state legislation
The AVMA State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Department recently released a year-end report on more than 1,400 bills that the department tracked…
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Economic concerns push AVMA into action
In early January, the AVMA hosted its annual Veterinary Leadership Conference concurrently with the regular winter session of the House of Delegates.
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Supreme Court strikes down Calif. slaughter rules
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in January that the state of California cannot prohibit the slaughter of pigs that become
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Congress considers US egg production standards
United Egg Producers and the Humane Society of the United States want Congress to approve new standards for U.S. egg producers.
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How big is Florida's python problem?
New restrictions on the constrictor-snake trade are meant to prevent a repeat of what has happened with the Burmese python in the Florida Everglades.
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The henhouse
The AVMA is taking heat for supporting federal mandates on U.S. egg producers that would entail switching to environmentally enriched
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A regulator and source of aid, born in civil war
The Department of Agriculture has grown from a collector and distributor of farming information during the 1860s to, today, a