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Protecting pet hospice
Pet hospice is increasingly an option for people wanting a dignified death for a terminally ill companion animal.
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FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine seeks student interns
The Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine is accepting applications for its 2008 Summer Intern
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Board acts on public health, regulatory medicine-related recommendations
The Executive Board took a number of actions on recommendation from the Council on Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine, including…
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Animal welfare policies revised
The Executive Board approved a series of recommendations from the Animal Welfare Committee, including changes to some animal welfare policies.
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Veterinarians to the rescue
Soon after a South Korean tanker spilled 58,000 gallons of oil into the San Francisco Bay, Nov. 3, 2007, members of the
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Education council schedules site visits
The AVMA Council on Education has scheduled site visits to schools/colleges of veterinary medicine at eight institutions
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Science, engineering fair award increased
The Executive Board approved an increase in funding of the AVMA Special Awards presented at the Intel International
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Toxicoses policy revised
The Executive Board approved revisions to the AVMA policy Toxicoses.
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Research institute concept moves forward
Advancing the concept of the Institute for Companion Animal and Equine Research will be the focus of a one-day meeting at
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AVMA continues to support global education grant program
The AVMA will for the second time support the Global Initiatives in Veterinary Education program of the Association of
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AVMA adds to the 110th Congress legislative agenda
The Executive Board acted on the Legislative Advisory Committee's recommendations pertaining to 21 pieces of federal legislation.
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Assemblies
posted December 1, 2007 Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society Event: 25th symposium, Oct. 10-13, Lafayette, Ind.Program: The…
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College news
Following are winners of the 2007 Carl J. Norden-Pfizer Distinguished Teaching Award
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Veterinary student scholar proposals being accepted
The Morris Animal Foundation has issued a call for 2008 Veterinary Student Scholar applications.
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MAF receives more funding for cancer campaign
PetScreen, a U.K.-based company providing screening for cancer and other diseases in pets, has made a donation
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Golab takes lead role at AVMA Animal Welfare Division
Dr. W. Ron DeHaven, AVMA executive vice president, announced Nov. 19 that he has named Dr. Gail C. Golab as director of the AVMA Animal Welfare…
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Board enhances AVMA visibility
Traveling exhibit, transparency policy, release of data top recommendations
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Lethal injection opponents use AVMA euthanasia guidelines to make their case
Early next year, the Supreme Court will tackle the question of whether death by lethal injection violates the constitutional prohibition against cruel…
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Scientists study disease transmission among wild, domestic cats
Scientists at Colorado State University recently received a $2.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to
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Researchers examine contaminants in food, deaths of pets
The evidence is building that a combination of two adulterants in pet foods, melamine and cyanuric acid, contributed to the deaths of hundreds of cats…