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Auxiliary promotes pet adoption for National Pet Week
"Save a Life—Adopt a Pet" is the message that the AVMA Auxiliary will be spreading for National Pet Week 2011, May 1-7.
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Pascoe honored for leadership, mentorship, surgical skills
Dr. John R. Pascoe was awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Alumni Excellence Award this year by the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, for his…
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Fix by Five campaign aims to reduce cat overpopulation
The conventional wisdom is that cats should be spayed or neutered at 6 months of age. The Fix by Five campaign challenges that assumption, aiming to…
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Study shines spotlight on neutering
Publication earlier this year of a study that found higher incidences of certain cancers and musculoskeletal disorders
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Budget deal boosts federal veterinary programs
Three of AVMA’s top federal funding priorities either received additional funding for fiscal year 2020 or were maintained at current levels, which is…
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Wisconsin marks a century of innovation
The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine will not only be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the profession this year but…
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Summarizing a disaster, by the numbers
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita harmed hundreds of horses, thousands of cattle and companion animals, and millions of chickens
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In Memory – August 17, 2023
Veterinarian obituaries in the “In Memory” section of the Journal of the AVMA, Aug 17, 2023
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Delegates to consider revised AVMA ear crop, tail dock policy
Resolutions about a potential addition to the AVMA House of Delegates advisory panel, use of random-source animals, judicious use of antimicrobials,…
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California pilot program aims to improve emergency animal rescue, care
A five-year, four-county pilot program by the University of California-Davis could help develop a statewide network of emergency animal rescue and…
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Brett, Hinkle, Littlefield receive AVMA President’s Awards
This year’s recipients of the AVMA President’s Award are Dr. James Brett, a food animal veterinarian active in organized veterinary medicine; the late…
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Morris Animal Foundation funds $4.3 million in animal health studies
Morris Animal Foundation has committed to funding $4.3 million in animal health studies in 2007, up from $4 million
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Winn Feline Foundation awards $300,000 for research
Winn Feline Foundation announced in April that it has awarded $304,071 for 14 grants in feline medical research.
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Influenza continues to affect dogs
posted August 15, 2008 An outbreak of canine influenza in dogs in a Chicago…
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Tail vaccination in cats effective, eases tumor removal
An alternative to a widely accepted vaccination protocol in cats could literally move the needle for treatment of cancer in cats,
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AVMF student scholarships available for 2009
Besides disaster relief and animal health studies, one of the American Veterinary Medical Foundation's is to help provide educational
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Representatives appointed to committees
The Executive Board named the following individuals to the entities indicated, representing the designated areas.
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Young scholars gain insight into research careers
The 2013 Merial–National Institutes of Health Veterinary Scholars Symposium, held at Michigan State, was themed “Comparative Medicine: Meeting Global…
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St. Louis snapshots
The Sept. 1 JAVMA News features a collection of photos from the AVMA Annual Convention
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Grants could help improve cattle health
Animal health researchers at Washington State University plan to help build a program in Kenya to combat diseases deadly to livestock.
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Feline foamy virus is everywhere
Exposure to or infection with feline foamy virus is common in pumas and domestic cats in Colorado, Southern California, and Florida, according to two…
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Need, fairness debated in nonprofit roles
Humane societies argue that limiting who can receive veterinary services from nonprofits risks hurting pets of families unable to pay