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New tax law: What it means for veterinary hospitals
Analysts say the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act benefits businesses more than individuals.
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Internal Revenue Service clarifies deductions rules for veterinary practices
Earlier this year, the Internal Revenue Service issued final rules implementing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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Legislation At A Glance
The AVMA is supporting the Hire Now Tax Act (S. 2983). This bill would exempt for-profit and nonprofit employers
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Discovery may lead to new rabies vaccines
Researchers have reportedly found a way to prevent the rabies virus from shutting down vital defense responses in the immune system.
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I love you...Fluffy
Sixty-three percent of pet owners say I love you at least once daily to their pets.
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Idaho VMA, Idaho Humane Society sign accord
The Idaho Humane Society will begin limiting many of its veterinary services for the general public to only lower-income pet owners
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Practice, supplier consolidations continue apace
Twenty-five percent of veterinary practices, representing half of all veterinary visits, will be corporately owned in five years, according to a…
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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
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Association recognizes recipients of AVMA Excellence Awards 2021
Among the recipients of the 2021 AVMA Excellence Awards are Dr. Jason Coe, Dr. Jeff Boehm, Valerie Fenstermaker, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, Dr. Jonna…
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$2 million scholarship program announced
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation recently had lots of news to share about its new and ongoing initiatives.
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AVMA had an active 2014, more in store for 2015
The 2015 AVMA Veterinary Leadership Conference, held Jan. 8-11 in Chicago, showcased work the AVMA has been doing
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Tragedy of Russian war ‘evidenced in every encounter’
Three U.S. veterinarians who deployed near the Ukraine border as part of veterinary relief operations sponsored by Greater Good Charities and the…
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Federal law could affect mobile practice
Veterinarians in California said they recently learned it is illegal to routinely carry controlled substances in a mobile or ambulatory practice.
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Artificial intelligence & veterinary medicine
More than a century ago, the automobile ushered in a new age that fundamentally remade the practice of veterinary medicine. Will artificial…
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Another ballot initiative increases housing size for farm animals
As consumers demand to know more about the origin of their foods, the trend toward less-restrictive housing for farm animals has accelerated in recent…
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Homeward bound
House call veterinary practice may not be new to the profession but has been almost exclusively confined to equine and large animal practice.
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Agile responses to member needs a priority for AVMA Board chair
Dr. Lori Teller, elected to a one-year term as chair of the AVMA Board of Directors last July, talks about navigating as a leader during a tumultuous…
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11 technologies veterinary practices can adopt today
New devices and software promise to help enhance patient care and monitoring, ease workloads, improve workflows, meet or exceed client expectations,…