Apr 1, 2012
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Sacramento, Calif. — California lawmakers are working to create new licensing requirements for pet groomers that will be overseen by the state's veterinary medical board.
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Apr 1, 2012
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Honolulu — State lawmakers are again calling for mandatory sterilization of puppies and kittens sold through pet stores.
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Obama's 2013 budget cuts construction funding, asks for more research
Apr 1, 2012
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Manhattan, Kan. — Although President Barack Obama's 2013 budget proposal doesn't include an anticipated $50 million for the construction of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Kansas, plans to build the facility are by no means derailed, say those close to the project.
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Apr 1, 2012
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Nashville — Shortly after the federal government re-opened the door to horse slaughter for human consumption in the United States, Tennessee legislators are working to keep it out of the state.
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Apr 1, 2012
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Schaumburg, Ill. — The American Veterinary Medical Association Executive Board revised its policy on extra-label drug use in January, and the association says it will use the new policy to comment on additional restrictions placed on the use of cephalosporin-class antimicrobials in most food animals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Apr 1, 2012
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Olympia, Wash. — A new bill in Washington state seeks to assemble a livestock care board to create and oversee minimum care standards for livestock and poultry.
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Apr 1, 2012
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Olympia, Wash. — Some Washington lawmakers want veterinarians exempted from submitting data as part of the state's prescription monitoring program.
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Apr 1, 2012
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Ithaca, N.Y. — Cornell's plans for partner with City University of Hong Kong on the first veterinary medicine program in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) will not move forward this year, as previously announced.
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Apr 1, 2012
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Charleston, W.V. — A new bill in West Virginia is seeking to exempt veterinary medications from consumer sales and service taxes.
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