County plan that would require DVMs to collect fees draws protest
Mar 1, 2011
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Madison County, Ill. — A plan to have veterinarians collect rabies certification fees for the county is drawing ire from area practitioners.
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Mar 1, 2011
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Trenton, N.J. — New Jersey officials want healthcare professionals to start reporting impairment, incompetence or professional misconduct.
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Mar 1, 2011
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Jackson, Miss. — A newly mandated computerized prescription monitoring system in Mississippi might be funded prescribers if the state Senate has its way.
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Blog reveals details of veterinarian's adventures at sea
Feb 23, 2011
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Dr. Robert Riggles, a retired DVM who sometimes worked as a relief veterinarian, is one of four Americans killed by pirates off the coast of Somalia.
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Feb 1, 2011
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
San Francisco — Flea and tick products sold in California containing the chemical propoxur now must include a warning label.
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Feb 1, 2011
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
National Report — A new study by the American Society for the pRevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) says that only 19 percent of law enforcement officers are trained in handling crimes against animals, even though 78 percent acknowledge there is a link between animal abuse and other violent crimes.
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Feb 1, 2011
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Toronto, Ontario — More than half of Canadian pet owners polled recently by Harris/Decima say animals are more reliable than people.
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Feb 1, 2011
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Change of routine can actually trigger behaviors.
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Feb 1, 2011
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Topeka, Kan. — More than 1,000 dogs were euthanized as a last resort to thwart a canine distemper virus (CDV) outbreak at a USDA-licensed Kansas kennel, reports Dr. Bill Brown, Kansas' Livestock Commissioner.
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