Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
 September 1, 2009
By:James M. Lewis
If horse owners and groups allied to them were to contribute money, as many who took part in a recent online survey indicated they were willing to do, they could make a substantial impact toward solving the nation's problem of unwanted and neglected horses.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
August 27, 2009
Methuen, Mass. -- Staff and volunteers at the Massachusetts SPCA?s Nevins Farm have seen a record number of horses surrendered to the facility this year.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
August 24, 2009
Schaumburg, Ill. -- Dr. Cia L. Johnson, newly appointed assistant director of the American Veterinary Medical Association?s (AVMA) Animal Welfare Division, hopes to use her food-animal experience to implement new policies and objectives.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
August 12, 2009
Phoenix -- The attorney for at least six pet owners who filed a class-action suit against Ohio-based Petland Inc. and the Hunte Corp., accusing them of selling unhealthy puppies from puppy mills to unsuspecting consumers, says he will amend and re-file the suit after the original was dismissed by a federal judge in Phoenix.
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Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE
 August 3, 2009
An animal's quality of life depends on more than physical parameters--it includes all aspects of an animal's life that matter from the animal's point of view.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
August 1, 2009
A ballot issue that would create a statewide board standardizing livestock housing is a step in the right direction.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
August 1, 2009
St. Kitts, West Indies — Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine has joined a growing list of veterinary colleges, including those at Tufts and Oklahoma State that no longer perform terminal surgeries.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
August 1, 2009
By:James M. Lewis
The economy is the No. 1 reason for a dramatic increase in the number of unwanted horses.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
July 27, 2009
Portland, Ore. -- Banfield, The Pet Hospital will discontinue ear cropping and tail docking surgeries, the company reports today.
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