Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:Catherine Mullin, VMD, MS
Many shelters are faced with diseases that seem resistant to typical treatment protocols.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
 March 25, 2009
Phoenix -- The Humane Society of the United States filed a class-action lawsuit against Petland Inc. and the Hunte Corp. for allegedly selling "unhealthy puppy-mill puppies to unsuspecting customers."
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
March 18, 2009
Springfield, Ill. - An Illinois Senate bill that would have labeled cosmetic ear cropping and tail docking as "animal torture" was cut to the point of removing all substantial policy change.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
March 11, 2009
By:James M. Lewis
Reno, Nev. -- An offer from Madeleine Pickens to create a million-acre sanctuary for up to 30,000 wild horses could cost the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) more than it presently pays for long-term holding facilities for horses removed from public lands, according to the veterinary representative on the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
February 26, 2009
Sacramento, Calif. -- A bill with a history going back to February 2007 that was scrapped by lawmakers in September and would have required mandatory sterlization of dogs and cats older than 6 months has reappeared on the California Senate floor.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
February 25, 2009
By:James M. Lewis
Center for Veterinary Health Sciences issued strongly worded rebuttals to comments by the wife of Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens about how the veterinary school treats animals it uses in teaching and research.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
February 23, 2009
Sacramento, Calif. -- A California lawmaker is seeking to make cattle tail docking illegal.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
February 21, 2009
Lakewood, Colo. -- A new guide to help veterinarians counsel pet owners about behavior problems has been developed by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA).
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
February 19, 2009
A tax on veterinary services is officially off the table in California.
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