As AVMA president-elect Cook prepares to take office, he talks about the agenda, pace and the top issues confronting veterinary medicine
Jul 1, 2008
By:
Christina Macejko
He will be away from home 330 days out of the year traveling to just about every state by the time it is done.
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Jul 1, 2008
By:
Christina Macejko
Mexico — Armed with a book called "The Peaceful Pill," foreign tourists are heading to Mexico to purchase pentobarbital from veterinary-supply stores and backstreet pet shops near the U.S. border.
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Jul 1, 2008
By:
Christina Macejko
Berkeley, Calif. — While debate continues over whether lethal injection in people is cruel and unusual punishment, some are looking to the veterinary community and its method of euthanasia — typically a large dose of pentobarbital.
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Jul 1, 2008
By:
Christina Macejko
Schaumburg, Ill. — While Minnesota veterinarian James L. Busby is certainly entitled to his opinion, that doesn't mean the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has to like it.
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While the Farm Bill included legislation important to the profession, the AVMA will keep pushing for expansion of the veterinary work force measure
Jul 1, 2008
By:
Christina Macejko
Washington — The $288 billion Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 passed both the House and the Senate, even surviving a Presidential veto.
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