Lawmakers scramble to get laws on books before new state law takes effect
Dec 1, 2009
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Sacramento, Calif. — Five California municipalities are working to ban cat declawing before a new state law takes effect that will prevent them from doing so, and one has already been successful.
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Infection risk to cats, other species unknown
Dec 1, 2009
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Ames, Iowa — While the first known cat tested positive for the H1N1influenza virus, veterinary immunologists say more research is needed to understand the risks of cat-to-cat transmission.
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Symposium speaker predicts animal welfare will be veterinary medicine's biggest challenge over the next century
Dec 1, 2009
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
East Lansing, Mich. — "Tides go two ways and can be dangerous," says Dr. David Morton, BVSc, PhD, MRCVS, professor emeritus in biomedical science and biomedical ethics at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.
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Dec 1, 2009
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine mourns the October death of the college's third dean.
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Dec 1, 2009
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
State leaders are considering privatizing health sciences to ease economic crisis.
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Dec 1, 2009
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
City ordinance mandates veterinarians cough up licensing information.
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A series of immigration mistakes turns one veterinarian's dream into a deportation nightmare
Dec 1, 2009
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Tampa, Fla. — A year ago, Dr. Salvador Galindo sat in an immigration holding facility in Miami, waiting to find out if he would be forced to leave the United States — the place he built his career and called home for more than a decade.
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Dec 1, 2009
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
Vet slapped with $20,000 bill as authorities crack down on waste disposal.
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Nov 16, 2009
By:
Rachael Whitcomb
It's believed to be the second confirmed case in a cat, and its owners had the virus.
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