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Guide Bulgaria (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Bulgarian dairy and fish farmers will hand out for free fish and milk in front of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the National Veterinary and Medicine Service and Agriculture State Fund. The untraditional protest will take place on July 9, when far...
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Animal Crazy (Free subscription) | 27/06/2008
Good news for the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. It has received a $3.8 million grant from Maddie's Fund to create a shelter medicine program. The aim is to improve support for local animal rescue operations, improve disease...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
Upon learning of disturbing new footage showing cattle abused at a Portales, N.M., livestock auction, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) strongly condemned the cruelty and issued a call for stricter adherence to humane animal handling guidelines and standards. In a statement released on its
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, addressing the preventative use of antimicrobials in food animals and reiterating the necessity of antibiotic use in livestock for ensuring food safety. Dr. Lyle P.
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GadBall.com (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
Job Title Director Quality Compliance Department Global QA Location Overland Park, KS At Fort Dodge Animal Health, a division of Wyeth, we are dedicated to our vision of leading the way to a healthier world for animals. Recognized for our breakthroughs in veterinary medicine and innovative product development, our reputation in the animal-care industry precedes us. More than 3,500 employees keep our...
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GadBall.com (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
Job Title Sr. Director Global Quality Department Global QA Location Overland Park, Kansas At Fort Dodge Animal Health, a division of Wyeth, we are dedicated to our vision of leading the way to a healthier world for animals. Recognized for our breakthroughs in veterinary medicine and innovative product development, our reputation in the animal-care industry precedes us. More than 3,500 employees keep...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 23/06/2008
Recently, at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Marshals seized various animal food products stored under unsanitary conditions at the PETCO Animal Supplies Distribution Center located in Joliet, Ill., pursuant to a warrant issued by the United States District Court in Chicago. U.S. Marshals seized all FDA-regulated animal food susceptible to rodent and pest contamination....
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 13/06/2008
The Government of Canada is committed to preventing the introduction of avian influenza in Canada's domestic poultry flocks. Canada's 2007 Interagency Wild Bird Influenza Survey confirmed no findings of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Canada's wild bird population.
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PixelRN (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
Apparently there is a wee bit o’ controversy over veterinary techs commandeering the term “nurse.” A complaint was made to the New York State Board for Veterinary Medicine, claiming that “nurse” is a term that should be reserved only for those who care for humans. I’m not surprised that someone would make this complaint. Many [...]
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YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 03/06/2008
Mothers and daughters share a special bond, and veterinary students build strong connections during four years of intense study. But Sharon Hunt Gerardo and her daughter Angelina share both distinctions as they prepare to graduate together June 13 from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis.
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Animal Crazy (Free subscription) | 23/05/2008
From The Associated Press: COLUMBIA, Mo. -- After years of helping authorities look for murder victims and survivors of natural disasters, a search-and-rescue dog named Molly has been rescued herself. Surgeons at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 23/05/2008
A fugitive big horn sheep is back in custody at Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 23/05/2008
BioArts International (BioArts), announced that it will sell five dog cloning service slots to the general public via a worldwide, online auction to be held June 18th. "We are thrilled to announce the Best Friends Again program," said CEO Lou Hawthorne. "This auction will give five very lucky people the ability to clone their family dogs. Given how challenging it is to clone dogs, this is a very rare...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 22/05/2008
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) adopted a revised policy on trapping and steel-jawed leghold traps that discourages use of old-fashioned traps in favor of modern, modified traps and techniques that reduce injuries and capture of non-target animals. The revised policy was approved by the AVMA Executive Board on April 12, 2008. "Our revised policy recognizes some of the advancements...
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 18/05/2008
Margaret Puxon was a brilliant barrister who worked first in family law and then medical negligence, but her original career was in gynaecology. It could equally have been in English literature or veterinary medicine: she turned down a place to read English at Oxford in order to read veterinary medicine at Birmingham, but later switched to medicine.