Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
 April 14, 2009
Columbus, Ohio -- Ohio is the latest state to take on so-called "puppy mills." Legislation was introduced last week that would establish stringent guidelines for those operating breeding kennels in the state.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
April 1, 2009
By:James M. Lewis
New legislation would prohibit euthanization of healthy wild horses and burros on federal lands.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
April 1, 2009
By:Rachael Whitcomb
Pets die every day, but when it happens on the veterinarian's table should the doctor be forced to pay?
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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 12, 2009
Washington -- A mandatory animal identification tracking system is the most effective way to minimize an animal disease outbreak.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
March 1, 2009
Denver — A Colorado bill that would have required microchips or identification tags for cats in large cities died in the state house.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
February 27, 2009
Washington -- More money, and lots of it, is the only way to avoid a dramatic shortage of public-health veterinarians that could put the entire nation at risk, a Senate committee was told.
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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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