Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
 November 3, 2009
Columbus, Ohio -- Ohio voters today will decide whether or not a state board is needed to regulate livestock housing.
 |
Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
November 3, 2009
Richmond, Va. -- Veterinarian-turned-politician Jim Shuler (D-Va.) is up for re-election today, and his opponent is a college student from his former alma mater.
|
Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
October 12, 2009
Sacramento, Calif. -- Bipartisan support in the California Legislature was not enough to save two animal-welfare laws from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's veto.
|
Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
October 1, 2009
By:Daniel R. Verdon
U.S. Rep. Kurt Shrader (D-Ore.), DVM, has been pulled into a number of discussions in Congress regarding public health, food safety and legislation targeting workforce expansion for veterinarians and calls on other DVMs and veterinary associations for input on policy decisions.
|
Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
September 27, 2009
Washington -- The Veterinary Services Investment Act (VSIA), which will establish grants to confront veterinary-service shortages, was introduced by U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and John Thune (R-S.D.).
|
Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
September 23, 2009
By:Rachael Whitcomb
Santa Monica has joined San Francisco in trying to limit declawing before a new state law takes effect Jan. 1.
|
Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
September 18, 2009
Lenoir, N.C. -- Dr. Beth Jones, a veterinarian from Lenoir, N.C., announced she will run for the state Senate in 2010, attempting to unseat District 44 Sen. Jim Jacumin (R-Burke).
|
Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
August 7, 2009
Washington -- The Senate voted this week to slash funding for the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) developed by the Department of Agriculture as a means of protecting the nation's food supply.
|
Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
August 7, 2009
By:James M. Lewis
Washington -- A new government study says the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) didn't adequately assess the biosecurity and economic risks of moving the Plum Island, N.Y., animal-disease research lab to a Kansas State University site in Manhattan, Kan.
|
| 
Featuring Information from: