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Ohio voters approve creation of new livestock board

November 4, 2009

Livestock housing standards in Ohio now will be set by a Livestock Care Standards Board.

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California online reporting of controlled substances begins Nov. 1

October 29, 2009

Sacramento, Calif. -- This is the last week veterinarians in California will be able to mail or fax Controlled Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) reports to the state.

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Calif. outlaws tail docking of cattle, horses

October 22, 2009

Sacramento, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a bill making cattle and horse tail docking illegal in California.

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S.C. legislators urged to let veterinary team members give rabies vaccinations

October 9, 2009

Columbia, S.C. -- The South Carolina Association of Veterinarians (SCAV) is pushing state legislators to allow veterinary team members to give rabies vaccines. At present, only veterinarians can administer the vaccination to cats and dogs.

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APHIS wants to shorten leash on circus animals

October 7, 2009

Washington -- Uncle Sam's animal inspectors hope a proposed new rule under the Animal Welfare Act will make it easier to conduct unannounced inspections at circuses, mobile petting zoos and other animal acts.

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FDA unleashes new antimicrobial resistance data

October 7, 2009

Rockville, Md. -- The 2006 Executive Report from the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) was released today by the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine.

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Shrader calls on profession to help guide policy decisions in Washington

October 1, 2009

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.

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Enforcement of federal ID theft rules starts Nov. 1

October 1, 2009

National Report — Cases of identity theft, like those that took place at Kettering Animal Hospital, are not uncommonc, and are a reminder of how important it is to make plans to fight identity theft early on.

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Santa Monica eyes declaw ban ahead of new state rule

September 23, 2009

Santa Monica has joined San Francisco in trying to limit declawing before a new state law takes effect Jan. 1.

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