Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
 February 2, 2012
Indianapolis, Ind. -- Indiana lawmakers proposed a new animal sterilization program that would reimburse veterinarians who spay or neuter dogs or cats owned by Medicaid recipients.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
January 4, 2012
National Report -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an order Jan. 4 prohibiting certain uses of cephalosporin antibiotics in food animals after April 5.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
January 1, 2012
By:Rachael Whitcomb
The Texas Supreme Court will be asked to decide if non-economic damages should be awarded in a mistaken euthanasia case.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
January 1, 2012
Albany, N.Y. — Veterinarians in New York may soon be required to complete a minimum of 45 hours of continuing education (CE) every three years, according to a proposed amendment to the state's education regulations.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
January 1, 2012
Washington — Manufacturers of spot-on flea-and-tick products have six months to make labeling changes, according to a new directive from the Environmental Protection Agency, to address increasing adverse events associated with the misapplication of these products by pet owners.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
January 1, 2012
By:Rachael Whitcomb
Rockville, Md. — Twelve years after filing a petition calling for the phase-out of non-medical uses of antibiotics in food animals, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently denied these petitions by saying withdrawing approvals for certain antimicrobail uses in food animals would consume too much of the agency's time and resources.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
December 1, 2011
By:Rachael Whitcomb
Washington — The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and a number of other animal welfare groups are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit filed by the National Meat Association that seeks to overturn a California law banning the killing and processing of "downer" livestock."
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
December 1, 2011
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York now requires animals that have been exposed to rabies to go through a 10-day confinement and observation period in a secured facility, like a veterinarian's office.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
December 1, 2011
By:Rachael Whitcomb
Practice negotiates settlement with state's environmental agency over medical-waste disposal.
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