Christina Macejko

Manhattan, Kan. - Retired Brig. General Michael B. Cates was named director of Kansas State University's master of public health program.

Schaumburg, Ill. - Get ready to pick up those paintbrushes and dustpans at this summer's AVMA meeting in Seattle.

Washington - As the Food Animal Reside Avoidance Databank continues to struggle, operating with bare-bones staff, Washington insiders hope for a reprieve.

Knoxville, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine has been moved from full to limited accreditation for the next two years.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- In most cases, veterinary incomes have been increasing at an average annual rate of 6 percent since 1997, according to the AVMA's Report on Veterinary Compensation released in late November.

Schaumburg, Ill. - In most cases, veterinarian's incomes having been increasing by 6 percent a year since 1997.

Schaumburg, Ill. - Ten resolutions - involving student loan relief to prescribing antimicrobials - top the AVMA House of Delegates meeting this month.

National Report - The AVMA Executive Board's recent decision asking breed clubs to eliminate ear cropping and tail docking from breed standards earned praise from animal-rights groups and sharp criticism from the American Kennel Club.

Manhattan, Kan. - The $563 million National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility is moving to Kansas, and it could pump some $3.5 billion into the state.

Austin, Texas - Fever ticks are making a resurgence in Texas. In fact officials fear the outbreak of the parasite could kill livestock and wildlife. The fever tick can survive winters as far north as Washington D.C.

National Report - State licensing boards are waging war against lay persons performing veterinary medicine, but with attorneys unwilling to prosecute the problem continues to grow. Some believe lay persons are pushing the boundary by offering therapeutic massage, reproductive and chiropractic services.

Having newly elected U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader in Congress means veterinarians have a representative in government who understands issues specific to the veterinary community, officials say.

Schaumburg, Ill.- Veterinarians are the most content with their jobs, according to a 2007 member needs assessment survey conducted by the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Harrisburg, Pa. - A newly formed nine-member Canine Health Board has just 45 days to establish guidelines.

Schaumburg, Ill. - The AVMA House Advisory Committee considered 10 resolutions at its November meeting, recommending three for approval.

Puyallup, Wash. - The Farris Veterinary Clinic is back in operation following a break-in and suspicious fire that shuttered the facility in one night.

Veterinary salaries are growing at a higher rate than inflation, according to a new AVMA report.

Washington -- An FDA-ordered ban of extra-label use of cephalosporin in food-producing animals could be delayed after nearly 300 comments poured in during an already extended public comment period.

DAVIS, CALIF. - As public perception of animal welfare has changed, the need for education has increased, which is why the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine formed the International Animal Welfare Training Institute.

SCHAUMBURG, ILL. - The American Veterinary Medical Assocation's Council on Education (COE) granted a request from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UnAM) for a site visit, which is a preliminary step in the accreditation process. The COE made a consultative visit in 2006, after which it made recommendations for what the school could do - such as facilities upgrades and curriculum completion - to receive accreditation.

Harrisburg, Pa. - Pennsylvania legislators passed a controversial law aimed at improving conditions for dogs in so-called puppy mills.

Desert Hills, Ariz.- Dr. Joshua Winston spent more than a year fighting to clear his name, which he says has cost him nearly $250,000 and more grief than he cares to recall.

While many in the country have seen a drop in their investment portfolios, the AVMA is doing pretty well.

An Ohio veterinarian and his staff fought off a man who burst into the practice claiming to have a bomb.

The New Jersey and the Maine veterinary medical associationa renew pleas for antimicrobial restrictions.

Veterinarians cast votes on Election 2008's biggest issues.

Everyone with a stake in veterinary medicine is being asked to develop a 40-year education plan.

The economy tops the issues influencing how veterinarians will vote this year, according to 66 percent of vets polled in an exclusive DVM Newsmagazine survey.

Neither candidate has said much animals on the campaigns trail, but DVMs are watching the race closely.

OREGON CITY, ORE. - If elected, veterinarian, farmer and small-business owner Kurt Schrader would be uniquely positioned to facilitate legislation key to the veterinary profession, such as increasing the number of veterinarians in rural practice and putting more funding into research.