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To better coordinate animal-rescue efforts during times of disaster, the AVMA, AVMF and the American Red Cross are working together.

Louisville, Ky. - Racing officials say it seems only appropriate that Louisville's Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, is the nation's first racetrack to win accreditation by NTRA.

Phoenix - A $1 million pet-owner-awareness campaign about the merits of hospital accreditation has been unveiled y the American Animal Hospital Association.

Lakewood, Colo. -- The American Animal Hospital Association suspended all grants from its Helping Pets Fund.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- The AVMA Executive Board appointed Dr. Michael B. Cates, a professor at Kansas State University (KSU) College of Veterinary Medicine, as the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) representative on the One Health Joint Steering Committee earlier this month.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- JAVMA Editor-in-Chief Janis H. Audin died April 22 following a three-year battle with a long-term illness.

Lexington, Ky. -- The American Association of Equine Practitioners' "On Call" program is providing expert commentary to assist journalists covering the spring season of Thoroughbred racing on major television networks again this year.

Columbus, Ohio -- Veterinarians attending the American Association of Equine Practitioners' continuing-education meeting this summer will get two-for-one instructional sessions -- one focusing on diagnosis and treatment of equine foot disorders and the other on how to build a practice that can survive the recession.

Tuskegee, Ala. -- Tuskegee University nailed full accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association's Council on Education.

Perry, Iowa -- Numerous honors and scholarships were spread around at the annual meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) in March.

Phoenix -- The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) is in new hands following the naming of several new officers and directors at its annual conference in Phoenix last month.

Phoenix -- A new million-dollar campaign to increase awareness among pet owners of choosing accredited care services has been launched by the American Animal Hospital Association.

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Phoenix -- Three veterinarians were honored for their contributions to veterinary medicine at the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) meeting last week.

National Report - While the shortage of rural veterinarians across the country is palpable, the number of people needed isn't.

The dramatic shortage of public-health veterinarians could put the nation at risk.

Schaumburg, Ill. - You will determine whether a new specialty board - the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR)- is created.

Veterinary students can choose many career paths upon graduation and with severe shortages in some areas, it might be worth taking a look at the road less traveled.

Complaints against online veterinary pharmacies fueled the formation of a new certification program.

Washington - In testimony on a proposal to create a unified national food-safety agency, the AVMA argued that the most important component in food safety is a mandatory nationwide program that tracks livestock.

Lakewood, Colo. -- Since 2002, veterinarians have realized that they play as much a role in compliance as pet owners, and compliance levels have increased as a result, according to a new study.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- To better coordinate animal-rescue efforts during times of disaster, a decade-old "statement of understanding" between the AVMA, AVMF and the American Red Cross has been formalized.

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."

Meridian, Idaho -- The American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists is offering up its services in May to a group that never fails in its service to others.

Germantown, Md. -- The American College of Veterinary Surgeons added 65 new diplomates who passed the latest board-certification exam, the ACVS announced.

Schaumberg, Ill. -- Jim Flanigan, director of marketing with AVMA for the past seven years, has left the association for the Society of Critical Care Medicine, a human health organization.

Washington -- A mandatory animal identification tracking system is the most effective way to minimize an animal disease outbreak.

National Report - The first research foundation dedicated to veterinary pharmacology has been created through start-up funds from the American Academy of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (AAVPT).