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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).

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Schaumberg, Ill. -- A $100,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation will go toward national and global One Health Commission initiatives.

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Lexington, KY. - The Thoroughbred racing industry has been on a mission following a Congressional hearing last year to prove that it can improve safety and medication issues without government regulation.

Washington -- More money, and lots of it, is the only way to avoid a dramatic shortage of public-health veterinarians that could put the entire nation at risk, a Senate committee was told.

Sacramento, Calif. -- A California lawmaker is seeking to make cattle tail docking illegal.

Lexington, Ky. -- The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) is throwing its support behind industry efforts to improve the safety and welfare of racehorses by issuing a white paper containing veterinary guidelines for racing.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) hired Kenneth A. Clever, DVM, as an assistant director in its Education and Research Division.

Topeka, Kan. - As part of the Pet Dental Health Month, Hill's Pet Nutrition is co-sponsoring the 15th annual Pets Need Dental Care, Too campaign.

Schaumburg, Ill. - The AVMA is looking at a $6.8 million shortfall to its investment earnings.

Schaumburg, Ill. - Seven of nine resolutions where approved by the AVMA's House of Delegates in January.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- The AVMA has approved a five-city convention site rotation that should help bolster meeting attendance by appealing to veterinarians' desire to visit tourist destinations.

Schaumburg, Ill. - The AVMA revised its policy on pet health insurance after the Council on Veterinary Service found GHLIT's white paper too prescriptive.

Schaumburg, Ill. - The AVMA Political Action Committee broke records for the 2007-2008 campaign cycle - generating $580,000 to donate to 145 campaigns.

Chicago - Clients with pet health insurance spend and visit the veterinary more, according to a survey conducted by Brakke Veterinary Practice Management Group for the National Commission on Veterinary Economic Issues.

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

Schaumburg, Ill. -- Two AVMA staff veterinarians recently earned new educational credentials, including a newly created certification in public health.

The AVMA executive board has been busy this winter, addressing many issues and urging the creation of a central vaccine safety reporting system.

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Millsboro, Del. - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health and the American Association of Equine Practitioners are launching a nonprofit program that will provide vaccines to qualified equine rescue and retirement facilities nationwide.

The 54th annual AAEP meeting last month was the group's third largest.

Schaumburg, Ill. - AVMA dues may be going up in 2010.