Roseland, N.J. -- Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health is donating 7,250 doses of EquiRab rabies vaccine to 150 equine rescue and retirement facilities nationwide, through the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC) in honor of the recent World Rabies Day.
New housing requirements for swine, veal calves and poultry were adopted in Michigan after a last-minute push by the Humane Society of the United States.
Schaumberg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) and Pfizer Animal Health are partnering to offer a new annual scholarship program that will dole out $2 million to veterinary students by 2012.
No one is exactly sure why, but the number of horse deaths at the nation's racetracks declined very little in 2008, despite ongoing industrywide efforts to raise health and safety standards.
Columbus, Ohio -- Animal-welfare experts, veterinarians, food-animal producers, consumers and others with an interest in food-animal production are invited to a symposium on farm animal welfare issues Oct. 16 arranged by The Ohio State University's Department of Animal Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine.
Several new health-care reform bills are circulating and require individuals to carry insurance and businesses to offer it. A look at three of the leading ones and how they would impact veterinary practice owners and associates.
Reported cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) during the first eight months of 2009 already have surpassed last year's total in the United States, while West Nile virus (WNV) cases are sharply down from 2008, according to the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The report was last updated Sept. 9.
New Orleans -- Another municipal mandatory spay/neuter and breeding-restriction ordinance is under consideration, this time in New Orleans.
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club is the 11th racing facility to win accreditation by a national safety organization.
Ames, Iowa -- Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine secured a $10,000 grant from the new Echo360 Research Grants Program.
Sacramento, Calif. -- Fees imposed by the California Veterinary Medical Board (VMB) could go up in almost every area if the board enacts a forthcoming proposal.
North Grafton, Mass. -- A new master of science in conservation medicine degree is under development at Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.
International Report -- Today is the third annual observance of World Rabies Day, a glocal rabies awareness campaign spearheaded by the United Kingdom charity Alliance for Rabies Control (ARC) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Washington -- The Veterinary Services Investment Act (VSIA), which will establish grants to confront veterinary-service shortages, was introduced by U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and John Thune (R-S.D.).
Annapolis, Md. -- Some veterinarians in Maryland need to find a new laboratory for necropsies and nonemergency infectious disease testing. The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) is in the process of consolidating five labs across the state into two facilities and won?t be providing services to companion-animal veterinarians from now on.
National Report -- VCA Animal Hospitals, which recently announced it would offer free boarding at its Southern California facilities for companion animals whose owners were evacuated or displaced because of wildfires, is now offering a similar service in flood-ravaged southern states.
Cathy Johnson-Delaney was elected to a second consecutive term as president of the AEMV.
Lakewood, Colo. -- The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) has begun its search to replace long-time Executive Director Dr. John Albers, who will step down from the position Dec. 31 after 23 years.
National Report -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, concerned about a perceived drop in swine disease samples from pork producers, is urging veterinarians to continue monitoring herds for a variety of diseases, including the H1N1 influenza virus.
Austin, Texas -- Dr. Bob Hillman will resign Dec. 31 after seven years as Texas state veterinarian.
Anderson, Ind. -- The first of two tests for a highly contagious bacterial infection suspected in a group of quarantined racehorses at Hoosier Park Racing and Casino came back negative.
Listen to a new exclusive audio report about a new HSUS campaign designed to spur pet adoptions.
Lakewood, Colo. -- For the first time, a new Universal Pet Microchip Lookup Tool is available to help veterinary hospitals and shelters reunite lost pets with owners by checking participating pet-recovery services' registries.
Santa Monica has joined San Francisco in trying to limit declawing before a new state law takes effect Jan. 1.
BI has made a deal with Pfizer to purchase much of the Fort Dodge animal-health portfolio.
Bismarck, N.D. -- Anthrax is reported in North Dakota for the first time this year, in a county that hasn?t seen a case of the disease in nine years.
Lexington, Ky. -- Tickets to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games go on sale Friday (Sept. 25) at noon -- exactly one year before the games begin in Lexington's Kentucky Horse Park.
Washington -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking health-care providers, veterinarians included, to voice their opinions on the regulation of medical products and prescription-drug promotions on the Internet and social networking sites.
Las Vegas -- More than 4,000 veterinarians, veterinary students and technicians are expected for the 55th annual convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Dec. 5-9 at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
Fort Worth, Texas -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has an ongoing program offering $500 to those who adopt mature horses 4 to 10 years old from public lands as part of National Wild Horse Adoption Day Sept. 26.
