Washington -- The Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database (FARAD) will remain operational throughout the rest of the year as a result of $806,000 in appropriations, which were included in the fiscal 2009 omnibus legislation signed by President Obama last month.
College Station -- Full accreditation was granted to Texas A&M's college of veterinary medicine, the college reports.
Phoenix -- Three veterinarians were honored for their contributions to veterinary medicine at the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) meeting last week.
A faculty organization at UC-Davis is looking for better ways of dealing with California's rising unwanted-horse population.
New legislation would prohibit euthanization of healthy wild horses and burros on federal lands.
Fort Collins, Colo. -- Looking at a dog's tongue to diagnose illness may not be the best method, research from Colorado State University shows.
National Report -- Ten U.S. cities clawed their way to the top of the rankings when it comes to feline care.
Portland, Ore. -- Former CEO and president of The Animal Medical Center (AMC) Jeffrey Klausner accepted a position with Banfield, The Pet Hospital.
Pullman, Wash. -- The Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine approved a deal to open a new satellite clinic in Spokane next year.
Washington -- A research study funded by the National Institutes of Health reveals a new treatment for the canine form of muscular dystrophy that could help treat the human form of the disease.
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.
National Report -- An outbreak of contagious equine metritis (CEM) that began more than three months ago now involves 711 horses in 46 states, as state and federal veterinary investigators continue to look for the source.
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."
Tallahassee -- A bill that would have required sterilization of all cats and dogs by the age of 4 months was substantially changed by the Florida House Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Committee.
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.
Baton Rouge, La. -- A successful surgery on a bleeding tumor in a 10-year-old Labrador Retriever earned the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine $100,000 in thanks from the dog's owners.
It has a 1-in-700,000 chance of happening, but a cow gave birth to triplets at WSU March 17.
DVM Newsmagazine again earned the highest honor bestowed in business-to-business publishing .
Wisconsin - Veterinarians in the rural Midwest were warned of a possible new trend -- teen-aged girls reportedly taking veterinary medications meant to induce abortion in cows to perform their own abortions.
Germantown, Md. -- The American College of Veterinary Surgeons added 65 new diplomates who passed the latest board-certification exam, the ACVS announced.
Springfield, Ill. - An Illinois Senate bill that would have labeled cosmetic ear cropping and tail docking as "animal torture" was cut to the point of removing all substantial policy change.
Philadelphia -- Dr. Frederick A. Murphy has been selected as the 2009 recipient of the Penn Vet World Leadership Award, earning him $100,000 in unrestricted funding.
The California Senate soon will debate non-therapeutic antimicrobial use in food animals.
The number of heartworm cases continues to climb in parts of the United States.
Sterling, Mass. -- Webster Veterinary has donated a copy of the its new student edition imaging program to each U.S. veterinary college to use in their teaching hospitals.
Perth, Australia -- About one-third of veterinarians surveyed for a psychological study in Australia report poor psychological health, with younger doctors suffering most from work-related stress and anxiety, researchers found.
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.
Urbana, Ill. -- Students could spend their first weeks of veterinary school in clinical rotations if a curriculum overhaul is adopted at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine.
