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Denver -- The Morris Animal Foundation (MAF), in an effort to increase veterinary research into feline health issues, has launched the Happy Healthy Cat Campaign.

Davis, Calif. -- A team of researchers at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine say a gene mutation is responsible for high levels of uric acid, and sometimes bladder stones, in Dalmatians.

Sacramento -- Increased pet abandonment, euthanasia and public-health problems will be the likely result of the a newly proposed California tax on veterinary services, according to a statement issued today by the California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA).

Kennett Square, Pa. -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine broke ground on its new state-of-the-art James M. Moran Jr. Critical Care Center at Penn Vet's new Bolton Center.

Denver -- The Morris Animal Foundation announced a plan for 2009 that includes funding about 200 animal studies.

Mayfield Village, Ohio -- Embrace Pet Insurance landed its first institutional investment round of $2.1 million.

Washington -- The always-in-danger-of-closing Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) garnered a few extra months of operation, but with drastic cutbacks.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- DVMs should report pesticide incidents involving animals to a new veterinarians-only website.

California is looking for ways to make ends meet, including a proposed new veterinary service tax.

Brussels -- The European Union's (EU) Veterinary Week 2008 kicks off today.

SUMMARY: Tucson, Ariz. -- Sponsored by the Southern Arizona Veterinary Medical Association, a first-time exhibit featuring animal-themed artwork created by veterinarians will be held from Nov. 6 through Jan. 20 in Tucson.

Corvallis, Ore. -- Dr. Helen Diggs has been named director of the Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Oregon State University.

San Diego -- The American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) and the ACVS Foundation honored two longtime diplomates with major awards at the recent 2008 ACVS Veterinary Symposium.

Topeka, Kan. -- Veterinarians in Kansas currently are exempt from a new law requiring those who dispense scheduled substances from reporting to an electronic prescription monitoring program, but a new veterinary task force will determine whether that exemption stays.

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.

Offers are pouring in to help the Obamas decide what breed to select as First Dog.

Veterinarian Kurt Schrader won his race for U.S. Representative from Oregon's 5th Congressional District Nov. 4.

The AVMA is offering assistance to California food-animal producers in the wake of the Prop 2 passage.

On the second try, humane groups in Massachusetts finally succeeding in getting a statewide dog racing ban passed.

Passage of Prop 2 will mean big changes for California's food-animal industry.

No matter who wins, the issues facing the veterinary community remain the same.

Des Moines, Iowa -- Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine may have found a better way to treat canine eye diseases than typical drops.

Tampa, Fla. -- Florida Specialists and Cancer Treatment Center (FVS) has been awarded a grant from Morris Animal Foundation to develop a test to determine before surgery whether an animal would benefit from spinal surgery.

San Francisco, Calif. -- PetWave.com offers a new tool for pet owners, with a pet health library based on veterinary standards and a suite of pet health management tools.

Lexington, Ky. -- Veterinarians and others working at racetracks in Kentucky are facing an increase in licensing fees in 2009.

Des Moines, Iowa -- Wells Fargo Retail Services has begun a new partnership with Morris Animal Foundation that will direct contributions to the research group.

Pullman, Wash. -- The dean of Washington State University (WSU) College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) will permanently step down at the end of the month to take over the duties of WSU provost full-time.

London -- On Oct. 31, veterinarians will again be allowed to charge animal owners for writing prescriptions when a three-year ban on such fees vanishes.