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Austin, Texas - 10/8/07 - A $13-million price tag is attached to an effort to eradicate the incursion of tiny fever ticks into a once tick-free five-county Texas area along the Mexican border, says livestock officials.

Denver, Colo. - 10/4/07 - A public service announcement campaign to promote awareness and accreditation standards kicks off on the worldwide web this month, sponsored by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA).

Santa Ana, Calif. - Vsurance, an insurance provider covering pets' veterinary care services through its Health Insurance for Pets program recently announced the latest market trends in the pet healthcare industry.

Rockville, MD. - 10/1/07 - The Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA-CVM) wants nominations for voting members to serve on the agency's Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee (VMAC).

Schaumburg, Ill. - 9/27/07 - A New Zealand veterinary institution has gained full accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association accreditation arm, the Council on Education.

Denver, Colo. - 9/26/07 - Animal owners can now get their pet insurance questions answered by an industry expert by logging onto the Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) Web site.

DeKalb, Ill. - 9/24/07 - The nation's last horse slaughter plant will again shut down after a court ruled against their appeal to a state law banning the practice.

Portland, Ore. - 9/23/07 - John Payne is the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Banfield, The Pet Hospital?, succeeding veterinary pioneer, Scott Campbell, DVM, who retired as CEO in early July 2007.

Washington - 9/22/07 - The United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced his resignation earlier this week--after almost three years in office--through the following letter.

Leesburg, Va. - 9/21/07 - Dr. Jennifer G. Barrett joined Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center as an assistant professor of equine surgery.

Kansas City, Mo. - 9/19/07 - The Center for Biological Safety and Security has been launched by Midwest Research Institute (MRI), a government and industry research and laboratory consulting service.

Washington - 9/18/07 - Rebecca Bech has been named deputy administrator for biotechnology services (BRS) in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

Washington - 9/17/07 - Cattle trade with Canada will be expanded by the end of the year, announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Kansas City - 09/16/2007- More than 6,318 attendees filed into CVC Central yesterday. According to Peggy Shandy Lane, CVC's conference director, more walk-in registrations will likely boost attendance figures over the next two days.

Schaumburg, Ill. - 9/15/07 - Recent reports and studies linking microchip identification implants, commonly used in dogs and cats, to cancer in dogs and laboratory animals need to be researched further, says the American Veterinary Medical Association in a statement released this week.

Schaumburg, Ill. - 9/14/07 - Multiple brands of jerky treats manufactured in China have been making pets sick, reports the American Veterinary Medical Association. No deaths have been reported, but symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea and lethargy.

Orlando, Fla. - 9/13/07 - More than 3,000 equine practitioners, veterinary students, technicians and horse owners are expected to attend the 53rd annual convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Dec. 1-5 at Orlando's Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center.

Bowling Green, Ky. - 9/11/07 - The United States is not keeping pace with other developed countries regarding animal traceability systems for disease control purposes.

Atlanta - 9/7/07 - The first-ever World Rabies Day - an international effort to raise awareness about the risks of rabies - kicks off tomorrow, Sept. 8. The event aims to heighten understanding of the impact of human and animal rabies, while encouraging prevention to help avoid more than 55,000 rabies-related deaths that are estimated to occur each year.

Portland - 9/5/2007 - More than 140 leaders, representing many of the diverse disciplines in the veterinary market, hope to address the perceived and growing shortage of veterinarians in the United States.

Schaumburg, Ill. - 9/4/07 - "Being a Pet is Risky Business" campaign, sponsored by the American Veterinary Medical Association, aims to raise awareness about common pet disease risks and how to protect against them.

Oklahoma City, Okla. - 8/29/2007 - Construction of an $11.3-million laboratory at the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry broke ground, beginning the yearlong project that will increase biosecurity efforts and testing capabilities.

Athens, Ga. - 8/27/2007 - A University of Georgia alumnus with a lifelong love of horses donated $1 million to the university's College of Veterinary Medicine to endow a chair in equine studies.

Monument, Colo. - 8/24/2007 - A nationwide DVM survey is targeting the single largest expense to veterinary practices - inventory management - to better understand challenges and opportunities to improve business performance.

Washington - 8/23/2007 - Up to $5.9 million in aid from the United States Department of Agriculture will be available to a Kansas town and surrounding areas leveled by a powerful tornado in late May that left over 400 animals displaced.

Ithaca, N.Y. - 8/22/2007 - Cornell University is awaiting final town approval before ramping up for their next construction project: an $80 million, state-of-the-art building to house the Animal Health Diagnostic Center.

Washington - 8/21/2007 - The American Kennel Club (AKC) filed a request with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to form a political action committee focused on canine legislative issues.

Louisiana - 8/20/2007 - The state is urging horse owners to vaccinate their animals after the mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) caused the deaths of at least eight horses in Lafourche Parish, La.