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National Report - A new rule further curtailing the use of double-deck trailers to transport horses bound for slaughter is being applauded by veterinary groups.

Gainesville, Fla. -- Veterinarians at the University of Florida say they can perform surgical removal of heartworms in severe cases.

Lakewood, Colo. -- The American Animal Hospital Assocation (AAHA) has acquired the assets of My Veterinary Career (MVC) in an effort to lower a reported 30 percent rate of turnover in the veterinary profession.

Washington -- Veterinarian Marguerite Pappaioanou resigned as executive director of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) effective Oct. 31.

Rockville, Md. -- Thousands of bags of soy flour, which is used to make human and animal food products, are being recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination.

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Philadelphia -- Ralph Brinster, the Richard King Mellon professor of reproductive physiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) has become the first veterinarian to win the National Medal of Science.

Olympia, Wash. -- Washington state lawmakers launched a new comprehensive prescription reporting program for most controlled substances last month.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) released new statements on the most critical issues facing veterinary medicine.

Starting salaries for veterinarians entering the profession declined last year, but educational debt is rising.

When it comes to the economics of veterinary education, the future is unsustainable for most students.

Helena, Mont. -- The Montana Department of Livestock has quarantined a herd of 150 cattle after six tested positive for brucellosis.

Rockville, Md. -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it would allow Merial to import limited quantities of Immiticide from a European supplier to address concerns over a shortage of the drug to treat heartworm infection in dogs.

Grenada, West Indies -- St. George's University (SGU) School of Veterinary Medicine has been granted full accreditation by the American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) Council on Education (COE).

Raleigh, N.C. -- Dr. D. Paul Lunn, professor of equine medicine and head of the Department of Clinical Sciences at Colorado State University?s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been named the new dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University (NCSU), effective Feb. 15, 2012.

A certain scent is associated with lung cancer, and dogs can detect it.

"This just spread like wildfire," says veterinarian Michele Wright of Huebner Oaks Veterinary Hospital.

Madison, Wis. -- Dr. Daryl Buss, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine (UW-Madison), will retire after 17 years at the helm.

Knoxville, Tenn. -- The Equine Hospital at the University of Tennessee (UT) Veterinary Medical Center was placed under a 7-day quarantine Sept. 16 by the Tennessee State Veterinarian following a confirmed case of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1).

Oklahoma City, Okla. -- New regulations on commercial pet breeding require treatment of sick animals and annual veterinary wellness exams. The action follows new rules approved the Oklahoma?s Board of Commercial Pet Breeders on July 15.

Madison, N.J. -- Pfizer Animal Health is voluntarily recalling one lot each of Antisedan® (atipamezole hydrochloride) Sterile Injectable Solution and Dexdomitor® (dexmedetomidine hydrochloride) Sterile Injectable Solution after it was discovered that some of these products may contain foreign particles.

Ocala, Fla. -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration lost its first attempt at shutting down a veterinary compounding operation Sept. 12, when a U.S. District Court denied its motion for a permanent injunction against Franck?s Pharmacy of Ocala, Fla.

Lansing, Mich. -- Pet owners in Michigan may soon have the opportunity to "return" sick or diseased animals to their place of purchase if a proposed new law passes.

Bastrop County, Texas -- A Texas veterinary response team has been deployed to find and care for animal victims following a major wildfire in the state.

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Rome -- A major resurgence of the H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza through a mutant strain of the virus is spreading through Asia and global leaders are warning against a possible marriage between the highly lethal bird flu strain and the highly infectious H1N1.

Annapolis, Md. -- Veterinary candidates who did not earn a degree from a veterinary program accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education (COE), but who have passed the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence (PAVE), will now be considered for state licensure in Maryland.

Rockville, Md. -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning veterinarians about a possible risk of fractures associated with a device used to deliver the feline leukemia vaccine through the skin of cats.