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Columbus, Ohio --The Ohio House of Representatives recently struck down a long-standing designation in Ohio law that pit bull are inherently vicious.

Elmsford, N.Y. -- AFP Imaging Corporation just changed its name to ImageWorks. The company describes itself as a vertically integrated manufacturer of dental, veterinary and medical imaging technologies.

Columbus, Ohio -- The newly created Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board created a new Web site, www.ohiolivestockcarestandardsboard.org, to keep the public informed on new policies and board meetings.

The numbers of oiled wildlife in the Gulf region continue to grow.

A new DNA database is unveiled at UC-Davis.

Grammy Award-winning singer allegedly skimped on paying veterinary bills; Carey lawyers plan to fight lawsuit.

Washington -- The North American Veterinary Medical Education Consortium released an executive summary of its second national meeting yesterday.

An interview with U.S. Congressman Kurt Schrader, DVM.

Fort Collins, Colo. -- Cooler-than-normal spring temperatures are just one factor that could contribute to possible increased cases of West Nile virus this year.

Fort Collins, Colo. -- New Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn sites will provide a variety of information about the Colorado State University's veterinary college.

Manhattan, Kan. -- A Kansas State University veterinary professor is working to develop a partnership between the university and China aimed at improving Chinese animal health education, research, government and industrial work force.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary medical Association (AVMA) has appointed 11 individuals to its 20/20 Vision Commission, a group tasked with creating a vision for the near future of the association.

Gainesville, Fla. -- A cloned foal -- the first created using oocytes from a live mare -- was born at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine (UF) in March.

Sacramento -- The California State Assembly passed a bill that could require animal health insurance providers to better disclose policy limits.

Ithaca. N.Y. -- Cornell University?s College of Veterinary Medicine isn?t planning on waiting for customers to come through its hospital doors. Instead, the school has signed a 10-year lease to open the Cornell University Veterinary Specialists (CUVS), a satellite referral and 24-hour emergency care hospital, in the New York metro area, by early 2011.

West Lafayette, Ind. -- Purdue University plans to expand its emergency services beginning July 1, as part of a collaborative effort with the Animal Emergency Clinic near the school.

Sacramento, Calif. -- The California Veterinary Medical Board is sponsoring a new vehicle license plate to help fund no-cost and low-cost spaying and neutering at clinics and animal shelters, as well as redeemable coupons for the procedures at local veterinarians.

Denver/Overland Park, Kan. -- A three-year, $1 million project seeking to prevent, treat and cure cancer in dogs.

Los Angeles -- VCA Antech announced June 2 that it would be acquiring animal hospital operator PET DRx for about $41.25 million.

St. Louis -- The goal of the meeting was to bring together a group of primary-care educators to talk about the real-world skills veterinary students need.

Cincinnati, Ohio -- Cats fed a new recalled food are at greater risk for developing signs of thiamine deficiency.

The explosion on BP's Deepwater Horizon is the greatest man-made natural disaster in U.S. history.

Roseland, N.J. -- The United States Department of Agriculture granted full license today to the first canine influenza vaccine, Nobivac® Canine Flu H3N8.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) recently revised its policy on electronic identification for pets.

National Report -- The numbers of new veterinary graduates will increase by 3 percent this year.

Phoenix, Ariz. -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGEN) and the Van Andel Research Institute (VAI) have created a new Canine Hereditary Cancer Consortium, which aims to study naturally occurring cancers in dogs to better understand how the disease develops in both animals and humans.

Denver, Colo. -- The American Humane Association (AHA) has established an Animal Behavior and Training Advisory Committee comprised of some of the most prominent experts in the industry.

Washington -- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced May 28 that it is again delaying the enforcement deadline of the Red Flags Rule.