News

Raleigh, N.C. -- Morris Animal Foundation again is working to further veterinary research, this time by donating more than $1.2 million to North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine for a variety of studies.

Davis, Calif. -- Educational institutions in California have been hit hard by the recession, but University of California-Davis (UC-Davis) Chancellor Linda Katehi reports that the university took in a record $622 million in research funds for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2009.

Washington, D.C. -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved a bill Dec. 10 that would ban the shipping and importing of all varieties of python into the United States.

Washington -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued its first conditional license for a pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine for swine to Pfizer Animal Health. The vaccine is intended to protect pigs from developing the virus.

2009 Year in Review

2009 Year in Review

2009 Year in Review

2009 Year in Review

2009 Year in Review

Over the course of a year, DVM Newsmagazine published hundreds of news stories about the veterinary profession and trends influencing it. This list and photo gallery chronicles events influencing your profession in 2009.

2009 Year in Review

2009 Year in Review

2009 Year in Review

West Lafayette, Ind. -- Purdue University researchers have received a $1.3 million grant that will help educate school children about animals and the link between human and animal health.

National Report -- While the death toll of H1N1-infected domestic cats continues to rise, officials at Safari West Wildlife Preserve in Santa Rosa, Calif., have announced that a cheetah caught the pandemic virus last month.

Washington, D.C. -- The Food and Drug Administration has created a new Pet Health and Safety Widget for use for free on Web sites.

Washington -- The National Veterinary Accreditation Program (NVAP) is undergoing some changes, which will affect most veterinarians in terms of the continuing education they must earn and how their accreditation is renewed.

The rumored move of the equine drug-testing laboratory from Cornell to another college is not yet a done deal.

DO NOT LIST.

Austin, Texas -- Dee Ellis, DVM, has been named the new Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) director and Texas state veterinarian.

Las Vegas -- The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) gave awards for service to the industry, distinguished teaching, and equine welfare at its ongoing 55th Annual Convention.

Miami Gardens, Fla. -- Calder Race Course officials have lifted the quarantine on one barn that began Dec. 3, but are keeping three other barns closed because of a horse that tested positive for equine herpes virus (EHV-1).

Schaumberg, Ill. -- The president of the Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA) may soon be an official participant of American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Executive Board meetings instead of just an invited guest if a proposed bylaw amendment is approved by the Executive Board Jan. 9.

National Report -- A new study by Consumer Reports Magazine reveals that most chickens sold in U.S. stores carry salmonella or campylobacter.

West Lafayette, Ind. -- We know that women tend to live longer than men, but a new study shows that the same may be true in dogs, especially if a female dog?s ovaries are not surgically removed early in life.

Holiday Hazard 2: Chocolate

Meta, Mo. -- Diamond Pet Foods has reported a total of 21 cats with thiamine deficiency in Pennsylvania and New York since a voluntary recall of two brands of the company's dry cat food in September.

Holiday hazard 3: Plants

Citing injuries and fatalities to horses -- despite new safety measures -- Victoria ends jumps racing.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan -- The University of Saskatchewan's Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Dr. Douglas Freeman, a former dean candidate at The Ohio State University, as the new dean for the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.