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New definition of "retail pet store" designed to ensure health and welfare of pets sold sight-unseen to buyers.

Environmental sampling of pharmacy's clean room revealed presence of microorganisms and fungal growth.

Pet insurance company reveals the highest claims reported over the past year-most cost clients more than $10,000.

FDA inspection finds that South Carolina plant did not take reasonable precautions to prevent contamination.

Insurers across the country paid nearly $479 million in dog bite claims last year. Find out where the dogs' bite was worse than their bark.

Recall includes twelve brands of dry dog food; CDC investigation continues.

Outbreak strains of the bacteria infect 124 people from 27 states, CDC reports.

Affected horse euthanized; facility placed under quarantine.

The language you use can make a difference. Which term gets it right?

New 2012 heartworm preventive initiatives and updated guidelines available

Analytical testing of the product sample indicated a low level of thiamine (Vitamin B1).

A series of profiles of this year's AAEP Markel scholarship recipients.

In this issue: Learn to perform skin scraping and surface cytology; investigate animal hoarding crime scenes; give clients what they want; train your team for healthy pets; plus view videos, photos, and more.

New data reveals where employers and team members feel the pinch of working in a veterinary hospital.

New findings from the Pet Allergy Worldwide Survey reveal surprising results.

Animal hoarding happens in every community. Look for these signs and protect your veterinary patients.

A novel veterinary treatment offers hope for these often hopeless cases.

Increasing pet owner options about where to obtain medications means veterinarians must adjust, experts say.

Increasing global need for protein sources discussed at conference, along with how educational specialization could better serve future rural veterinarians.

Nebraska has passed a law that will preempt efforts to award non-economic damages in cases of pet loss.

Piedmont Pharmaceuticals and Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceuticals have signed a joint agreement to develop companion animal health pharmaceuticals for China and other markets worldwide.

Nonveterians with a master's degree in animal science may now perform bovine embryo transplantation.

Veterinarian Ralph Brinster has published a new 14-year study that could reveal the keys to increased male fertility after treatment of childhood cancer.

The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech has a new professor of large-animal surgery, Earl Gaughn, DVM.

The University of California's Joseph Gaydos, VMD, PhD will chair a science panel created to restore Puget Sound, the largest inland sea in the United States.

Consumer outreach efforts intended to drive clients to visit veterinary clinics.

Find out what you need to know to identify pyometra as early as possible.

Bill calls for disciplinary action against veterinarians who don't obtain 'express prior authorization.'

Animal Health Institute says order diverts resources from current stakeholder activity.

We eat a lot of crow when we do the things we deplore.