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Veterinary salaries are growing at a higher rate than inflation, according to a new AVMA report.

Brea, Calif. -- Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) has reached a milestone, now offering more than 2,000 companies the chance to enroll employees in a voluntary pet health insurance program.

Columbus, Ohio -- The American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) has elected a new president, Dr. Michael D. Lairmore of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and a veterinarian with the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine.

Columbia, Mo. -- A new Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) was dedicated earlier this month at the University of Missouri campus giving researchers the necessary tools to study emerging infectious diseases such as West Nile virus and tularemia, pathogens commonly found in Missouri.

Reno, Nev. -- Thousands of unadoptable wild horses in U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) holding facilities could be saved from possible euthanasia or slaughter if the agency decides to accept an offer from Madeleine Pickens, wife of Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens, to create a preserve where the horses could live out their lives.

Now that the gene causing bladder stones in Dalmatians has been identified, the problem can be prevented by breeding with dogs that do not have the mutated gene.

Lansdowne, Va. -- Forty-two U. S. scientists and specialists gathered at a national forum to consider ways to defend the United States from outbreaks of zoonotic diseases.

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Denver -- The Morris Animal Foundation (MAF), in an effort to increase veterinary research into feline health issues, has launched the Happy Healthy Cat Campaign.

Davis, Calif. -- A team of researchers at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine say a gene mutation is responsible for high levels of uric acid, and sometimes bladder stones, in Dalmatians.

Sacramento -- Increased pet abandonment, euthanasia and public-health problems will be the likely result of the a newly proposed California tax on veterinary services, according to a statement issued today by the California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA).

Kennett Square, Pa. -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine broke ground on its new state-of-the-art James M. Moran Jr. Critical Care Center at Penn Vet's new Bolton Center.

Denver -- The Morris Animal Foundation announced a plan for 2009 that includes funding about 200 animal studies.

Mayfield Village, Ohio -- Embrace Pet Insurance landed its first institutional investment round of $2.1 million.

To improve state funds, veterinary care--lumped with furniture repair and amusement park fees, among other things--would be taxed almost 10%.

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Washington -- The always-in-danger-of-closing Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) garnered a few extra months of operation, but with drastic cutbacks.

VetMgrCentral is now offering a veterinary management scholarship program.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- DVMs should report pesticide incidents involving animals to a new veterinarians-only website.

California is looking for ways to make ends meet, including a proposed new veterinary service tax.

Tallahassee, Fla. -- No horses that tested positive for piroplasmosis during a nearly two-month investigation remain on Florida premises, the state's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced, although six properties remain under quarantine.

As more and more facilities offer the ability to care for pets part-time, veterinarians examine the implications for animal welfare.

Brussels -- The European Union's (EU) Veterinary Week 2008 kicks off today.

SUMMARY: Tucson, Ariz. -- Sponsored by the Southern Arizona Veterinary Medical Association, a first-time exhibit featuring animal-themed artwork created by veterinarians will be held from Nov. 6 through Jan. 20 in Tucson.

Corvallis, Ore. -- Dr. Helen Diggs has been named director of the Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Oregon State University.

San Diego -- The American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) and the ACVS Foundation honored two longtime diplomates with major awards at the recent 2008 ACVS Veterinary Symposium.

Topeka, Kan. -- Veterinarians in Kansas currently are exempt from a new law requiring those who dispense scheduled substances from reporting to an electronic prescription monitoring program, but a new veterinary task force will determine whether that exemption stays.

The vote to ban commercial dog racing will force Massachusetts dog tracks to close in 2010.

Washington -- An FDA-ordered ban of extra-label use of cephalosporin in food-producing animals could be delayed after nearly 300 comments poured in during an already extended public comment period.

Offers are pouring in to help the Obamas decide what breed to select as First Dog.