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Washington -- The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges is now seeking applications for executive director, following the Oct. 31 resignation of veterinarian Marguerite Pappaioanou.

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ALBANY, N.Y. - New York now requires animals that have been exposed to rabies to go through a 10-day confinement and observation period in a secured facility, like a veterinarian's office.

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National Report - Veterinarians and medical researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University have identified a gene that causes a blindness-inducing disease in dogs.

White paper's authors question equine veterinarians' current mediciation and treatment practices.

Dr. Robert M. Miller celebrates the 250th anniversary of the first modern veterinary school.

Rockville, Md. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a 2012-2016 strategic plan for the Center for Veterinary Medicine and Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

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Washington - The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and a number of other animal welfare groups are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit filed by the National Meat Association that seeks to overturn a California law banning the killing and processing of "downer" livestock."

Canton, Ohio - Mary Beth Leininger, DVM, has been named the vice president of veterinary relations for The Hartville Group and its subsidiary, Petsmarketing.com.

Practice negotiates settlement with state's environmental agency over medical-waste disposal.

Tallahassee, Fla. - The definition of domestic violence in Florida may be expanded to include animals, according to new legislation.

Economic outlook clouded by a myriad of new challenges for veterinary practices.

AAHA offers new guidelines for anesthesizing dogs and cats.

A 5-year-old dog was given a new lease on life-more significantly, a new face.

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This study evaluated whether treating dogs with amoxicillin/clavulanic acid affects the clinical course or outcome.

Napa Valley, Calif. - By the time she was 6 years old, Dr. Linday Graham already had her sights set on being a veterinarian.

MSU cancels mobile clinic partly in response to concerns about competition from local DVMs.

Sacramento, Calif. - Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Oct. 7 that would have created new licensing protocols and reporting requirements for institutions that offer dogs for adoption or sale.

State survey shows some veterinarians make far below the national average.

Sacramento, Calif. - Dogs whose lives could be endangered by a rabies vaccination may receive an exemption in California.

Zanesville, Ohio - "One of the captains ... said to me, 'We all knew this was going to end badly, we just didn't know how badly it would (end).'"

When a cat experiences seizures that do not impact the entire body, this may indicate changes in the hippocampus of the cat's brain.

National Report - Morris Animal Foundation and other leading veterinary charities earned a top rating, according to Charity Navigator.

Salem, Ore. - Chiropractic treatment by non-veterinarians is believed to be the most common form of "illegal practice" in Oregon, according to a new survey of veterinarians by the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA).

Davis, Calif. - Dr. Patricia Conrad, a veterinary pathologist and professor at the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (UC-Davis) has been elected to the Institute of Medicine.