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Santa Monica has joined San Francisco in trying to limit declawing before a new state law takes effect Jan. 1.

The range of animal welfare topics continues to expand in all types of practice, whether it be determining a beloved dog's worth, deciding whether it is more humane to slaughter unwanted horses, or providing food animals a good quality of life. And your voice is needed.

BI has made a deal with Pfizer to purchase much of the Fort Dodge animal-health portfolio.

Bismarck, N.D. -- Anthrax is reported in North Dakota for the first time this year, in a county that hasn?t seen a case of the disease in nine years.

These 5 tips will help prepare a client for a new horse.

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Lexington, Ky. -- Tickets to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games go on sale Friday (Sept. 25) at noon -- exactly one year before the games begin in Lexington's Kentucky Horse Park.

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When a turtle's forelimbs were severely injured in a raccoon attack, an enterprising veterinarian came up with a unique prosthetic to get the turtle back on his feet.

Washington -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking health-care providers, veterinarians included, to voice their opinions on the regulation of medical products and prescription-drug promotions on the Internet and social networking sites.

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Las Vegas -- More than 4,000 veterinarians, veterinary students and technicians are expected for the 55th annual convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Dec. 5-9 at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

Fort Worth, Texas -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has an ongoing program offering $500 to those who adopt mature horses 4 to 10 years old from public lands as part of National Wild Horse Adoption Day Sept. 26.

National Report -- A new application for the iPhone may help veterinarians track the spread of infectious diseases like the H1N1 virus and West Nile virus.

Whitehouse Station, N.J. -- Global pharmaceutical company Sanofi-aventis is now sole owner of Merial Ltd. after purchasing Merck & Co.?s remaining 50 percent interest for $4 billion.

National Report -- Dog bites accounted for one-third of all homeowner insurance liability claims in 2008, according to data collected by the nonprofit Insurance Information Institute.

A consumer group has identified high levels of toxins such as lead in a variety of common products, including those for pets.

Lenoir, N.C. -- Dr. Beth Jones, a veterinarian from Lenoir, N.C., announced she will run for the state Senate in 2010, attempting to unseat District 44 Sen. Jim Jacumin (R-Burke).

Clients expect that practitioners can easily treat their exotic pets, but veterinarians typically have much less experience treating them than they have treating dogs and cats.

FDA warns against importation or compounding of trilostane following the approval of Vetoryl.

Veterinarians may want to get in line early to receive the H1N1 vaccines recently approved by FDA.

The number of rabies-infected cats was almost four times that of rabies-infected dogs in the United States in 2008, according to a new report from the American Veterinary Medical Association.

The AVMA is dipping into its reserves to fund travel expenses for next year's HOD sessions.

The number of rabies-infected cats was almost four times that of dogs in 2008.

This week, the Pilots N Paws program aims to rescue 5,000 shelter animals.

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In her book "Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know," Alexandra Horowitz tries to help us all experience things from a dog's eye view.

Anderson, Ind. -- A suspected contagious infection in two Thoroughbred racehorses resulted in the quarantine of those two and 57 other horses at Anderson's Hoosier Park racetrack north of Indianapolis.

A veterinary researcher and a biologist believe they've found a more effective method of collecting snake venom and also may have shed some new light on evolution.

A Kansas State University professor provides guidelines for getting pets in shape.