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National Report -- Another company voluntarily recalled a number of pet foods products made with peanut ingredients from a Georgia plant in the wake of a national Salmonella outbreak that has made one dog and hundreds of people sick.

National Report -- Federal and state veterinary officials continue to look for the source of an outbreak of contagious equine metritis (CEM) that now affects at least 563 horses in 46 states.

The first case of a dog sickened from tainted peanut products has been reported on the West Coast.

A bill in the Illinois legislature would define tail and ear cropping as animal torture.

Researchers have verified a benefit of sleep.

Springfield, Ill. -- Illinois may declare ear cropping and tail docking "animal torture" if a bill introduced in late January is passed.

The sedative acepromazine only produces mild sedation and has no analgesic effects; increasing the dose of acepromazine does not increase the level of sedation and may only intensify any adverse effects.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) hired Kenneth A. Clever, DVM, as an assistant director in its Education and Research Division.

Vancouver, B.C. -- Canadian authorities are conducting tests to determine the pathogenicity, subtype and strain of H5 bird-flu virus that infected 60,000 turkeys euthanized last week on an Abbotsford farm.

Albany, N.Y. -- All dogs in New York may have to be microchipped and identified in a state registry if a new bill makes it out of committee.

Lancaster, Calif. -- Several dog breeds will have to go under the knife in the next few weeks when a municipal law requiring sterilization by breed takes effect.

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More than 1 million dogs and cats are at risk for becoming homeless, the ASPCA believes.

Ames, Iowa -- Employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) are under investigation after allegedly using veterinary credentials to purchase medications for human use.

Two people charged with felony maltreatment of horses have filed civil suits against their accusers.

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After being laid off, former television journalist pursues his lifelong dream of working with animals.

Pullman, Wash. -- The dismal economy has prompted Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine to cancel its 2009 Conference for Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians slated for next month in Spokane.

Meridian, ID -- MWI's stock shot up 28 percent today in trading after the veterinary distributor announced 14 percent growth in fourth-quarter revenues over the same period last year.

Columbia, S.C. -- Veterinarians and animal-welfare groups are among those named in civil lawsuits filed by two members of a South Carolina family who seek more than $300 million in damages, fees and restitution for what they claim are unjustified animal-cruelty charges brought against them last year.

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The rotation schedule will start in 2015 in the five as-yet-to-be-determined cities.

Davis, Calif. -- The Center for Companion Animal Health, University of California, Davis, received a $100,000 grant for the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program from the ASPCA.

Ascites is a known negative prognostic factor in people with liver disease, so the authors of a recent study published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine set out to determine whether this is true in dogs as well, especially since no definitive prognostic indicators have been established for chronic hepatitis in dogs.

Topeka, Kan. - As part of the Pet Dental Health Month, Hill's Pet Nutrition is co-sponsoring the 15th annual Pets Need Dental Care, Too campaign.

Raleigh, N.C. - The Labrador Retriever is again the nation's most popular purebred dog, but it has nothing to do with the recent movie, "Marley and Me."

Schaumburg, Ill. - The AVMA is looking at a $6.8 million shortfall to its investment earnings.

Schaumburg, Ill. - Seven of nine resolutions where approved by the AVMA's House of Delegates in January.

From positions on ear-cropping to sow housing, animal-welfare questions are capturing consumer headlines. DVM Newsmagazine asked veterinarians to share their opinions on these issues.

Brunswick, Ga. - Charged with improperly disposing of two dead horses, citizens spoke up to vindicate this veterinarian.