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Lean state budgets starve veterinary colleges
September 1st 2002Nashville, Tenn.- As the University of Tennessee's (UT) veterinary college and hospital reopens following a historic three-day government shutdown, DVM educators say the state legislature's impasse on a budget not only is to blame for the closure, but also signifies an economic crunch of national proportions.
Investigators hammer New Jersey SPCA
September 1st 2002Trenton, N.J.-Inquiries into "widespread abuse and malfeasance" on behalf of the New Jersey Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has state officials promising "sweeping changes" in an organization responsible for enforcing animal cruelty laws.
Schering-Plough licenser to sue patent violators
September 1st 2002Atlanta-After swallowing the financial side effects of the Food and Drug Administration's $500 million fine on Schering-Plough, a patent holder for canine "dry eye" medication is, in turn, slapping lawsuits on negligent compounding pharmacies.