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SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - California officials are at an impasse over how much education should be required to take the registered veterinary technician exam.

Washington - President Bush signed the Higher Education Reauthorization Bill into law last month, paving the way for a veterinary grant program that would increase the number of veterinarians in public health practice and research.

Trying to bridge public health with the medical and veterinary communities is no small undertaking.

Okemos, Mich. - Karlene Belyea, executive director of the Michigan Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA), was named 2008 Executive of the Year.

LEXINGTON, KY. - William Moyer, DVM, professor of sports medicine and head of the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, was named 2009 vice president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP).

The convergence of people, animals and the environment could be the most critical risk factor to the spread of infectious disease.

A debate has ensued over California's Prop 2, which would drastically alter animal agriculture.

Nashville, Tenn. -- The International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management (IVAPM) is offering a certification program for those interested in new methods of pain management.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- Make a donation to the American Veterinary Medical Association Political Action Committee and earn money for your state VMA's scholarship fund or college scholarship fund.

Lexington, Ky. -- The Equine Disaster Relief Fund, administered by the American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation, is accepting donations to help horses in Texas and Louisiana affected by Hurricane Ike.

Lexington, Ky. -- William Moyer, DVM, professor of sports medicine and head of the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, was named 2009 vice president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP).

Ending horse slaughter would cause more suffering of horses, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) recently testified before a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee.

The recently announced partnership between Pets Best Insurance and the American Veterinary Medical Association's Group Health & Life Insurance Trust (GHLIT) has some competitors crying foul.

Nearly 100 volunteers descended on New Orleans in July to volunteer at four area animal shelters.

The North American Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA), which formed in 2007, will locate in Kansas City, the group announced.

New Orleans - The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) presented U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) with the first AVMA Advocacy Award at its annual conference.

The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) says it had little alternative but to ban compounded-drug displays at its convention in San Diego this December.

The Wisconsin Humane Society is buying the assets of one of the nation's largest dog-breeding facilities and shutting down the operation, seeking homes for more than 1,100 dogs housed there.

Better parameters on what veterinarians consider suitable conditions for companion-animal domestic travel could be crafted at the next American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Veterinary Service meeting.

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Portland, Ore. - More than half of the veterinarians surveyed report revenue growth for the first two quarters of 2008.

Paradise, Calif. - Thick smoke forced him from his home, but it hasn't kept Dr. Mike Seely from visiting a local evacuation shelter where he checks on hundreds of pets and livestock displaced by the wildfires that burn throughout California.

New Orleans - Veterinarians once again squared off on animal-welfare and human-health issues at this year's American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) House of Delegates meeting.

San Diego - Veterinarians can earn more than 300 CE credits and peruse the offerings of numerous product vendors at the American College of Veterinary Surgeons' Symposium in San Diego Oct. 22-25 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt.

New Orleans - Whether even to discuss a ban on antimicrobials in livestock feed for growth promotion split the House of Delegates nearly in half at the annual American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) conference.

Impotent might be the best word to describe a law that would have required almost every cat and dog older than 4 months to be spayed or neutered before the measure was dramatically altered on the California Senate floor.

New Orleans -- The House of Delegates voted Dr. Larry R. Corry the 2008 president-elect of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) during the group's annual convention in July.

Milwaukee, Wis. - The Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) agreed to purchase one of the nation's largest dog-breeding facilities, then shut down the operation.

Moorpark, Calif. -- Dr. Al Schwartz was named president of the Association for Veterinary Family Practice (AVFP).

Schaumburg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is warning the veterinary community of a telephone scam being reported by its members.