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SACRAMENTO, CALIF.-The California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) endorses eight animal welfare guidelines designed to direct the group's position on controversial matters, such as cat declaws, tail docking and the production of foie gras.

TRENTON, N.J.-A draft of the state's Animal Welfare Task Force report obtained by DVM Newsmagazine prior to publication has New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association (NJVMA) officials reeling.

Orlando, Fla.- A gaping hole allowed 2 inches of rain water to drench computers and other equipment in the Florida Veterinary Medical Association's (FVMA) building after Hurricane Jeanne gushed across Orlando.

COLUMBUS, OHIO-The 2004 Ohio Society Association Executives (OSAE) Achievement Award was given to the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) at the OSAE Conference. The annual award was given to the OVMA for a marketing program developed by the association.

SCHAUMBURG, ILL.-The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is hosting three animal welfare meetings this month, including the long-awaited first gathering of the Task Force on the Housing of Pregnant Sows, scheduled Nov. 3-4 at the Marriott Northwest in Hoffman Estates, Ill.

WASHINGTON-Roughly 4.5 percent of American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) members donated a total $400,000 to the group's Political Action Committee (PAC), which contributes to campaigns of federal congressional and senatorial candidates.

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LAS VEGAS-American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) officials have committed $750,000 to lease a temporary site for candidates taking the final step of the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) process, which assesses the knowledge and aptitude of foreign graduates pursuing licensure in the United States.

Schaumburg, Ill.-The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) created a mentoring program to help veterinarians and veterinary students share information and build professional networks.

PHILADELPHIA-The Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) unveiled a collaborative union to promote the merits of laboratory animal research.

PHILADELPHIA-Fort Dodge and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) joined forces to promote awareness on pet aging and unveiled details of an educational initiative promoting twice-yearly veterinary exams.

PHILADELPHIA-Two of the nation's top veterinary medical groups are giving up efforts to unite their rival educational equivalency programs for graduates of non-accredited schools.

AUGUSTA, MAINE-The Maine Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA) champions full disclosure of vaccine information to pet owners and is setting out to create a model form for practitioners.

PHILADELPHIA-American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) delegates have positioned the group against the forced molting of layer hens, adopting the crux of a resolution that's been nixed by the policy makers for six consecutive years.

PHILADELPHIA- Animal agriculture resolutions and Dr. Bonnie Beaver's presidential speech set a welfare-related tone for this year's American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) House of Delegates (HOD) meeting.

SCHAUMBURG, ILL.-Dr. James Peddie is leaving his post as American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) treasurer as well as his teaching position at a california community college.

Both associations encourage actions to help resolve massive problem

DENVER-The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) formed a task force to develop standard diagnostic codes for the veterinary profession.

SCHAUMBURG, ILL - A public relations battle plaguing the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) peaked last month when a full-page advertisement in the New York Times accused the nation's largest veterinary organization's of harming animals.

SAN FRANCISCO-California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) delegates have been charged with sending a message to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA): oppose the forced molting of layer hens.

Washington-Dr. Jack O. Walther has urged Congress to commit more federal funds toward battling chronic wasting (CWD) disease in elk and deer herds.

Executive Board establishes position introduced by group's Animal Welfare Committee

Dr. Jan Donlin assumes interim role of assistant executive vice president

Denver-The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) introduced its 2004-2005 board of directors at the association's 71st Annual Meeting in Tampa in April.

Schaumburg, Ill.-The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Executive Board approved, at presstime, granting funds for a Food Animal Summit Taskforce research project designed to maintain the availability of veterinarians for careers in agriculture-related fields.

Columbus, Ohio-Ohio Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) leaders plan to rescind a statewide prohibition on non-DVM ownership of veterinary hospitals and clinics in a move that surprised stakeholders on both sides of the issue.

Schaumburg, Ill.-The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 857) holds potential to harm more horses than it rescues, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

If Dr. Dennis Feinberg, incoming president of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), was allowed to focus energies on just one demographic during his presidential tenure, he's convinced students would win out.

Hastings, Neb.-The Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) is suing Gary Management Organization, Inc. (GMO), its executive director, E. Don Ellerbee, and bookkeeper Terese M. Kehoe, for the alleged mismanagement of the group's scholarship foundation funds, court records show.

Cleveland-The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) explores random hospital inspections in an effort to dissuade practitioners from cheating its accreditation system.