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MADISON, WIS. - 6/16/05 - A push to declare feral cats an unprotected species has been rejected by Wisconsin lawmakers and tabled by a state agency charged with moving the measure.

WASHINGTON - 6/15/05 - A new system imposed by the government to track animal safety starts July 1 for commercial airlines.

ST. PAUL, MINN. - 6/13/05 - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns says he is pleased with the firewalls the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has put in place to protect the U.S. beef supply from potential disease.

WASHINGTON - 06/10/05 - A veterinary-dentistry team wins first place in the interdisciplinary category of the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary's Award for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

MINNEAPOLIS - 6/9/05 - The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) plans to host a program to address diversity in veterinary medicine during the group?s annual convention next month in Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS - 6/8/05 Carl Osborne, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM and DVM Newsmagazine author and adviser received the Distinguished Teacher Award, as one of the 14 professors to receive the award at the University of Minnesota

WASHINGTON, D.C. - 6/7/05 - The Hartz Mountain Corp. says removing the company's topical flea and tick medication for cats is necessary due to owner reports of adverse reactions to the products.

MEXICO CITY - 6/2/05 - Dr. Rebecca Kirby was awarded the World Small Animal Veterinary Association's (WSAVA) Hill's Excellence in Veterinary Healthcare Award during the group's annual meeting in Mexico City.

PULLMAN, WASH. - 05/31/05 - London-based Wellcome Trust awarded $1.8 million to Washington State University (WSU) College of Veterinary Medicine's efforts to develop a vaccine for Babesiosis.

CHICAGO - 5/27/05 - Oxygen masks long used in veterinary medicine have been embraced by firefighters to prevent pets from smoke inhalation.

PHILADELPHIA - 5/26/05 - The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) has created the Veterinary Business Management Association (VBMA) in an effort to unite veterinary business clubs across the United States.

PORTLAND, ORE. - 5/25/05 - The Banfield Charitable Trust plans to help more than 3,000 low-income families, giving out $1 million in free healthcare for preventive medicine.

ALAMEDA, CALIF. - 5/23/05 - Maddie's Fund founders donated $93 million to the fund, building on their original donation of $200 million.

ITHACA, N.Y. - 5/20/05 - A Cornell University researcher won the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Award for work on the interaction of pathogens with their human hosts.

RENSSELAER, IND. - 5/19/05 - Dr. Tom Gillespie takes the reigns of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV). He was named president during the group's recently concluded annual meeting.

NORTH GRAFTON, MASS. - 05/17/05 - The generosity of the Cummings Foundation manifested with the renaming of Tufts' veterinary school to Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.

SECAUCUS, N.J. - 5/16/05 - The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) will be receiving funds through the Hartz Mountain Corporation from sales of VetPals, six plush stuffed animals that that will be sold to veterinarians.

NEW YORK - 5/13/05 - The nation's pet overpopulation problem will be the premise of a commencement speech given by Edwin Sayres, president of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).

FORT COLLINS, COLO. - 5/12/05 - A $1 million gift to Colorado State University (CSU) is earmarked for a new cancer biology program within the institution's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

SCHAUMBURG, ILL. - 5/9/05 - In effort to educate pet owners about the need for a twice-a-year pet wellness exams, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), and Fort Dodge once again unite for the spring pet wellness campaign.

CORVALLIS, ORE. - 5/06/05 - Clinical training will be offered to Ross University (RU) students through a partnership formed with Oregon State University (OSU).

WESTBROOK, MAINE - 05/04/05 - Banfield, The Pet Hospital signed a five-year deal with IDEXX Laboratories, which will equip each Banfield hospital with an expanded VetLab system to provide assay products.

WASHINGTON - 05/03/05 - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has adopted a final rule that will help the entity track incidents involving loss, injury or death of an animal during transport.

CLEVELAND - 5/2/05 - The World Veterinary Association sponsored World Veterinary Day as a worldwide event April 30, but the awareness does not receive its just recognition according to authorities.

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS - 4/29/05 - Texas A&M can add a horse to their list of cloned animals.

RALEIGH, N.C. - 4/29/05 - North Carolina State University?s College of Veterinary Medicine will dedicate a $35 million building designed specifically for clinical research in veterinary medicine today.

ST. PAUL, MINN. - 4/28/05 - Dr. Larry Heider was elected to the National Institute for Animal Agriculture's (NIAA) board of directors during the group's annual meeting.

NORTH GRAFTON, MASS. - 4/28/05 - Dr. Philip Kosch, dean of Tufts University's veterinary school since 1996, has asked to step down and begin a one-year sabbatical starting July 1.

COLUMBUS, OHIO - 4/27/05 - The immediate challenges for the new dean of The Ohio State University's (OSU) College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) will be to prepare for the college's 2006 accreditation review and upgrade its facilities to match the CVM's new four-story, $26-million Veterinary Medicine Academic Building.

MERIDIAN, IDAHO - 4/26/05 - MWI Veterinary Supply, a nationwide distributor of animal health products, is poised for its initial public offering after filing a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.