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Strategies to build employee engagement can help, veterinarians say.

Joplin, Mo. -- The Humane Society of Missouri is deploying a 15-person animal disaster response team after a multi-vortex tornado, packing some 190 mph winds, plowed through the city killing some 116 of its 50,000 residents.

Pet ownership and spending are up, but not enough to keep pace with a surge of new DVMs.

National Report -- Equine herpes virus (EHV-1) has now been confirmed in 44 horses in nine Western states following a national cutting horse event in Ogden, Utah.

Rockville, Md. -- Blackman Industries of Kansas City, Kan. is recalling several pig ear treats because they may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Jonesville, Fla. -- A new case of equine herpes virus (EHV-1) has been confirmed at a Jonesville, Fla., farm, although officials say the case is unrelated to a recent outbreak originating in Utah.

College Station, Texas -- Tuition for first-year students at Texas A&M University?s (TAMU) College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences may jump $2,000 this fall, increasing by another $2,000 each year until 2015.

National Report -- An outbreak of equine herpes virus (EHV-1) continues to spread with at least 29 cases now confirmed in eight Western states, veterinary officials report.

National Report -- The number of new veterinarians entering the market is up 2.92 percent over last year, with a total of 2,638 earning degrees from the nation's 28 veterinary colleges this spring.

Veterinary associations, ACVIM and AAEP, have compiled resources to help veterinarians respond to an equine herpes virus outbreak.

Salmonella contamination forced a Boss Pet Products, Inc. recall on pig ear treats for dogs.

Washington -- Two government veterinarians in Mexico made more than $90,000 from Tyson Foods to turn the other cheek at one of its poultry processing plants, but now the bribes will cost the company $5.2 million in fines from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The California state veterinarian's office confirmed 10 new equine herpes virus (EVH-1) cases today, expanding the scope of the outbreak.

Three equine herpes virus (EHV-1) cases have been confirmed, and others are feared in multiple Western states.

The cause of the adverse events that spurred the latest FDA alert regarding DOUXO Seborrhea Shampoo (0.1% phytosphingosine) are still under investigation, according to Sogeval Laboratories.

Veterinary data from a 2010 survey confirms that heartworm disease was diagnosed in every U.S. state ? and nearly almost every county and parish too.

Davis, Calif. -- A University of California-Davis (UC-Davis) veterinary professor has given up his position as chair of the medicine and epidemiology department at the school's veterinary college at the request of the university chancellor.

Spring Valley, Wis. -- A recall initiated in January for possibly contaminated alcohol and iodine prep pads, alcohol swabs and alcohol swabsticks now includes products in several equine and canine first-aid kids.

Denver -- David Haworth, DVM, PhD, has been named the new president and chief executive officer of Morris Animal Foundation (MAF), taking over for Dr. Patricia Olson, who left the position in November 2010.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education is planning site visits to four veterinary schools and colleges this year.

The Kansas Bioscience Authority awarded Abaxis Veterinary Reference Laboratory $650,000 over three years.

Legislation targets sales of prescription medications by DVMs.

Pompano Beach, Fla. -- Net income for PetMed Express dropped 31.7 percent from a year earlier.

It's just a matter of time for the next natural disaster to impact the United States, says Dr. Karen Iovino, team commander of the National Veterinary Response Team 2.

Washington, D.C. -- "I was so nervous, I was sweating like a FEMA director watching the Weather Channel."

Rockville, Md. -- A sick dog in Missouri has prompted the recall of pig ear treats that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says could be contaminated with Salmonella.

Jefferson City, Mo. -- A new law has been signed by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon that replaces the highly controversial Proposition B, last fall's ballot issue aimed at ending puppy mills.

Injunction bars two veterinary specialists from competing with Iowa State.

Davis, Calif. -- The $58.5 million research facility at UC-Davis veterinary school will bring together 50 faculty members from more than 24 disciplines.

Honolulu - Lawmakers in Hawaii are considering new continuing education (CE) requirements for veterinarians.