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Columbus, Ohio - As more veterinarians buys products over the Internet from out-of-state suppliers, Ohio says it will crack down to make sure they are collecting often-forgotten use taxes.

Bar Harbor, Maine - R. Michael Thomas, DVM, of Indianapolis, Ind., was awarded the 2011 NBVME award by the National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

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Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) developed new tools and guidelines that it hopes will ensure humane treatment and slaughter of livestock.

Nonprofessional dental scaling misses serious disease below the gum line and can damage teeth.

Philadelphia - University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine's Michael R. Moyer, VMA, is the recipient of the 2011 Delaware County SPCA Animal Welfare Leadership Award.

When police found him, Bernie had severe, third-degree burns on all four feet, and on his back and belly.

Dr. Robert M. Miller remembers warning of antibiotic resistance in his early years of practice.

Leucadia, Calif. - The Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy (AVH) has asked a Virginia circuit court to award it more than $70,000 in damages after its continuing education (CE) courses were denied approval by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards' (AAVSB) Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) Committee.

Sacramento, Calif. - Microchipping pets is on the verge of becoming mandatory in California, if Gov. Jerry Brown signs legislation presented to him Aug. 30.

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Student debt, economy and declining veterinary visits all headlined this year's 2011 Pet Healthcare Industry Summit sponsored by Banfield Pet Hospital.

Can wellness really turn around the profession? Preventive health guidelines aim to spur client communication, boost practice visits.

Schaumburg, Ill. - The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) committed $5 million toward a new campaign to improve the economics of the veterinary profession.

Columbus, Ohio - Only licensed veterinarians may cut or amputate a horse's tail-and only if medically necessary, according to a new Ohio law.

Minot, N.D. - An extremely snowy winter followed by a very wet spring gave residents in the small town of Minot, N.D., an idea a flood was coming, but the damage left by back-to-back floods this summer was unimaginable.

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Early identification is key in this widespread neurologic disease.

North Grafton, Mass. - Former dean of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University Franklin M. Loew, DVM, PhD, was posthumously awarded that 2011 Robert Shomer Award at the AVMA Convention in St. Louis in recognition of his significant contributions to veterinary medical ethics.

Jersey City, N.J. - Fifty-one members of Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams (VMAT) responded following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

When it comes to the economics of veterinary education, the future is unsustainable for most students.

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Minot, N.D. - Officials at the Roosevelt Park Zoo are attempting to rebuild the home of more than 250 animals displaced as a result of flooding earlier this year.

Detroit, Mich. - Dr. Karen Hrapkiewicz, former clinical veterinarian and director of the Division of Laboratory Animal Resources at the Wayne County Community College District Veterinary Technology Program at Wayne State University, is suing the school, alleging she was fired in retaliation for protesting the university's laboratory animal practices and for her age.

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National Report - New preventive health guidelines for dogs and cats were recently unleashed by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA).

Baton Rouge - Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Veterinary Medicine received $200,000 from the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) for its shelter medicine program.

Davis, Calif. - A landmark donation-one of the largest ever received by the veterinary college-pulls the University of California-Davis closer to its billion-dollar fundraising goal.