Day: March 11, 2006

AQHA Elects New Executive Committee, Welcomes New Member

Amarillo, Texas, March 10, 2006 – The American Quarter Horse Association elected its 2006 Executive Committee on March 7 during the 2006 AQHA Convention in Seattle. Walter Fletcher of Lakin, Kansas, took the reins as the Association’s president, and the Committee welcomed new member Johannes Orgeldinger. Orgeldinger is the first international member to serve on the committee. Fletcher has been an AQHA Director since 1993. In 1995, he served on the racing rules and regulations subcommittee and has been an active member of the AQHA Racing Committee for more than 10 years, serving as its chairman for

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Texas Congressman Urges Passage of Bill to Increase Veterinary Infrastructure

FOR MORE INFORMATION Michael San Filippo Phone: 847-285-6687 Cell: 847-732-6194 e-mail: msanfilippo@avma.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2006 Protect Public Health U.S. Rep. Lois Capps Schaumburg, Ill. — Citing concern over emerging animal-borne diseases such as avian influenza and the “critically necessary” role veterinarians play in detecting and responding to such diseases, U.S. Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) has sponsored a bill that would expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice. Known as the Veterinary Workforce Expansion Act, the bill would provide $1.5 billion over the next 10 years to expand the size of veterinary

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