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Enter Online Law would broaden USDA jurisdiction, change exercise requirement  Lawmakers are trying to close a loophole that exempts some large-scale dog breeders from federal scrutiny when the breeders sell directly to the public. “Even though they’re these massive operations, they are not under the jurisdiction of the Animal Welfare Act because they’re selling directly to consumers,” said Tom Mentzer, a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Sam Farr. “And so you have these puppy mills that should be regulated because they are huge commercial operations, but they’re not.” Representative Farr, of California, introduced the Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety
The AVMA has published a backgrounder on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a pathogen connected with infections worldwide. Staphylococcus aureus is transmitted in hospitals and communities, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports it is one of the most common causes of human skin and soft tissue infections in the United States. Healthy people are often colonized by S aureus bacteria in their skin and nasal passages, and immunocompromised people are more likely to develop infection. The backgrounder, which was developed in cooperation with the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, warns that zoonotic transmission of MRSA “should be considered an
Finding a “cure” for common stereotypies, such as headshaking, cribbing, and weaving, continues to elude veterinary researchers, since the antibiotic virginiamycin as a dietary supplement has been culled from the pool of possibilities. Continue reading…
During the outbreak of equine influenza that occurred in Australia in 2007, mental health researchers identified extremely high levels of psychological distress in horse owners and other people involved in the equine industry. According to Melanie Taylor, PhD, an occupational psychologist and senior research fellow at the University of Western Sydney’s School of Medicine, “Previous studies have identified poor psychological morbidity, grief, depression, anxiety, and even post-traumatic distress in farmers and farming families after outbreaks of such diseases as foot and mouth and Ovine Johne’s (a chronic wasting disease of sheep).” Continue reading…