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3310 Popular Street Marshall, TX 75671
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5515 Hwy 190, DeRidder, LA 70634
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Enter Online Washington, D.C. — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) today cited the release of a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report on pre-slaughter activities in U.S. meat plants as additional confirmation that the shortage of food animal veterinarianscan have dire consequences on animal welfare. The OIG report, which was released this week, was the culmination of an investigation requested by Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer following the Hallmark/Westland recall of beef products earlier this year. The investigation examined the history of Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) inspections at Hallmark/Westland and at 10
Schaumburg, Ill. — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is joining other U.S. public health organizations in urging everyone to take their health into their hands by observing National Handwashing Awareness Week, December 7-13. Created in 1999 by physician Dr. Will Sawyer due to a flu vaccine shortage in Cincinnati, National Handwashing Awareness Week is now an officially declared observation by governor’s offices and state departments of health across the country. According to Dr. James O. Cook, president of the AVMA, proper handwashing can greatly reduce the spread of disease between animals and people, known as zoonotic
Amarillo, Texas, December 16, 2008 – The qualifying season for the 2009 American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show is under way, and the recommendations for qualifying points have been approved. AQHA’s in-house World Show Committee uses a formula to determine the qualifying points. The committee then presents the recommendations to the AQHA Executive Committee for approval. Qualifying points for the 2009 World Show will remain the same as in 2008, except for the junior heading, junior heeling, senior trail, ranch sorting and amateur ranch sorting classes. Junior heading and heeling and senior trail will increase by one