Day: March 4, 2009

AVMA Testifies at Senate Hearing on GAO Veterinary Shortage Report

Washington, D.C. — The chief executive of the nation’s largest veterinary association appeared before a Senate subcommittee today, addressing an alarming new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that details a dangerous shortage of veterinarians available to fill critical positions in the federal government. Dr. W. Ron DeHaven, CEO of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Federal Workforce Subcommittee that the federal veterinary shortage described in the GAO report could have profound effects on animal and public health. The GAO report, “Veterinarian Workforce Actions Are Needed to Ensure

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AQHA’S QUARTERFEST IS FOR EQUINE CLINIC JUNKIES

America’s Horse, March 2, 2009 – If you’re a clinic junkie – someone who attends every horse clinic within 150 miles of home – you’ll want to circle May 1-3 on your calendar for QuarterFest: A Celebration of the American Quarter Horse at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. We’ll have clinics all weekend long, with four AQHA Professional Horsemen and –women and two nationally recognized trainers: Julie Goodnight of Salida,Colorado; Curt and Tammy Pate, a husband and wife from Newell, South Dakota; Jeff Griffith of Gallatin Gateway, Montana; Christy Landwehr of Aurora, Colorado; and Bo Winslow of Estes Park, Colorado. There will be a limited

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