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Enter Online America’s Horse, March 9, 2009 – On Monday, March 9, the AQHA Board of Directors voted that action on a member proposal to approve the registration of foals produced by cloning be postponed until the 2010 AQHA Annual Convention. In the interim, the committee recommended the appointment of a task force to continue to seek information and input from informed sources regarding cloning and to conduct further study of, among other things, parentage verification issues, the implications of cloning on the registration process, sentiment of the general membership, the impact of cloning with respect to genetic diseases,
Reporting from Sacramento — Errant motorists beware: Puppy hit-and-run could soon be a crime. Pushing animal rights in a new direction, a state lawmaker has proposed slapping California motorists with a fine and possible jail time if they flee after hitting a jaywalking dog, cat or any other pet or farm animal. For more of this story click here
FOR MORE INFORMATION Tom McPheron Phone: 847-285-6781 Cell: 773-494-5419 e-mail: tmcpheron@avma.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2009 Schaumburg, Ill — An initiative dedicated to fighting zoonotic diseases like avian influenza and West Nile virus and improving public health around the world has received a $100,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. It’s estimated that 75 percent of all new diseases are zoonotic, meaning that they are transferred from animals to humans. The American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) One Health concept is dedicated to tackling new and existing zoonotic diseases with unified, collaborative efforts between veterinary medicine and human medicine,
In early February, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it had placed 19 employees at its federal laboratory campus in Ames, Iowa, on administrative leave as part of an investigation into whether veterinary credentials were used to buy discount human medications for personal use. The drugs the employees are said to have ordered were medications that could be used by humans, such as antibiotics, antihypertensives, pain relievers, and vitamins. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called the allegations “a very serious situation” requiring immediate and decisive action. There is no evidence that the alleged activities interfered with any test
The AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialties has received a petition for recognition of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation as a new “recognized veterinary specialty organization.” In compliance with ABVS procedures (www.avma.org/education/abvs/abvs_policies_II.asp), the ABVS is now seeking comment from the public and the profession regarding the proposed new specialty organization. The organizing committee of the proposed American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation submitted a letter of intent to the ABVS in 2003 and a formal petition for recognition of the specialty organization to the ABVS Committee on the Development of New
Science doesn’t show therapeutic benefits of cosmetic procedures It isn’t often the AVMA is on the receiving end of kudos from the Humane Society of the United States. But there it was, in the Letters to the Editor section of the JAVMA (Feb. 1, 2009), a missive from the society’s veterinary component commending the AVMA for taking a stand against cosmetic ear cropping and tail docking of dogs. “It is a strong statement in opposition to these procedures when performed for nontherapeutic purposes,” wrote Dr. Barbara Hodges on behalf of the Humane Society VMA. For the rest
Aluminum phosphide is an indoor fumigant used to kill insects in most, if not all, of the stored grains we and our horses are exposed to. Like most pesticides, it can cause major problems in unintended species when used incorrectly. At the 2008 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention,… Read more