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Featured Fifteen entities called on for their expertise in fighting zoonotic diseases Recognizing the threat to animal and human health, the federal government has launched a multimillion-dollar initiative in the hopes of preventing the next global pandemic. The U.S. Agency for International Development announced Oct. 22 the start of its Emerging Pandemic Threats program, a five-pronged approach to preparing the world for emerging infectious diseases. It builds on the agency’s long-standing programs in disease surveillance, training, and outbreak response. “While no one can predict with certainty where the next pandemic disease will emerge, being ready for early detection
Companies recently recalled certain cat foods deficient in thiamine as well as some dog foods containing mold and dog foods that could contain plastic. On Oct. 3, Diamond Pet Foods recalled several lots of cat foods deficient in thiamine that the company manufactured for Premium Edge Pet Foods for distribution in the eastern United States. On Oct. 12, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals issued an alert about the recall. The release mentioned a link between the food and a cluster of cats with thiamine deficiency around Rochester, N.Y. An ASPCA spokeswoman said
Federal authorities have issued an online statement regarding legal and illegal uses of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug commonly administered to horses. The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine posted an open letter Oct. 14 to veterinarians on the use and compounding of phenylbutazone in horses. A complete list of the 48 FDA-approved phenylbutazone, or “bute,” products is included, as are reminders of situations under which veterinarians may legally compound the drug. Specific instances are given, such as when a patient requires the drug in a strength or dosage form that is not available among the
Schaumburg, IL — Upon viewing recently released video footage showing swine abused at a Pennsylvania pig-breeding facility, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) today strongly condemned the cruelty depicted and repeated its call for stricter adherence to established humane handling guidelines for food production animals. The video, released today by the animal rights group Mercy for Animals, contains particularly disturbing scenes of piglets being tossed about and mishandled. “The tossing of these animals and the grabbing of the animals by their ears, along with other egregious practices depicted in the video, are unacceptable,” said Dr. W. Ron
Schaumburg, IL — Three more ferrets in Oregon have tested positive for the 2009 pandemic influenza H1N1 virus, state officials confirmed this afternoon, bringing the total number of cases affecting ferrets in the state to four. Dr. Emilio DeBess, the Oregon state public health veterinarian, says the ferrets that tested positive for the H1N1 virus are among a group of nine ferrets that live with a family in the Roseburg, Ore., area. All nine ferrets, DeBess said, exhibited flu-like symptoms, but only three were taken to the veterinarian. Those three tested positive. DeBess says members of the
Far from being a topic rooted only in science, how we protect animal welfare is affected by such diverse elements as politics, ethics and semantics, international speakers at a welfare symposium at Michigan State University said Monday. Day one of the three-day Joint International Educational Symposium on Animal Welfare, developed and co-sponsored by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC), kicked off with speakers from as far away as Australia and nearby as East Lansing discussing the vast array of inputs and influences affecting animal welfare decisions. Dan Marsman,
— Since the news broke of a housecat in Iowa testing positive for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, pet owners and veterinarians alike have been scrambling to learn more: Can my pet get sick? What would the symptoms of H1N1 in cats be? How is it identified? How is it treated? The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has been in constant contact with experts and agencies across the country to learn more about this case and share this information with the public and veterinarians. The results of these efforts are now available on the AVMA’s Web site,