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		<title>Bill of the Week-Hawaii SB 2504</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/02/09/bill-of-the-week-hawaii-sb-2504/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristin Poppalardo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Companion Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feline]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week’s &#8220;Bill of the Week&#8221; is Hawaii Senate Bill 2504 which places additional requirements on pet sellers. A pet seller is defined as “any person, partnership entity, or corporation who sells pets to the public or to a retail pet store.” According to the bill, a pet seller, prior to selling a cat or dog, must [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get the right message to Congress on H.R. 1406</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/02/08/get-the-right-message-to-congress-on-h-r-1406/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/02/08/get-the-right-message-to-congress-on-h-r-1406/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhondalee Dean-Royce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Companion Animals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Congress is back and the issue of whether veterinarians should be required by legislative mandate to write a prescription at the time of prescribing for small animals, regardless of whether or not you would also dispense the product to your client, continues to be discussed in House and Senate offices. But are congressional members and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AVMA encourages members to get more engaged in 2012</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/02/01/avma-encourages-members-to-get-more-engaged-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/02/01/avma-encourages-members-to-get-more-engaged-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Lutschaunig</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The second session of the 112th Congress has begun. This year will be very interesting as the political parties jockey for first place in the November 2012 election. The new year is a good time to evaluate advocacy strategies and resolve to become more engaged in the political process. Last December, I had the opportunity to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill of the Week &#8211; Colorado HB 1087</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/01/31/bill-of-the-week-colorado-hb-1087/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/01/31/bill-of-the-week-colorado-hb-1087/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Southwell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Companion Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Legislative Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Colorado HB 1087 was rejected by lawmakers on Monday.  The bill would have created, within the Department of Public Safety, an on-line animal abusers registry.  The bill would have required adults convicted of cruelty to animals to register with the department and the list would have been made available to the general public on an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AVMA Approves Changes to Model Act; Invites Comment on VCPR Definition</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/01/13/avma-approves-changes-to-model-act-invites-comment-on-vcpr-definition/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/01/13/avma-approves-changes-to-model-act-invites-comment-on-vcpr-definition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adrian Hochstadt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Companion Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drugs and Vaccines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exotic Species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policies and Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Legislative Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Veterinary Technicians]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On January 7, the AVMA House of Delegates approved several revisions to the association’s Model Veterinary Practice Act, a document routinely used by state legislators and regulatory bodies for guidance on appropriate oversight of veterinary medicine. A special task force reviewed extensive comments from veterinarians, the public and AVMA entities before recommending the changes to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AVMA Attends Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Non-Ambulatory Livestock Case</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/12/01/avma-attends-supreme-court-oral-arguments-on-non-ambulatory-livestock-case/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/12/01/avma-attends-supreme-court-oral-arguments-on-non-ambulatory-livestock-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhondalee Dean-Royce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Animals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently members of the AVMA Governmental Relations Division staff attended U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments concerning a California state law dealing with non-ambulatory livestock. (National Meat Association vs. Harris). At issue is whether the Federal Meat Inspection Act pre-empts a California state statute that requires all non-ambulatory animals at packing plants be immediately euthanized. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Texas in a state of confusion?</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/11/30/is-texas-in-a-state-of-confusion/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/11/30/is-texas-in-a-state-of-confusion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adrian Hochstadt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Companion Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Legislative Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You may have heard about an unusual recent Texas court of appeals opinion in the case of Medlen v. Strickland, http://www.law.com/jsp/tx/LawDecisionTX.jsp?id=1202529741831&#38;slreturn=1, allowing the award of &#8220;sentimental&#8221; or &#8220;intrinsic&#8221; damages for loss of a dog.  The facts of the case are certainly tragic, involving the unfortunate and mistaken euthanasia of a dog by a city animal shelter.  What&#8217;s puzzling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AVMA Grassroots Efforts Help Stall Bill, More Work Needed in Senate</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/11/29/avma-grassroots-efforts-help-stall-bill-more-work-needed-in-senate/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/11/29/avma-grassroots-efforts-help-stall-bill-more-work-needed-in-senate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhondalee Dean-Royce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Legislative Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Efforts are underway to introduce legislation in the U.S. Senate that would mandate veterinary prescription practices. The Senate legislation would be similar to H.R. 1406, the Fairness to Pet Owners Act, which would require veterinarians to write a prescription at the time of prescribing a product for a companion animal, regardless of whether or not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fellowship Program Looking for a Few Good Veterinarians</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/11/21/fellowship-program-looking-for-a-few-good-veterinarians/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/11/21/fellowship-program-looking-for-a-few-good-veterinarians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AVMA@Work Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[One Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do something different. Something new. Something Big! That’s the motto of this year’s AVMA Governmental Relations Division Fellowship Program, which provides you an opportunity to look beyond clinical practice and gain more understanding of public policy and regulatory science. AVMA fellows serve a year in Washington, D.C., as scientific advisors to members of Congress or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progress on Soring&#8230;and Kudos to USDA!</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/11/09/progress-on-soring-and-kudos-to-usda/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/11/09/progress-on-soring-and-kudos-to-usda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Gail Golab</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horses]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AVMA has aggressively opposed &#8220;soring&#8221; of horses for more than 40 years.  For those of you not familiar with soring, either chemical or physical methods are used to deliberately inflict pain so as to exaggerate the gaits of certain types of horses (e.g., Tennessee Walking Horses). Owners and trainers use soring as an unfair and inhumane [...]]]></description>
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