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	<title>AVMA@Work - American Veterinary Medical Association &#187; Animal Welfare</title>
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	<description>News and updates on what the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is doing to advance the veterinary medical profession and protect the interests of veterinarians and the animals and humans they serve.</description>
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		<title>Whatever Side You’re On</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/02/09/whatever-side-you%e2%80%99re-on/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/02/09/whatever-side-you%e2%80%99re-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kirkpatrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We get it from both sides here at the AVMA. When it comes to animal welfare-related issues, there are some who think we don’t do enough, and there are probably just as many who say we shouldn’t be sticking our noses in their business.  Lest anyone be confused, no one is more concerned about the [...]]]></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>
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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>A Chinese Dinner to Remember</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/01/13/a-chinese-dinner-to-remember/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/01/13/a-chinese-dinner-to-remember/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kirkpatrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Animals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over a wonderful New Year’s Eve dinner of Chinese food at one of our favorite local joints, my daughter broke a simmering silence about her wanting to eat less meat, possibly even become a vegetarian. She’s 15 and a freshman in high school, and already a few of her friends have taken the vegetarian route. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comments Sought on Animal Welfare Policies</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/12/20/comments-sought-on-animal-welfare-policies/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/12/20/comments-sought-on-animal-welfare-policies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AVMA@Work Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Councils and Committees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policies and Governance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Your opinions – and your expertise – matter. Recognizing that few topics inspire as much interest and passion as animal welfare, we are pleased to offer AVMA members the opportunity to provide comments on animal welfare-related policies that are under review or are being developed. The most recent list includes nine animal welfare-related policies or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Listening: Communication’s Most Powerful Tool</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/12/01/listening-communication%e2%80%99s-most-powerful-tool/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/12/01/listening-communication%e2%80%99s-most-powerful-tool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kirkpatrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I once read that if you want to remain ignorant about anything, just talk to or read things written by people who agree with you. Here at the AVMA, in my position in the Media Relations Department, I hear and read a lot from people with whom I disagree. And you know what? It makes [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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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>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>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soring]]></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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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>President&#8217;s Update &#8211; The Zanesville Tragedy</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/11/04/presidents-update-the-zanesville-tragedy/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/11/04/presidents-update-the-zanesville-tragedy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Rene Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AVMA Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policies and Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Legislative Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We all heard about the horrific chain of events leading up to the eventual and unfortunate necessity of killing of so many wild animals kept as pets in Zanesville, Ohio.  This was an unspeakable tragedy for the animals, those involved with finding them, and for the community, not to mention the people who owned them.  [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Veterinary Groups Issue Joint Statements</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/09/27/veterinary-groups-issue-joint-statements/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/09/27/veterinary-groups-issue-joint-statements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AVMA@Work Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drugs and Vaccines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education and Student Matters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[One Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We are living in a global society, where issues related to animal and human health know no boundaries and impact us all, regardless of where we live. Global efforts are needed, now more than ever, to help ensure the health, safety and welfare of both animals and people.  As part of these efforts, we are proud [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>President’s Trip Log – American Association of Feline Practitioners</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/09/12/presidents-trip-log-american-association-of-feline-practitioners/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/09/12/presidents-trip-log-american-association-of-feline-practitioners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Rene Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AVMA Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Companion Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Continuing Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feline]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As President, I try to meet as many members as I can and meet with leadership at those meetings to share AVMA news, but more importantly to listen to what members have to say and answer any questions.  Last week I attended the first ever World Feline Veterinary Conference in Boston, co-sponsored by the AAFP [...]]]></description>
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