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USDA: No authority to regulate pet microchips
More than two years after Congress directed the Department of Agriculture to weigh in on the debate over incompatible pet microchip technology, the…
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Foie gras, microchip database resolutions to be put before AVMA delegates
Foie gras and microchip databases are the subjects of two resolutions AVMA delegates are being asked to vote on when they gather
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AVMA weighs in on microchip-tumor reports
The AVMA is very concerned about press reports and studies linking microchips commonly implanted in cats and dogs to cancer
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AVMA takes no position on foie gras, opposes database mining
The AVMA House of Delegates declined to take a position on foie gras July 14 at its annual session in Washington, D.C.
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Model rabies control ordinance policy updated
Several revisions were made to the AVMA policy "Model rabies control ordinance," following the Executive Board's
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Board acts on public health, regulatory medicine-related recommendations
The Executive Board took a number of actions on recommendation from the Council on Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine, including…
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Updated rabies vaccination certificate released
An updated rabies vaccination certificate is available from the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians.
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Comments sought on animal importation regulations
In the July 31 Federal Register, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an Advance Notice of Proposed
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AVMA offers midyear report on state legislation
The 2007 Veterinary State Legislative Mid-Year Report is a new resource now available on the AVMA Web site.
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Board approves recommendations with teeth
The AVMA Executive Board signed on to a project with The Blue Dog Trust to instruct the most common victims—young
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AVMA Annual Convention spotlights one-health concept
The one-health concept was an overarching theme throughout the 144th AVMA Annual Convention
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Pet health insurance gains ground in North America
Health insurance for companion animals can be almost as confusing as human health insurance, but it also can come in handy—particularly for an animal…