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Ingliston EC show jumping results, 12-14 June
Horse and Hound Jul 3 2009 1:28PM GMT | |
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Patchetts EC show jumping results, 10 June
Horse and Hound Jul 3 2009 1:28PM GMT | |
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Rowallan AC show jumping results, 12-14 June
Horse and Hound Jul 3 2009 1:28PM GMT | |
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BDS Central Scotland driving results, 7 June
Horse and Hound Jul 3 2009 1:27PM GMT | |
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Equestrian obituaries
Kiwi stunt rider Steph Coldstream; Carriage horse driver Derek Heckler; Canadian equestrian stalwart 'Alf' Fletcher. | |
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US win at Aachen as Germans fail to fire
US rider Steffen Peters riding his World Cup champion Ravel won the Dressage Grand Prix yesterday at the World Equestrian Festival - CHIO Aachen. | |
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Co-operation key to cleaning up horse sport
FEI president Princess Haya says that the co-operation of riders, stakeholders, and the national federations overseeing equestrian sports is key to finding a solution to the doping issue that is plaguing horse sport. | |
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AVMA News Bytes: Wednesday, July 1, 2009
AVMA News Bytes To view this message online, click here >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> EDIT NEWS BYTES ISSUE DATE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Wednesday, July 1, 2009 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Dogs Smell Diabetic Attacks Coming (Video) National Geographic News Some dogs can smell odors given off by humans with bladder cancer and diabetes, researchers say. In some cases, the canines warn of oncoming attacks. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Study in Mice Sheds Light on Ambien Side Effects Reuters By Julie Steenhuysen (CHICAGO) - A new study in mice may help explain some of the rare but strange side effects in people taking the sleep drug Ambien, including sleep walking, midnight binges and even driving while not fully awake. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Critics of Open-Air Animal Sales Cite Cost, Safety USA Today By Sharon L. Peters (CANTON, Texas) - Amid the flea-market sprawl of used crockpots, 12-packs of men's work socks, rhinestone-studded cowgirl boots and outgrown tricycles are crates, cages, boxes and pens with thousands of nearly every creature imaginable. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Deploy in Afghanistan National Public Radio By Graham Smith Roadside bombs pose the greatest threat to U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The Marines are employing a new tool, a four-legged variety, to detect the deadly devices. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Hardship Forcing More People to Surrender Pets Suncoast News (Fla.) By Klint Lowry (NEW PORT RICHEY) - As the recession drags on, more and more families are being forced to lighten their lifestyles in ways they would have never dreamed of not long ago. All over the nation, but particularly in West Pasco, more and more households are even finding themselves forced to jettison "one of the family." >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Boston Man Embarks on Journey in Memory of Fallen Dog WTAE-TV (Pa.) PITTSBURGH -- Luke Robinson calls his journey that of "two dogs, 2,000 miles." >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< AVMA IN THE NEWS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Drug Protects Racehorse Lungs ScienceAlert . The study, which will be published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association on July 1, 2009, is the first to draw a definitive link between use of the medication furosemide (also known as frusemide, Lasix or Salix) and the prevention of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Horses to the Slaughter Salon By Megan Wilde . But a slaughter ban, backed by the Humane Society of the United States, and countless horse advocates, faces opposition from many livestock and horse-industry groups, including the American Veterinary Medical Association and American Quarter Horse Association. They say a ban skirts the bigger problem of dealing with America's abundance of unwanted horses, which number well over 100,000 a year. The slaughter industry, they maintain, offers a humane and economical way to dispose of horses. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Pet Hospice Care Helps Pet Owners Cope With Death Creston News Advertiser ARA . Veterinary hospice is a philosophy that is really in its infancy. In 2000, the movement gained national attention at the annual convention of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) where [Dr. Alice] Villalobos spoke on hospice care. The first international symposium wasn't held until March of 2008 at the University of California-Davis, and the International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care (IAAHPC) is currently being established. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Here Come the Animal Doctors! Puget Sound Business Journal (Wash.) By George Erb They probably won't be wearing blue smocks, but thousands of veterinarians are expected to visit downtown Seattle for the annual convention of the American Veterinary Medical Association , or AVMA . >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 'Hope for Horses' to Host Conference Harnesslink By Jenny Edwards Hope For Horses, a Woodinville, Washington based equine humane society, will host nearly 100 volunteers attending the 2009 conference of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) being held in Seattle. Each year convention attendees are invited to participate in a "voluntourism" event, to benefit local animal shelters. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< AVMA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Livestock Welfare May End up as State Ballot Issue The News-Leader (Ohio) By Marc Kovac . The veterinarians' group "supports meaningful and responsible efforts within livestock production which enhances animal care and well being, food safety and the safety of those employed within animal agriculture," said Brad Garrison , a veterinarian from Wooster, representing the state association. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Raw Milk: What's the Risk? Vancouver Sun By Jordana Huber (Canwest News Service) ". There is not adequate scientific data to support those claims," said co-author Jeff LeJeune , a board-certified veterinary microbiologist at Ohio State University who studies food safety and disease transmission between animals and humans. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Vets Give Pet Owners Tips for July 4 Celebrations WTHR-TV (Ind.) David MacAnally ". It can be fight or flight [for dogs]," said Dr. Steve Thompson at Purdue's veterinary hospital. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Heat Takes Deadly Toll on Cattle Herds Aurora News-Register (Neb.) . Upwards of 900 head of cattle did not survive the abrupt change in weather and Aurora veterinarian Dennis Smith said there was little producers could do to prevent it. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Snakes in the Rain: Pets in Danger When Clouds Burst TBO.com (Fla.) ". Snakes and toads really come out after it rains and this increases the chances of pets getting close to them while on a walk or let out in the yard," said John Gicking , a veterinary critical care and emergency resident at the Florida Veterinary Specialists on Busch Boulevard. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Super Sick' Fox Hounds Worcester Residents Boston Herald By Laurel J. Sweet . State and local authorities hope to learn today whether the crazed critter's carcass tested positive for rabies, said Dr. Ponciano Salazar , a veterinarian at the Webster Square Animal Clinic in Worcester. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Name Now Graces Zoo's Newest Camel Lansing State Journal (Mich.) By Brittany Smith . But amid the joy of baby and naming, though, the zoo also has temporarily closed the Wings From Down Under Interactive Australian Aviary. The move came after one bird died and three others were diagnosed with psittacosis, or parrot fever. More than 400 birds are being treated with antibiotics and the exhibit was disinfected, according to Dr. Tara Harrison , Potter Park Zoo's veterinarian and curator. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Zoo Remodels Rocky's Home Cape May County Herald (N.J.) By Joe Hart . Rocky was born at Great Adventure and hand raised by Dr. Hubert Paluch , zoo director and veterinarian. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Pet Talk: Adopting a Pet Is a Big Responsibility San Antonio Express-News ". It's important to avoid impulse adopting," said Dr. Karen Snowden , an associate professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Copyright © 2009 | The American Veterinary Medical Association Reproduction or republication is strictly prohibited without prior written permission. See the AVMA Terms of Use and Online Privacy Notice for further information. American Veterinary Medical Association 1931 North Meacham Road Suite 100 Schaumburg, IL 60173 Phone: 847-925-8070 ext. 6687 Fax: 847-925-1329 E-mail: avmamedia@avma.org This resource, prepared by the AVMA Division of Communications, is a compilation of articles taken from a number of sources and does not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of the AVMA. You are receiving AVMA News Bytes because you serve on an AVMA entity. To unsubscribe please send a blank e-mail to: %%email.unsub%% . 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Snodgrass hangs up his police badge
Eighteen-year-old Snodgrass, a 15-year veteran of police work, has hung up his equine police badge to enjoy a life of retirement in Buckinghamshire, England. | |
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Clare Equine Industry Reminded About New Identification Requirements
Mr. Tony Killeen, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has reminded the equine industry in County Clare of the new requirements on equine identification that are scheduled to come into force this Wednesday (1 July 2009). | |
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AVMA News Bytes: Friday, June 26, 2009
AVMA News Bytes To view this message online, click here >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> EDIT NEWS BYTES ISSUE DATE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Friday, June 26, 2009 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Pandemic Reveals Strengths of New Flu Database CIDRAP News (Minn.) By Lisa Schnirring Against the backdrop of a global struggle to solve a dispute related to H5N1 avian influenza virus sharing and an anxious watch over the novel H1N1 virus sweeping the globe, a new public database for sharing influenza genetic sequences is easing the flow of data and winning the support of a growing community of researchers and health officials, even some from countries that have sparred in the past over intellectual property rights. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Fish in Acidic Waters Grow Bigger Ears USA Today By Randolph E. Schmid (A.P.) (WASHINGTON) - Carbon dioxide being absorbed by the oceans is having a puzzling effect on fish their ears get bigger, scientists say. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Monkeys Fall for Visual Illusion BBC News (U.K.) By Victoria Gill A visual illusion has provided clues about how monkeys recognise faces. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Surprising Discovery: Dung-Dwelling Frogs COSMOS Magazine (Australia) By Kerensa McElroy (SYDNEY) - Some frogs take refuge from the heat by living in the moist droppings of the Asian elephant during the dry season in Sri Lanka. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Animals on Drugs: 11 Unlikely Highs New Scientist (U.K.) By Rowan Hooper Animals take to drugs just as readily as we do. Sometimes they avail themselves of natural highs, and sometimes lab animals get very fond of substances they are fed for research. So, sit back with your stimulant of choice and enjoy New Scientist's round-up of animals on drugs. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< AVMA IN THE NEWS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Watch Out for Higher Levels of Testosterone in Cats Nashua Telegraph (N.H.) By Michelle Posage . In the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association , Dr. Ralph Millard and his colleagues published a case study about a 13-year-old household cat that experienced a dramatic change in personality. It was the type of change that might make one think of a brain tumor. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Branch of Jersey Drugmaker Develops a Flu Vaccine for Dogs The Star-Ledger (N.J.) By Carly Rothman . The novel H3N8 flu virus, which does not affect people, can be passed among dogs or from a human carrier to a dog. It was first recognized in 2004 after an outbreak among greyhounds at a Florida race track, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association . Today the disease is endemic in three regions: southern Wyoming and northern Colorado, Florida and the New York City metropolitan area, said Michael San Filippo , spokesman for the association. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< EDITORIAL: PETA's Antics Say It All Capital Press (Ore.) . Earlier this month Seattle's Pike Place Fish Market and the American Veterinary Medical Association found themselves, metaphorically of course, in PETA's crosshairs. It seems the vets had arranged for the fishmongers, famous for throwing fish for the amusement of tourists, to provide a demonstration at the group's convention. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< AVMA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Rapides Horse First EEE Case This Year Town Talk (La.) A horse stabled in Rapides Parish has become the first in the state to die from Eastern equine encephalitis this year, according to a press release from Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain , D.V.M. State Veterinarian Henry Moreau said the disease has a mortality rate of 90 percent, causing encephalitis - swelling of the brain - in both horses and humans. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< N.C. Is Among Top 5 in Rabies News and Observer (N.C.) By Sarah Avery . Dr. Marilyn Haskell , a public health veterinarian with the state Division of Public Health, said raccoons, skunks and other carnivorous mammals are perfect hosts for the virus, spreading it in their saliva when they bite. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Rabid Puppy ID'd in Rockvale The Tennessean ". It's important to note that most people who saw this dog or were around the animal at the ball park are not at risk for rabies," said Assistant State Public Health Veterinarian Rand Carpenter . >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Livestock Loss Catastrophic as 600 Cattle Die in Heat NTV (Neb.) . Veterinarian Dan Pachta said, "I've never seen anything even close to this. " >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Zoo Animals Trying to Keep Cool OzarksFirst.com (Mo.) ". Generally 80 to 85 is when it starts to get warm for them, bet generally 90 and above you need to start worrying about heat stroke," says Dr. Erica Wilson , veterinarian. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Colo to Undergo Risky Heart Tests Columbus Dispatch (Ohio) By Kathy Lynn Gray . Unlike humans, gorillas have to be anesthetized for physical exams, and that's worrisome with an animal that age, said zoo vet Dr. Michael Barrie . >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Pit Bull's Life Is Spared; Will Be Sent to Pet Sanctuary in Colorado Cohasset Mariner (Mass.) By Nancy White . A behavioral evaluation of the dog done by veterinarian Amy Marder , director of behavioral service at the Animal Rescue League of Boston, was conducted last week. She recommended the dog be transferred to a very experienced dog trainer in treating aggressive dogs. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< With Much More Room to Roam, Dogs Have Their Day at City's New Barkyard' Buffalo News (N.Y.) By Brian Meyer . Veterinarian R. Reed Stevens , president of the group Buffalo Off- Leash Areas, said it has been proved that dogs that socialize and exercise make better pets. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Clinic Offers Microchip Procedure to Help Nonprofit, Pets Newark Advocate (N.J.) By Abbey Roy ". This is just a permanent way to be able to ID them," said Mandi Maimone , an associate veterinarian at the clinic. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> START COPY HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< New Veterinarian Right at Home Mille Lacs County Times (Minn.) By Dawn Slade . Sara Jacobsen is the vet clinic's newest small animal veterinarian. She started that position on May 18, but she's been working at the clinic since 2000. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END COPY HERE AND PASTE BELOW <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Copyright © 2009 | The American Veterinary Medical Association Reproduction or republication is strictly prohibited without prior written permission. See the AVMA Terms of Use and Online Privacy Notice for further information. American Veterinary Medical Association 1931 North Meacham Road Suite 100 Schaumburg, IL 60173 Phone: 847-925-8070 ext. 6687 Fax: 847-925-1329 E-mail: avmamedia@avma.org This resource, prepared by the AVMA Division of Communications, is a compilation of articles taken from a number of sources and does not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of the AVMA. You are receiving AVMA News Bytes because you serve on an AVMA entity. To unsubscribe please send a blank e-mail to: %%email.unsub%% . To change your e-mail address, please e-mail: avmamedia@avma.org . Subscribe to the News Bytes via RSS feed %%detect_both%% |