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U.K. Animal Welfare Laws to be Updated

Plans to review, modernize and simplify outdated laws on animal welfare were unveiled Jan. 2 by the United Kingdom’s Animal Welfare Minister Elliot Morley.


Animal welfare groups, local authority representatives, courts, police and

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Morris Animal Foundation Honors Veterinarian

Morris Animal Foundation recently announced the induction of University of Wisconsin-Madison veterinarian  Benjamin Darien, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM,  into its Veterinary Honor Roll. Darien was nominated for the Honor Roll by Dan, Dayle and

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Wild Horse Killings Anger Community

Corolla, N.C., residents have pulled together to help find the killer of four wild horses that were shot to death in Nov., 2001. A $10,000 bounty has been posted for information that leads to a felony conviction of the killer, according to an Associated Press report.

Authorities believe that the killer used a high-powered rifle to shoot a stallion, three mares, and one resident’s mule

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West Nile Virus Site Launched for Horse Owners

Fort Dodge Animal Health has taken a proactive approach to keeping horse owners informed on the spread and dangers of West Nile virus (WNV) by launching an information-packed web site and developing educational literature.


In just two

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Wisconsin Veterinary School Gets Anderson Sling

A newly purchased Anderson sling will provide improved support for horses recovering from neurological problems or surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine.


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Kester News Hour

The Kester News Hour kicked off the scientific program of the AAEP Convention, held Nov. 24-28 in San Diego, Calif. Named for the late veterinarian General Wayne O. “Sage” Kester, the hour was designed to cover timely topics that are either too

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USDA Exempts Iceland from Horse Testing Regulation

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published a final rule earlier this month that amends the regulations to exempt horses from Iceland from testing for dourine, glanders, equine piroplasmosis, and

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Equine Medical Center will host Tuesday Talks “quine Medical C

The Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Virginia, will again host its winter Tuesday Talks lecture series. These informal lectures feature Equine Medical Center faculty, and guest speakers discussing topics of interest in”P>The Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Virginia, will again host its winter Tuesday Talks lecture series. These informal “>The Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center

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Equine Medical Center will host “Tuesday Talks”

The Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Virginia, will again host its winter “Tuesday Talks” lecture series. These informal lectures feature Equine Medical Center faculty, and guest speakers discussing topics of interest in equine veterinary medicine. The Equine Medical Center is one of three campuses of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary

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U.S. West Nile Virus Activity, Nov. 7-13, 2001

The following report summarizes West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance data reported to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) through ArboNET and verified by states and other jurisdictions as of Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001.

During the week of

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