Monthly Archive: October 2018
AVMA & AVMA LIFE push to expand health insurance options for veterinarians
AVMA LIFE is working to resume offering health insurance to AVMA members, but it will take some time to begin rolling out coverage plans due to a complicated web of federal and state regulations. A new federal rule has opened the…
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Cat Language 101: How Do Cats Talk to Each Other?
Image via iStock.com/grecosvet By Dr. Wailani Sung, DVM Do cats talk to each other? Felines communicate with their peers through vocalizations, physical contact, visual cues and chemical cues. When communicating, cats exhibit subtle signaling compared to dogs due…
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Gecko Makes More Than a Dozen Phone Calls While Inside a Monk Seal Hospital
Image via Twitter/Claire_Simeone Last week a tiny gecko was caught accidentally calling people from inside the Ke Kai Ola Marine Mammal Center, a monk seal hospital in Hawaii. According to the Twitter feed of director Dr….
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Help us honor the best in veterinary medicine
Nominations open for AVMA Excellence Awards Do you know a colleague or mentor who is doing amazing things for our profession? If so, don’t miss your chance to honor and thank them with a nomination for an AVMA Excellence Award….
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Unilever’s Dove Brand Earns PETA Cruelty-Free Accreditation
Image via iStock.com/mustafagull On September 10, 2018, Unilever issued a press release announcing that they are supporting efforts to institute a global ban on animal testing. According to the statement, “Unilever today announced its support for a global…
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Dog Breeder Charged With Felony Torture After Illegally Cropping Ears
Image via iStock.com/DevidDO Pennsylvania dog breeder Joan Huber faces charges that include felony torture after cutting puppies’ ears illegally for almost a year. Huber, 82, faces a maximum sentence of 56 years in prison and fines…
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Farm priorities: Ensuring veterinarians’ voices are heard
As Congress works to finalize the details of the 2018 farm bill, the AVMA is continuing advocacy work in support of key programs that protect animal health and food safety. Lawmakers missed an important deadline for finalizing the farm bill…
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Investing in our future: An update on student debt
President’s Column: Dr. John de Jong Helping animals is one of the most gratifying parts of our work. It is why we became veterinarians, and it is what motivates us when we wake up in the morning. But the road…
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