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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:26 AM

American Veterinary Medical Association

Type: Organization
Name: American Veterinary Medical Association
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
Pig farm video rouses housing discussion in USA
An undercover video, shot at a pig farm in Pennsylvania, and shown on Fox News, has sparked a discussion on pig welfare and housing in the United States.The 12-minute film, made by an employee of the animal welfare organisation Mercy For Animals (MFA) ... [Pig Progress - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 3 Documents (in Internet & IT)
American Veterinary Medical Association Condemns Abuse Of Swine As Shown In Mercy For Animals Video
Upon viewing recently released video footage showing swine abused at a Pennsylvania pig-breeding facility, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) today strongly condemned the cruelty depicted and repeated its call for stricter adherence to ... [Medical News Today - 11/17/2009]
First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 1 Documents
College achieves milestone
BIDAR: The silver jubilee of the veterinary college was celebrated on its Nandinagar campus here on Saturday. The institution, started on November 14, 1984, was the second of its kind to be established in the State.Dean of the college Y. Hari Babu told ... [The Hindu - 11/14/2009]
First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents
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American Humane to Appear at 'Future Trends in Animal Agriculture Symposium'
Marie Belew Wheatley, president and CEO of the American Humane Association, Denver, will be one of the key participants in the Future Trends in Animal Agriculture Symposium -- 'The Future of Animal Agriculture: 2030' - to be held at the U.S. Department ... [USAgNet - 11/16/2009]
First Reported 11/10/2009 - Updated 11/10/2009 - 2 Documents
Experts Discuss Complex Nature Of Animal Welfare At Symposium
Far from being a topic rooted only in science, how we protect animal welfare is affected by such diverse elements as politics, ethics and semantics, international speakers at a welfare symposium at Michigan State University said Monday.The three-day Joint ... [Individual.com - 11/10/2009]
First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 5 Documents
Iowa Cat Tests Positive for H1N1
Iowa state officials confirmed Nov. 4 that a cat has tested positive for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. This is the first time a cat has been diagnosed with this strain of influenza. Up until this point, H1N1 had only been found in humans, pigs, birds ... [CatChannel.com - 11/05/2009]
First Reported 11/10/2009 - Updated 11/10/2009 - 2 Documents (in Health)
Swine Flu Deaths Quickly Jump 33% in OC, But Our Cats Are Safe . . . So Far
By Matt Coker in A Clockwork Orange, Doctor's Orders, OC MediaEight Orange County adults died of swine flu last week, reports the Orange County Register via the county Health Care Agency. That 33 percent increase in local deaths brings the total H1N1-related ... [Orange County Weekly - 11/10/2009]
First Reported 11/11/2009 - Updated 11/11/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
American Veterinary Medical Association Hires Stephanie Fisher As Grassroots Coordinator At Its Washington, D.C., Office
As part of its continuing effort to improve and expand its role in strategic advocacy, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has hired Stephanie Fisher as grassroots coordinator. Fisher is one of two members of the AVMA Communications Division ... [Medical News Today - 11/11/2009]
First Reported 11/13/2009 - Updated 11/13/2009 - 1 Documents
AVMA Ed re-launched with cutting-edge upgrades
Schaumburg, IL After a successful first year, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has upgraded AVMA Ed with better video, faster downloads, clearer programs and improved audio.AVMA Ed was originally launched on Dec. 1, 2008, and since ... [American Veterinary Medical Association - 11/13/2009]
First Reported 10/29/2009 - Updated 10/29/2009 - 1 Documents
Animal welfare issues researched in new book
An animal welfare specialist from Massey University says a new book examining welfare issues could be helpful in bridging the gap between urban and rural understanding of the subject.The Sciences of Animal Welfare, was co-written by Professor Kevin Stafford, ... [Radio New Zealand - 10/29/2009]
First Reported 11/02/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 1 Documents
Ohio Heads to the Polls on Issue 2
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation is urging voters to get to the polls this Election Day and vote 'yes' on state ballot 'Issue 2,' which would establish an Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board. The success or failure of Issue 2 will likely have tremendous ... [Beef Online - 11/02/2009]
First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 1 Documents
US: H1N1 flu confirmed in Iowa cat
A news release from the American Veterinary Medical Association: H1N1 flu confirmed in Iowa cat. Excerpt:A cat in Iowa has tested positive for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, state officials confirmed this morning, marking the first time a cat has been ... [H5N1 - 11/04/2009]

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...classes make it easy for them to earn CE to maintain their licenses and to keep current on advances in veterinary medicine,' Fox explains. "We are extremely proud of AVMA Ed. The improvements in this new version make the programs easier to use and more attractive to view. Download times have been reduced to a fraction of what they were due to technological advancements. Today, we are offering the veterinary profession truly cutting-edge online CE." The online CE courses available on AVMA Ed are a combination of CE from the AVMA Annual Convention and courses derived from the Journal of the American...
AVMA Ed re-launched with cutting-edge upgrades [American Veterinary Medical Association - 11/13/2009]
..."marking the first time a cat has been diagnosed with this strain of influenza," the American Veterinary Medical Association said in a statement. "The cat, which has recovered, is believed to have caught the virus from someone in the household who was sick with H1N1. There are no indications that the cat passed the virus on to any other animals or people" the statement said. State health officials said two of the three people who own it had suffered influenza-like illness before the cat got sick...
Adapted from the week's postings on The Checkup, The Post's health blog. Cat survives swine flu [Washington Post - 11/10/2009]
...W Ron DeHaven, DVM, MBA, chief executive officer of the AVMA. "A primary focus of the meeting will be to examine how animal welfare-related science and ethics are addressed within academic veterinary medicine from pre-veterinary medicine education through continuing education for veterinarians and what the current research environment at academic veterinary medicine institutions looks like" said Dr. Marguerite Pappaioanou, executive director of the AAVMC
AVMA/AAVMC International Symposium to address veterinarians' roles in animal welfare [American Veterinary Medical Association - 11/09/2009]
...Ferrets are especially susceptible to human influenza viruses. "Two of the three members of the family that owns the pet had suffered from influenza-like illness before the cat became ill" Iowa Department of Public Health Veterinarian Dr. Ann Garvey said in a statement...
Not Good News -- By: Jonah Goldberg [The Corner on National Review Online - 11/04/2009]

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Are Penned Hens Crazy? Studies Abound [AOL - 11/19/2009]
U.S. makes big push to prevent global pandemic [American Veterinary Medical Association - 11/19/2009]
Pfizer Encourages Families To Bring Their Dogs ... [Business Wire - 11/19/2009]
Pig farm video rouses housing discussion in USA [Pig Progress - 11/19/2009]
Are caged chickens miserable? [News24.com - 11/19/2009]
Amarillo Biosciences Comments On New Findings O... [Meat and Poultry Online - 11/18/2009]
Proposal would increase member dues in 2011 [American Veterinary Medical Association - 11/18/2009]
American Veterinary Medical Association Condemn... [Medical News Today - 11/17/2009]
Animal welfare: When emotion and science collide [DVM 360 - 11/17/2009]
AVMA Condemns Abuse of Swine as Shown in Mercy ... [Forbes.com - 11/17/2009]
AVMA Condemns Abuse of Swine as Shown in Mercy ... [Houston Chronicle - 11/16/2009]
AVMA Condemns Abuse of Swine as Shown in Mercy ... [Street Insider - 11/16/2009]
AVMA condemns abuse of swine as shown in Mercy ... [American Veterinary Medical Association - 11/16/2009]
American Humane to Appear at 'Future Trends in ... [USAgNet - 11/16/2009]
College achieves milestone [The Hindu - 11/14/2009]
AVMA Ed re-launched with cutting-edge upgrades [American Veterinary Medical Association - 11/13/2009]
AVMA confirms that a household cat in Iowa show... [News-Medical.Net - 11/12/2009]
American Humane's President & CEO to Appear... [Forbes.com - 11/11/2009]
American Humane's President & CEO to Appear... [Houston Chronicle - 11/11/2009]
American Veterinary Medical Association Hires S... [Medical News Today - 11/11/2009]
Amarillo Biosciences Comments on New Findings o... [Market Wire via MSN Money - 11/11/2009]
Amarillo Biosciences Comments on New Findings o... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/11/2009]
AVMA hires Stephanie Fisher as grassroots coord... [American Veterinary Medical Association - 11/10/2009]
Swine Flu Deaths Quickly Jump 33% in OC, But Ou... [Orange County Weekly - 11/10/2009]
Swine Flu Deaths Quickly Jump 33% in OC, But Ou... [Orange County Weekly - 11/10/2009]
Experts Discuss Complex Nature Of Animal Welfar... [Individual.com - 11/10/2009]
American Veterinary Medical Association Issues ... [Medical News Today - 11/10/2009]
Adapted from the week's postings on The Checkup... [Washington Post - 11/10/2009]
AVMA/AAVMC International Symposium to address v... [American Veterinary Medical Association - 11/09/2009]
Researchers from Michigan State University, Med... [Pharmacy Choice - 11/09/2009]
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Swine Flu: First Confirmed Case of Pet Cat Cont... [EcoWorldly - 11/06/2009]
Officials from Iowa and United States Department of Agriculture have confirmed a pet cat in the United States has tested positive for the H1N1 virus.  This is ...
Not Good News -- By: Jonah Goldberg [The Corner on National Review Online - 11/04/2009]
Cat gets swine flu. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cat in Iowa has tested positive for H1N1 swine flu, the first time a cat has been diagnosed with the new pandemic ...
US: H1N1 flu confirmed in Iowa cat [H5N1 - 11/04/2009]
A news release from the American Veterinary Medical Association: H1N1 flu confirmed in Iowa cat. Excerpt:A cat in Iowa has tested positive for the 2009 H1N1 influenza ...
Capital Eye Report: Aides, Lobbyists and Contri... [Capital Eye - 10/09/2009]
Despite a lack of support from key leaders in his own political party, Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) said resolutely this week that he has no plans to resign from Congress ...
Wendy Diamond: Choosing a Vet You'll Both Love [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 10/03/2009]
Don't wait until an emergency arises--pets should visit the vet once a year to make sure they are healthy and up to date on their vaccinations Follow ...
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MWV Episode 32 - Healthy Pet, Healthy You [Mefeedia Video Tag : medici - 09/28/2009]
MWV32 - Healthy Pets, Healthy You [Mefeedia Video Tag : biolo - 09/28/2009]
MWV32 - Healthy Pets, Healthy You [Mefeedia Video Tag : biolo - 09/28/2009]
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