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• Catherine Deveny: Red hot enlightenment led me to believe in one fewer god

  Wed Jul 23, 2008
  • Great post, Red Wolf ... I especially like the quote at the end by Stephen F. Robert.

• Board Brings Back 'Split-State' Status to Manage Livestock Disease

  Wed Jul 23, 2008
  • Tuesday's vote was even endorsed by the Montana Stockgrowers Association. The group's executive vice president said members still oppose split-state status — but they welcome the idea of putting the decision with state veterinarian Marty Zaluski.

• Audit Says USDA Lost Track of Imported Cattle

  Wed Jul 23, 2008
  • "APHIS does not adequately track live animal imports and, if problems are detected, does not collectively analyze import violations," the report said. "Additional controls are needed at northern ports-of-entry to obtain stronger assurance that all animal shipments are inspected."

• Lack of Large Animal Vets Could Hurt Humans

  Tue Jun 10, 2008
  • Vets typically make more money running small animal practices and there are no travel costs. More large animal vets are retiring-- nearly 60 percent are over 50-years-old. And more women now attend veterinary school, but mostly choose to work on small animals instead.

• Horse Racing: Iowa No Longer Alone in Reining in Steroids

  Tue May 27, 2008
  • "We've always been the outcast as far as the racing world," said Keith Soring, a state veterinarian at Prairie Meadows. "The outside looked at Iowa like, 'Jeez, look at these guys, they're testing for steroids. Why are they doing that?'

• Pet Owners Pony Up for Costly Treatment

  Tue May 27, 2008
  • "More and more pet owners have been asking their veterinarians for high-tech veterinary care,'' said Sharon Granskog, spokeswoman for the American Veterinary Medical Association.

• Dog Digs Wildlife Job

  Tue May 27, 2008
  • One of 17 canines working with the unit in the state, Sadie is the only resource enforcement dog in Pensacola and has made 25 canine arrests and five rescues since starting work a year ago. Hahner and Sadie are the only female K-9 Unit team in Florida.

• Brownfield Network: AVMA finds fault with double-deck horse trailers

  Thu May 22, 2008
  • Previously, the AVMA had voiced support of USDA regulations that prohibited the use of double-deck trailers for the transport of equines to slaughter. The organization’s Animal Welfare Committee drafted the new policy to include the transportation of all equine regardless of destination.

• What's Your Prediction for December 21, 2012?

  Sat Apr 19, 2008
  • On this date, despite more than 30 years of swearing to do differently, I'll still have yet to get any of my Christmas shopping done.

• 5.4 earthquake rocks Illinois; felt 350 miles away

  Fri Apr 18, 2008
  • First come the cougars, then the earthquakes, what's next? While several of my co-workers north, west, south, and in Chicago felt it, I was sound asleep ... oh well.