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29 Feb Petco Love Launches New Nonprofit Veterinary Technician Scholarship Fund

Posted at 14:20h in Pet Owners, Press Releases, Veterinary Professionals, Veterinary Professionals

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The Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) shortage has become a significant hurdle in ensuring that pets most in need receive the attention and care they deserve. Petco Love, a national nonprofit organization, is taking a proactive approach to tackle this issue by launching the Petco Love Registered Veterinary Technician Scholarship Fund with Penn Foster, an innovative online learning provider. This scholarship fund aims to address the growing concerns surrounding lack of access to care by increasing the number of registered veterinary technicians serving the most vulnerable pets, those at animal shelters,...

25 Jan Veterinary Midlevel Position

Posted at 16:16h in Membership, Pet Owners, Position Statements, Press Releases, Veterinary Professionals, Veterinary Professionals

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The AVMA House of Delegates has taken a firm stance against the establishment of a veterinary midlevel position (MLP), asserting that it is an impractical and inadequately targeted solution to current workforce challenges in the veterinary profession. In a comprehensive update, the AVMA argues that...

23 Jan Shapiro Administration Enacts Updated Dog Law Measures To Protect Pennsylvania Dogs, Consumers, Communities

Posted at 00:28h in Advocacy, Legislative Updates, Pet Owners, Pet Owners, Press Releases, Veterinary Professionals, Veterinary Professionals

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Pennsylvania's updated Dog Law takes effect to increase public safety in communities, add consumer protections for those who buy or adopt dogs, strengthen requirements for all types of kennels, and increase penalties for those who violate the law and put people and dogs at risk....

18 Jan Telehealth and the Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship

Posted at 17:15h in Telemedicine, Veterinary Professionals, Veterinary Professionals

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The latest update from the AVMA's House of Delegates (HOD) delves into the critical intersection of Telehealth and the Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR). Highlighting the potential benefits of telehealth in veterinary practices, the document introduces concepts such as...

08 Jan New Laws Target Overdose Epidemic

Posted at 18:46h in Advocacy, Legislative Updates, Membership, Pet Owners, Safety, Veterinary Professionals, Veterinary Professionals

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Last April, the Shapiro administration moved to reschedule xylazine as a Schedule III drug, meaning it can’t be obtained over-the-counter. Xylazine had most commonly been used as an animal sedative, but its illicit use has grown in popularity among drug abusers....

04 Jan Information from the Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement

Posted at 19:07h in Pet Owners, Safety, Veterinary Professionals, Veterinary Professionals

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Updates from the Dog Law Veterinarian, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement...

11 Dec Stalled Budget Process Cuts Off Critical Funding for Community Colleges and Animal Health Diagnostics, Zimmerman Says

Posted at 17:20h in Advocacy, Legislative Updates, Press Releases, Veterinary Professionals, Veterinary Professionals

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Rep. Dave Zimmerman (R-Lancaster/Berks) announced that the stalled state budget process is having detrimental effects on vital sectors of our economy, including community colleges and animal health diagnostics....

30 Nov Atypical Respiratory Illness in Dogs

Posted at 21:18h in Pet Owners, Pet Owners, Safety, Veterinary Professionals, Veterinary Professionals

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There have been recent reports in several states, including Pennsylvania, regarding an atypical respiratory illness in dogs. Signs of respiratory illness in affected dogs include lethargy, coughing, sneezing, and ocular and nasal discharge. Some states have reported dogs that have a longer than expected course of disease, lack of response to treatment, and rarely, there are reports of dogs with rapid onset of severe respiratory signs that have progressed to death....

30 Nov A Note to Veterinarians from the Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement

Posted at 12:30h in Veterinary Professionals, Veterinary Professionals

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As you may be aware, the legislature passed the Dog Law Modernization Bill (formerly SB 746), which is a bill that will increase funding to the Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement (“BDLE”) as well as improve public safety and animal welfare standards. Outlined below are the new provisions that will impact your operations. Please read this carefully....

22 Nov Texas A&M begins construction on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center

Posted at 21:00h in Pet Owners

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Texas A&M AgriLife Research hosted leaders from across The Texas A&M University System in a groundbreaking ceremony of the new Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center at Texas A&M-RELLIS, a 2,400-acre applied research campus in Bryan. The $13 million facility is a joint construction project of AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science, with completion expected in 2025. The center will be integral to new opportunities for advancing collaborative research, teaching and outreach in the department while supporting an overarching vision of leading the science around animal pregnancy and development....