Veterinary graduates are earning lower salaries and receiving fewer job offers, according to an AVMA survey.

Be on the lookout for a new newsletter from AAHA in the coming weeks. "Top 5 from Trends Today" will bring the week’s top news and practice management stories from Trends Today straight to your inbox. Top 5 from Trends Today will be replacing NEWStat as your weekly link to the best source for news and information from our profession.

Euthanizing a pet is never easy, but a recent upswing in in-home euthanasia is making the process less painful for veterinarians and pet owners. Dr. Kathleen Cooney, DVM, is owner of a mobile pet hospice and euthanasia service based in northern Colorado. She moderates a directory called In Home Pet Euthanasia, which lists accredited veterinarians who offer in-home euthanasia services throughout the United States. "There is really a growing trend of pet hospice care," Cooney said. "A lot of people are talking about it – as they should be. Pets are becoming more and more ingrained in our lives, and families want to see compassionate treatment that makes end-of-life care as comfortable as possible for their pets." Cooney started her own practice in 2006, and marketed it well in northern Colorado. Soon, she found other people from across the country contacting her about her services. In 2009, she launched the In Home Pet Euthanasia online directory in order to make it easier for families to find veterinarians offering at-home euthanasia services in their state.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is testing a new rabies vaccine on wildlife in West Virginia.

Veterinarians in Washington State will need to begin reporting medications they dispense to their patients starting in October.

Don’t miss out on the timely and informative stories on Trends Today. Here are the highlights of our recent stories:   Pfizer issues recall on Dexdomitor and Antisedan IDEXX acquires DVMInsight 3 signs that social media works Check out the Tip of the Day!

 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning users of the Vet Jet vaccination device to properly lock the device before using it to administer the feline leukemia vaccine.

Online gamers deciphering of a protein key to the replication of both the human immunodeficiency and feline immunodeficiency viruses is an important step in identifying new drugs to treat the viruses, according to a FIV expert. In a study published online Sept. 18, 2011 in the journal Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, researchers showed how online gamers decoded the model of the M-PMV protein, an enzyme important in the multiplication of HIV and FIV. The protein is retroviral protease, a protease that breaks down other proteins and enables the replication of HIV and FIV. Research has shown HIV and FIV to have similarities in the binding modes of their inhibitor molecules.

Three people have died of rabies in the United States in the past year, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and media reports, though only one case is suspected to have originated in this country.

Harbor, a black and tan coonhound from Boulder, Colo., has the distinction of having the "Longest Ears on a Living Dog."