On October 1, 2019, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released its 2020 fiscal year work plan to its diversion investigators. This likely...

This week: The man who created the Labradoodle rues the day, new dog treats made from swamp rodents, and the FDA warns of raw pet food that tested...

Each month in NEWStat , we highlight an article from the upcoming issue of Trends magazine.  Many nosocomial or hospital-acquired infections (HAIs)...

This week: A woman quits her job to find her dog, and veterinary students want to know where their money’s going. Also: should human surgeons opera...

ccording to its statement last fall, the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) supports the judicious use of vaccines in pets in order to...

This week: Find out if you follow the most popular pet influencers, the FDA recalls more pet food products, and gender discrimination in the...

According to figures compiled by the US Department of Labor, 12% of people who work in the veterinary services profession reported work-related...

A dog in a deli. A cat in a coffee shop. A bird on an airplane. Companion animals who serve double duty as emotional support animals (ESAs) are...

How many times do we have to say it? Possibly every time the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Food and Drug...

The age at which large-breed dogs are spayed or neutered has become a hot topic with regard to obesity and nontraumatic orthopedic injuries, and a...

This week: Inaugural class at new veterinary school could get sent home come September, tracking baby turtles from the International Space Station,...

We already knew that Xylitol is poisonous to dogs; researchers figured that out back in the 1960s. But it turns out there’s way more of it out ther...

And if you’ve been gnawing on them (they’re a human delicacy in some countries), you might want to spit ‘em out. The FDA and the CDC are...

In July 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it was investigating a potential link between heart disease in dogs and the...

A pharmaceutical company in the UK is voluntarily recalling 34 lots of veterinary injectable drug products due to sterility concerns, according to...

After receiving adverse reports involving five animals, Australia-based Jurox Animal Health voluntarily recalled two lots of the widely used...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has too much time on its hands. At least, that’s how it might seem to some veterinary professionals as th...

Recently, several hospitals in the West have been unsure about whether AAHA Controlled Substance Logs were in recordkeeping compliance with both DE...

Meet the 2019 National Stunt Dog Champions: Maggie Weston, DVM, and her 15-month-old Australian shepherd, Skye. Weston says she got involved in dog...

This press release just in from Hill's Pet Nutrition: It is with sincere regret that I write to inform you that Hill’s is expanding the voluntarily...

It's official: Prozinc's not just for cats anymore. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last week that it had approved ProZinc for...

Pet health and safety are Hill’s Pet Nutrition’s first concern. That’s why Hill’s contacted AAHA and asked us to help spread word of their voluntar...

You could have a say on the future of veterinary education. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education (COE) Selection...

A new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine reviewed all opioi...

Say the US Food and Drug administration has issued another pet food recall. Some animals are dying. Are your patients at risk? Imagine being able t...

While women have historically borne the brunt of domestic violence, as many as 86% of domestic violence survivors have reported that their family...

The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine recently approved Pexion (imepitoin tablets) to treat noise aversion in...

Who knew eating peas could be trendy? Last July, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it was investigating a potential link...

In the dog-eat-dog world of Washington politics, it sometimes seems as though the right paw doesn’t know what the left paw is doing.The US Food and...

This week: Veterinarians treat bees, a dog who lost her limbs helps human amputees, and rat-catching cats are a contradiction in terms.

The opioid shortage is both a manufacturing issue and a manufactured one. The manufacturing part can be traced back to production issues at a Pfize...

This week: A surprising new survey reveals the type of pet who makes kids happiest, service dogs who wash out of basic training are available to go...

When it’s all about quality of care, everyone’s on board. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), American Association of Veterinary...

Okay, maybe just one needle every three months. But one shot every 90 days sure beats daily insulin injections, if promising new research out of...

He sure looks like some kind of pit bull terrier, but the shelter says otherwise. If you go to a shelter to adopt a dog and ask an employee what...

The United States is battling an epidemic of opioid abuse that claimed 42,000 lives and caused 1,000 emergency room visits per day in 2016. The US...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave veterinarians the green light to use cannabis in the treatment of pets—in a manner of speaking. Put ...

This week: A daring baboon breakout, Congress could ban Americans from eating their pets, and a cancerous mass that’s anything but.

This week: Dogs get banned, a rescue backfires, and your pet wants to know if there’s anything good on Netflix.

This week: The Empire State considers pot for pets, comfort dogs get their day court, and why you otter-not flush kitty litter.

Which caregivers should be allowed to put their hands on a client’s pet? And under what circumstances? For that matter, what constitutes a qualifie...

If you had a chance to talk face-to-face with the government officials you helped elect about the most pressing issues facing veterinary medicine...

The opioid shortage isn’t going away any time soon. The shortage, which is severely affecting veterinarians’ ability to provide pain management for...

On Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted pet owners and veterinary professionals that at least 11 different brands of dog food...

This week: Cats! Two dead cats spark a cat food recall, a cat gets under a model’s skin—literally, and a cat owner adopts a kidney donor (it’s good...

This week: rescue dogs on the catwalk, dog mats go upscale, and the Flintstones got it wrong about Dino

The Gravy Train stops here. So do the Kibbles ’n Bits, Ol’ Roy, and Skippy. Big Heart Pet Brands announced on Thursday that it’s recalling 27...

This week: a loophole keeps a dog out the Kansas governor’s race, a lion poacher gets poached by lions, and contaminated dog food sparks salmonella...

If you’d rather just hang out at home with your pets after a long day at the hospital, you’re not alone. According to a new study, more than half o...

Low-income Americans are having a hard enough time feeding themselves. Feeding their pets is an even bigger challenge. Some 42 million Americans...

This week: a Staffordshire terrier peers reviews papers, Colorado pays the tab for large animal vet students, and who gets the dog in a divorce?

This week: checking for microchips becomes law in New York, why more dogs aren't sniffing out cancer, and nipping compassion fatigue in the bud

“Veterinarians who want to report suspected animal abuse often encounter a bureaucratic runaround,” says Phil Arkow. Arkow hopes that the recent...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reporting a shortage of three pain relief drugs: fentanyl, morphine and hydromorphone. The shortage ...

Catch up on the latest pet and veterinary news from the last week. In this update: Reporting animal abuse becomes mandatory in parts of Canada, a...

Scholarship students at Penn Vet are breathing easier this week.Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to pass a series of bill...

California became the first state to ban the sale of commercially bred puppies in pet stores when Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 485 on...

In the wake of the Tropical Depression Harvey disaster, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has made it easier for Texas veterinarians to treat animals affected...

A New York City Health Department rule bans anyone from taking money to care for an animal outside a licensed kennel; the rule has long been ignore...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring labeling changes to three critical care medications used for people and animals. On June 2...

Catch up on the latest pet and veterinary news from the last week. In this update: a New York bill proposes banning declawing, the FDA sends warnin...

Catch up on the latest pet and veterinary news from the last week. In this update: Congress introduces animal welfare bills, April the giraffe give...

The VFD, enacted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, regulates antibiotics used for food-producing animals. This includes backyard chickens,...

On Nov. 8, California, Nevada, Maine, and Massachusetts all passed the legalization of recreational marijuana and another four states passed the...

Starting January 1, 2017, all animals that fall under the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) have to be prescribed VFD antibiotics through a...

Animal abuse, like any form of abuse, is unacceptable and this year, such crime statistics will be collected by at least one state, and at the...

In this era of digital everything, dispensing veterinary advice online may be considered the wave of the future, but not any time soon according to...

The World Health Organization (WHO) may be considering another proposed change to the international scheduling of ketamine, and the AVMA is seeking...

On May 18, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed H.B. 593, mandating that Texas law enforcement officers take canine encounter training prior to the second...

On July 24, the Fairness to Pet Owners Act (H.R. 3174) was introduced in the House of Representatives. (In May, the Senate version of the bill, S....

As of June 29, 40 states have reported a total of 181 people who have been infected with strains of salmonella, according to the Centers for Diseas...

It’s been a busy summer for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Ainsworth Pet Nutrition is voluntarily recalling five varieties of Rachel...

Historically, when a veterinarian needed to compound drugs from bulk substances to meet a patient’s needs, he was breaking a federal law. Now, the...

Two million illnesses and nearly 23,000 deaths. That’s the annual count in the United States from drug-resistant bacteria, according to the Centers...

On March 25, the Supreme Court revived the lawsuit of a former United Parcel Service (UPS) worker who claimed UPS discriminated against her when sh...

The North Carolina Board of Pharmacy (NC BOP) has issued a recall for all lots of non‐sterile and sterile products compounded, repackaged, and...

On March 27, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected Ronald Hines, DVM’s appeal. That appeal challenged the Texas rule that requir...

On March 17, Democrat Tick Segerblom introduced SB372 in the Nevada state legislature. It extends the use of medical marijuana to its ailing pet...

On March 18, the Colorado Senate Agricultural Committee will hear testimony on House Bill 15-1187, passed by the Colorado House on Feb. 20. The bil...

On Feb. 10, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued its 2014 figures, and reported 17 animal fatalities and 26 injuries. United Airlines...

One thousand dogs dead. Another 5,800 sick, along with 25 cats and 3 people. That was the count on Sept. 30, 2014, when the U.S. Food and Drug...

In the first quarter of 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) will likely make a Fair Labor and Standards Act (FLSA) proposed rule, originally...

Oma’s Pride of Avon, Conn. is recalling Purr-Complete Feline Poultry Meal due to potential contamination with Salmonella. Oma’s Pride has ceased th...

On January 1, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting requirements to...

Jump Your Bones, Inc. of Boca Raton, Fla. is voluntarily recalling Jump Your Bones brand name "Roo Bites (Cubes)" because it is potentially...

On December 18, by unanimous vote, the New Jersey legislature passed the amended Pet Purchase Protection Act, which requires that pet store owners...

It appears that Congress will pass an eleventh-hour Tax Extenders Bill, a package of 55 tax breaks for businesses and individuals that will cost...

The AVMA is pleading with Congress to "get back in the saddle and do what’s right for America’s walking horses."

In late October, the FDA notified CanineCare.us, LLC, that the company was marketing unapproved new animal drugs in violation of the law. According...

Businesses in several states and cities will need to revise their budgets following an election season in which voters used their ballots to suppor...

Beginning Jan. 1, 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be enforcing a new final rule regarding the reporting of...

Beginning Oct. 6, all hydrocodone-containing products (HCPs) will be classified as Schedule II drugs by the DEA. The DEA's new final rule will...

Beginning Oct. 9, animal hospitals and their clients will have more options available when it comes to disposing of controlled substances. The Drug...

A veterinary hospital and several other small-business owners in California who sued Yelp for extortion have had their class-action lawsuit dismiss...

The FDA sent warning letters to three makers of tear stain remover products that the agency says are misusing the antibiotic tylosin tartrate....

A proposed ordinance that would force veterinarians in Washington state's King County to submit client information to the county after every rabies...

Lawmakers in Massachusetts are attempting to crack down on animal abusers, and their proposed legislation would ensure that veterinarians play a...

Employers who view applicants' or employees' social media profiles as a useful way to evaluate their behavior outside of the workplace now need to...

After an exhaustive effort by veterinary organizations and thousands of individual veterinary professionals, the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act,...

After another summer filled with news reports about pets being left unattended inside scorching-hot vehicles, Petplan Insurance is taking the fight...

Reactions to the concept of stem cell therapy from the media and the general public range from high hopes to fear of the unknown, but at the 2014...

The Oregon Veterinary Medical Examining Board (OVMEB) has passed a proposed requirement that would subject new veterinarians and veterinary...

HR 4023, a source of contention within the veterinary profession since it made its first appearance in 2011, is now headed to the Senate for...

If Assembly Bill 2056 continues its smooth progress through California's government, the pet insurance industry could soon become regulated in that...

The Center for Pet Safety (CPS) is not sitting on its heels following the results of its 2013 Harness Crashworthiness Study in which 100 percent of...

After a widespread effort by the veterinary community to modify restrictive rules regarding access to controlled substances, victory is finally in...

Starting in 2015, employers in New York will likely no longer be required to issue annual wage notices to employees. According to the New York Labo...

Oregon veterinarians might soon be required to undergo criminal background checks depending on the outcome of a July 12 vote by the Oregon Veterina...

Effective Aug. 18, tramadol will be considered a Schedule IV controlled substance according to a new rule published by the Drug Enforcement...

Veterinary hospitals and other animal care facilities in California may soon have more options available to them in the event an animal is abandone...

A June 18 vote within the Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association that could have paved the way for the banning of cat declawing in that region...

Veterinarians in Idaho are taking action in the face of a perceived growing threat from nonprofit animal groups that might negatively impact their...

In response to President Obama's view that many deserving workers are being denied overtime pay and minimum wage salaries, the Department of Labor...

The College of Veterinarians of Ontario now has the authority to prevent non-veterinarians from performing animal dentistry in Ontario unless they...

The USDA is attempting to simplify unnecessarily complicated animal vaccine labels that the AVMA says have caused confusion for veterinarians and...

On April 1, the Pet Food Institute announced it submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the proposed regulation for pet food...

An animal shelter in Michigan is asking for help to restore momentum for a stalled bill that would ban the use of gas chambers to euthanize dogs an...

Previously defeated H.R. 1406, the "Fairness to Pet Owners Act," has been reincarnated in 2014 in the form of H.R. 4023. The new proposed act is...

According to a survey of the nation's matrimonial lawyers, the issue of pet custody is increasingly taking center stage in many already messy divor...

A Texas-based veterinarian fighting for the right to dispense veterinary advice online cleared one hurdle with a ruling from the U.S. District Cour...

Veterinarians who sometimes need to treat patients outside of the clinic are closer to shedding certain restrictions of the Controlled Substances A...

North Carolina's lost pets now have a better chance of finding their way home due to a new law requiring that all animals picked up by animal contr...

To help veterinarians navigate the sometimes confusing topic of extra-label drug use in animals, the FDA has published an informational resource...

The minimum wage amount will increase for 14 states in 2014, meaning that some veterinary practices will be required to display updated minimum wag...

On the heels of a year filled with numerous animal food recalls and reports of a mysterious illness tied to chicken jerky products that has sickene...

When OSHA adopted the Globally Harmonized System in 2012, it wasn't immediately apparent how changes to labeling rules would affect veterinarians i...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking new measures to ensure the health and welfare of pets sold over the Internet by so-called puppy...

The AVMA is alerting veterinarians to let them know they are not eligible to obtain National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers, which many pharmaci...

Oregon legislators took major steps to protect the state's animals from abuse and neglect by passing SB 6, also called the Omnibus Animal Welfare...

Veterinarians in Washington state need to be aware of a few important changes to the controlled substance laws that will soon take effect.

Veterinarians in the state of Washington will now be under more protection from legal repercussions if they need to report suspected animal cruelty...

Sweet-tasting antifreeze may not be tempting to pets and kids much longer as legislation to add a bittering agent to the formula is continuing its...

Wisconsin is taking steps toward requiring veterinarians to report animal abuse to law enforcement or to a humane officer, with the effort being...

Veterinarians needing to take their show on the road have had their tires flattened by the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), but they could soon...

In the conclusion to a long-running court battle between a pet-owning couple and a Texas animal shelter, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled that pet...

Retired veterinarian Dr. Ronald Hines is challenging the state of Texas in court after the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners penalized hi...

The Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (ASBVME) recently passed a motion that allows veterinary hospitals to skip an inspection by...

The Texas Senate recently unanimously passed legislation proposed by Sen. Kirk Watson to ban gas euthanasia for shelter pets. The legislation -...

Veterinarians in South Carolina are fighting to pass legislation that will limit the activities of low-cost spay and neuter programs in the area.

Broward County, the second most-populated county in Florida, added new bite to its laws aimed at protecting animals from abuse. Two major changes t...

A back-and-forth battle to determine whether people can sue for the sentimental value of their pets will finally get a definitive decision in the...

Several states and municipalities have increased their minimum wage for 2013, meaning that employers need to display updated posters for employees.

Veterinarians who are in the market for medical devices may want to consider making that purchase fairly soon. On Jan. 1, 2013, a recently finalize...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has changed its labeling requirements for hazardous materials, revising guidelines that ha...

A new Massachusetts law aimed at protecting pets from potentially dangerous domestic violence environments has been put to use for the first time.

California pet owners who wanted more transparency in pet food labeling were left disappointed on Election Day. California’s Proposition 37, the...

Animal abuse reporting by veterinarians was the subject of national headlines in late October after an incident in Wisconsin where a woman allegedl...

A California appeals court recently sided with pet owners in two cases where the owners were attempting to sue for damages beyond the animals’ mark...

The New Jersey Senate unanimously voted its support for proposed legislation known as Patrick’s Law, which would impose tougher penalties for peopl...