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Oma’s Pride of Avon, Conn. is recalling Purr-Complete Feline Poultry Meal due to potential contamination with Salmonella. Oma’s Pride has ceased the production and distribution of the product as FDA and the company continue their investigation as to what caused the problem. There have been no illnesses reported to date.

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

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 eliminate the divide that currently categorizes some HCPs as Schedule II substances and others as Schedule III.

Beginning Oct. 9, animal hospitals and their clients will have more options available when it comes to disposing of controlled substances. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) published a final rule establishing several convenient disposal methods that the public can utilize.

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

After an exhaustive effort by veterinary organizations and thousands of individual veterinary professionals, the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act, also known as H.R. 1528, received the president's signature on Aug. 3.

After another summer filled with news reports about pets being left unattended inside scorching-hot vehicles, Petplan Insurance is taking the fight against the troubling trend all the way to the White House. Petplan launched the "Driven to Bark" initiative on Aug. 4, in which it is attempting to get 100,000 signatures within 30 days on a petition at the White House's official petition site.

The Oregon Veterinary Medical Examining Board (OVMEB) has passed a proposed requirement that would subject new veterinarians and veterinary technicians in the state to mandatory criminal background checks.

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 consideration. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) will sponsor the bill, which they are touting as a solution to lowering pet owners' costs for medication,