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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has changed its labeling requirements for hazardous materials, revising guidelines that have been around since 1994.

Pennsylvania is close to becoming the 20th state to ban the use of gas chambers as a method of euthanasia. The state’s Senate passed House Bill 2630, which now awaits Gov. Tom Corbett’s signature.

Beginning Nov. 1, tramadol and all products containing tramadol will be classified as a Schedule IV controlled substance in Oklahoma.

The Los Angeles City Council is considering an ordinance to prohibit the selling of commercially bred pets in retail stores for at least three years.

Veterinarians who are used to making a difference with scalpels and syringes are now wielding pens as their instruments of choice to oppose proposed pet medication rules. More than 560 individuals or organizations have submitted comments to the FTC regarding proposed H.R. 1406 - the federal mandate concerning prescription writing - and other controversial topics that were discussed during the FTC’s Oct. 2 pet medications workshop.   The majority of the comments are from individual veterinarians and practices, several national associations and organizations, and more than 20 state associations, although some were contributed by parties supporting H.R. 1406.   The FTC extended the commenting period until Nov. 1, so people still have time to gather their thoughts and submit them for consideration.

Veterinary practices in the process of interviewing prospective employees might want to think twice before requesting their social media passwords. Illinois recently became the second state to prohibit employers from requiring prospective or current employees to hand over social media passwords or log-in information. Similar legislation is under consideration in California, New York, and Washington, and the issue is being debated at a higher level with the U.S. Congress considering the proposed Social Networking Online Protection Act and the Password Protection Act of 2012.

Pet owners in California no longer have to worry whether they will be asked to declaw or devocalize their companion animals when applying to rent an apartment.

Four low-cost spay and neuter clinics in Alabama will potentially be forced to close because they employ licensed veterinarians but are owned by non-veterinarians.

According to NBC News, Chinese government officials are refusing to allow inspectors from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to collect samples from four jerky manufacturing sites.

A new bill signed into law in Massachusetts will prohibit anyone convicted of cruelty to animals from working with any animal, including in veterinary hospitals.