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Veterinary community grants wish for animal-loving girl with cancer

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To recognize her bravery, National Veterinary Associates, Colorado State University, and the AVMA created a special day with many magical moments for the young animal lover. Mary Stegmueller is a 7-year-old in Colorado who was diagnosed three years ago with a rare form of cancer that targets the brain stem.

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FDA warns manufacturers, distributors of unapproved antimicrobials for animals

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on December 14 announced it has issued nine warning letters to manufacturers and distributors of unapproved and misbranded medically important antimicrobial animal drugs for violating federal law.

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EPA, FDA weigh oversight overhaul for animal parasite products

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Two federal agencies are considering transferring oversight of some 600 products from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), a proposal that raises more questions than answers.

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World Veterinary Day celebrates veterinarians as essential health workers

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The World Veterinary Association (WVA) and Health for Animals announced that this year’s theme is “Veterinarians are essential health workers.” The 2024 World Veterinary Day will be held on April 27 and is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of veterinarians to the health of animals, people, and the environment.

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Enrichment for Animals

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Good afternoon, I have recently started as a zookeeper for a small conservation in Florida. I am curious if the community can help me with ideas for enrichment and stimulation or overall knowledge. We have small cats, large cats like tigers and jaguars as well as lemurs. submitted by /u/jusheretowatch123 [link] [comments]

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A pokedex for Animals

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I am working on a pokedex style app for real animals. It is a work in progress and I have implemented a few features like Scanning animals and getting detailed info in pokedex style Chat to an animal (without sign in) Mark scan as favourites Leaderboard and Badges. Hey folks. I would love to know what more can I improve.