Veterinarians, food animal producers, and feed manufacturers will have to comply with FDA’s new restrictions on the use of certain antibiotics in food animals, as published in Guidance for Industry
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Don’t Leave Home Without Your Scooper If You’re Taking Fido for a Walk
By Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M. on
Municipalities in New Jersey are required by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection to adopt and enforce local pet-waste laws. At a minimum, each community must require that “pet owners…
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Veterinarians Could Face Charges of Animal Cruelty
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The legislators are at it again. They continue to introduce more and more amendments to New Jersey’s Animal Cruelty Statute, without any coordinated oversight of the potential intended or –…
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Tips for Veterinarians Responding to Complaints Filed with the New Jersey State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
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One of the purposes of the New Jersey State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (“the Board”) is to investigate consumer complaints filed against veterinarians. On May 15, 2013, at the…
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