VMA 2007 American Veterinary Medical Association conference notes...and links to timely articles

What insights were America's veterinarians sharing at their annual convention in late July? Click below for a round-up:

http://www.paw-rescue.org/PAW/PETTIPS/DogTip_AVMA2007.php

Timely articles:

Brief summation of the cruel bloodsport of dogfighting today from Humane Society of the U.S. director:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/27/AR2007072701625.html

National Public Radio pod/broadcasts about the prevalence of dogfighting and the weak "cultural" excuse for bloodlust:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12098479

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12144965

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