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- Honoring the dogs of 9/11
- Tragedy highlights human-animal bond and quiet heroism of canine search-and-rescue teams
- From 9/11 to now: Disaster preparedness and response evolves
- RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE
- AVMA bestows awards for contributions to profession
- AVMA Animal Welfare Award
- Charles River Prize
- AVMA Humane Award
- AVMA Lifetime Excellence in Research Award
- AVMA Practitioner Research Award
- AVMA Public Service Award
- XIIth International Veterinary Congress Prize
- Student AVMA Teaching Excellence Award
- Student AVMA Community Outreach Excellence Award
- AVMF/AKC Career Achievement Award in Canine Research
- AVMF/Winn Excellence in Feline Research Award
- Karl F. Meyer–James H. Steele Gold Headed Cane Award
- Karl F. Meyer-James H. Steele Gold Headed Cane Award
- AVMA President's Award
- AVMA President's Award
- AVMA President's Award
- AVMA bestows awards for contributions to profession
- Leininger wins AVMAPAC award
- Veterinary profession has long protected animal, public health
- FDA scientist says action needed on drug use concerns
- Town hall meetings offer dialogue about profession
- Euthanasia experts say best methods may be unappealing
- Student leaders want their voices heard
- Meows and barks greet shelter volunteers
- Students awarded scholarships from AVMF
- Scholarship program taking applications
- Finalists vie for American Hero Dog title
- Reversing the decline in patient visits
- USDA accreditation training available
- APHIS proposes new framework for tracing food animals
- New specialty college issues certification requirements, sets exam date
- Sites offer help with waste issues
- Heartworm treatment not available
- Student loan subsidy's end raises concerns
- NAVMEC ready for implementation
- AAHA to stop endorsing pet insurance policies
- Colorado lab devastated by fire
- Wildlife center joins international coalition protecting animal and public health
- Agriculture department funding climate, environmental studies
- Community Accolades
- Vermont VMA
- American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
- American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
- Community Obituaries: Member Honor roll member Nonmember
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Then and now. Tony Zintsmaster and Kaiser, one of a few remaining search-and-rescue dogs deployed during 9/11. (
By R. Scott Nolen
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Deep inside the condemned building, a person hides in a closet, the door closed tight. Outside the room, far down a long hallway, a black Labrador Retriever is released. The dog bolts down the corridor, darting in and out of empty rooms as if pulled by an invisible leash.
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