In case you didn't know it, 2011 has been designated as World Veterinary Year in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the first veterinary school in Lyon, France. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) considers this the beginning of the profession and has planned a year of festivities!
Well, we missed the opening ceremony, which was in January in Versailles, France but the closing ceremony will be in Cape Town, South Africa in October. In between, are a bunch of celebrations including a big one planned for the AVMA Convention in July in St. Louis. No word yet on whether or not I will be attending that but I am thinking about it, in conjunction with a project I am hatching.
Let's just say I am particularly intrigued by a day long symposium on July 17 entitled, World Veterinary Year: 250 years of Improving Animal and Human Health.
As for February, well this month is National Pet Dental Health month so make sure your pets teeth are clean and shining! By the age of two, about eighty percent of dogs and seventy percent of cats have some form of periodontal disease.
Log onto www.avma.org for more updates on the year long festivities!
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