An owner’s attachment to an animal extends beyond death. Sensitive handling of animal remains is important.

The AVMA condemns fighting events involving animals in which injury or death is intended. The AVMA supports the enforcement of laws against the use…

AVMA recognizes some animals might require a waiver from mandated rabies vaccination because the vaccination may endanger the animal's life or a…

Veterinarians in the United States provide animal and public health care (i.e. diagnose disease, perform surgery, evaluate and recommend management…

The AVMA, as a medical authority for the health and welfare of animals, offers the following eight integrated principles for developing and evaluating…

The AVMA urges the Food and Drug Administration and USDA to implement and enforce import regulations to prohibit.

The AVMA recognizes that castration and dehorning of cattle are important for human and animal safety when cattle are used for agricultural purposes. …

Recommendations offered as a guide to prescribing and client purchases

The AVMA endorses the 2017 Compendium of Measures to Control Chlamydophila psittaci Infections Among Humans (Psittacosis) and Pet Birds (Avian…

The AVMA condemns declawing captive exotic and other wild indigenous cats for nonmedical reasons.

All veterinarians have a professional and moral obligation to address the serious dog bite problem in the United States, and to be up to date on the…

The AVMA opposes ear cropping and tail docking of dogs when done solely for cosmetic purposes.

The AVMA does not support the use of electroimmobilization for animal restraint. Literature Reviews: Welfare Implications of…

Embryo transfer and advanced reporductive technological procedures are functions of veterinary practice

The AVMA is not opposed to the euthanasia of unwanted animals or those unfit for adoption, when conducted by qualified personnel, using appropriate…

The AVMA recommends that FDA CVM amend the Compliance Policy Guide 615.115 to accommodate extra label use of medicated feeds

The American Veterinary Medical Association believes that genetic research

Diverse types of practices, economic conditions, and facility requirements

The AVMA supports the use of best practices when transporting animals and therefore opposes the use of double-decked trailers to transport equines.

Imported animals and animal products must present no more than a negligible risk to human and animal health in the United States.

The AVMA supports research in inherited disorders to better educate the veterinary profession and breeders on minimizing disorders in companion animal…

Statement of Position - Veterinarians, animal control agencies, and animal welfare organizations have a common bond in the

The AVMA is committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the profession of veterinary medicine so that we can best serve the animals, the…

The AVMA recognizes the importance of NARMS as a valuable resource for information on resistance monitoring of bacterial isolates from animals, animal…

Any regulatory prohibition of extralabel drug use in animals should be science-based and should be as limited in scope as possible, consistent