The AVMA strongly supports zoonotic disease education programs targeted to physicians, allied health professionals, veterinarians, and other

In the best interests of patient welfare, it is important for veterinarians to deliver clear and unambiguous written prescriptions to avoid medication…

Loss of an animal drug product can have adverse effects on animal health, animal welfare and food safety. Before withdrawing approval of an animal…

AVMA Policy on Wildlife-Livestock Interactions.

The AVMA recommends that the state and federal entities develop and expand training programs for veterinary students in the area of food safety,…

The AVMA recognizes the increasing burden of educational debt on new graduates, and supports innovative methods to achieve student

The AVMA supports the continued participation of veterinarians in CDC’s public health training programs.

The AVMA encourages the use of appropriately experienced and qualified veterinarians to optimize the health and welfare of marine mammals, including…

Internships should prepare veterinarians for high-quality service in practice or advanced specialty training. These guidelines establish reasonable…

Personnel and Caseload # Full time diplomates in each specialty area in direct support of internship program. Part time diplomates in each…

The AVMA should be at the forefront of discussions that may impact drug availability, such as regulatory changes in veterinary oversight

Although scientific data concerning the reproductive health effects of many occupational exposures is limited,

The AVMA Government Relations Division alerted the Council on Veterinary Service (CoVS) in 2001, that regulations concerning Ergonomics may be…

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) recognizes that clients facing terminal illness in companion animals may desire veterinary…

The AVMA encourages ongoing congressional funding and support to continue to enable maintenance of surge capacity as well as improvements, validation,…

The performance of veterinary dentistry and oral medicine and surgery is part of the practice of veterinary medicine...

Compounding, consistent with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Extra-Label Drug Use regulations, is the customized manipulation of an approved…

The veterinarian-client-patient relationship is the basis for veterinary care. ​To establish such a relationship these conditions must be satisfied.

Read the official Veterinarian's Oath.

The AVMA supports a safe, abundant, and wholesome food supply raised in an environment that enhances public health and animal wellbeing. 

Individual housing during the neonatal period facilitates sanitation, disease control and individual attention for observation and treatment.…

The AVMA supports the monitoring of vaccine safety and efficacy via a publicly available central reporting system. The system should collect reports…

Vaccines protect patients by providing a level of resistance to a disease beyond their innate immune status. Each aspect of vaccine efficacy and…

Vaccinating of wolf hybrids has become a topic of concern for veterinarians as a result of their increasing popularity as companion animals.

AVMA affirms and encourages the responsible, ethical development and use of technology that can benefit and protect public health, animal health and…