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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Compounding is the customized manipulation of a drug by a veterinarian, or by a pharmacist upon the prescription of a veterinarian, to meet the needs…

The practice of veterinary medicine encompasses aquatic animals, including aquatic livestock and pets. Aquatic animal veterinarians in the United…

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.

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

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

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

The AVMA encourages the use of alternatives to live animals for precollege classroom instruction. While the AVMA recognizes that exposure to animals…

The AVMA recognizes the need for sufficient approved therapeutics to facilitate safe and effective prevention, diagnosis, treatment and control of…

EMDDs (including stun guns and devices known by trade name TASER®) should not be used on any animal for routine capture or restraint.

The AVMA endorses the American Association of Equine Practitioners' policy on the use of horses in urban environments.