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AVMA endorses guidance for vets suspecting animal abuse
The AVMA has endorsed a document created jointly by the AVMA Committee on the Human-Animal Bond and the American Humane Association for veterinarians…
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Shelter vets aim to raise level of care for millions of animals
The Association of Shelter Veterinarians in December unveiled standards designed to enhance the health and welfare of millions of animals housed at…
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Advocates’ video targets farm of pork producers’ president
An advocacy organization says its secretly recorded video shows abuse on a Minnesota hog farm owned in part by the current
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Several board actions address chemical risks
The AVMA will work to ensure prudent chemical disposal, help to minimize pollution through an educational campaign, and
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Texas video shows improper calf treatment
Video from a northwestern Texas cattle facility shows workers killing calves with multiple blows to the head from a claw hammer and the blunt side of…
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Proposal to schedule propofol draws reactions
Veterinary community differs on necessity, agrees that disposal could become a burden
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FSIS updates humane treatment instructions
Updated instructions for federal food inspectors are intended to provide greater assurance that animals are treated humanely before slaughter.
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Bill goes after horse law loopholes
Newly proposed legislation is meant to address loopholes in the Horse Protection Act and to improve protections for horses by amending the law.
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Task force presents revised model practice act
A task force has presented a revised version of the AVMA Model Veterinary Practice Act, although the definition of the veterinarian-patient-client…
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After more than a decade, has pet guardianship changed anything?
Property laws make no distinction between animals and inanimate objects, such as tables and chairs, leading to criticisms that the legal system…
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Audit outlines Horse Protection Program deficiencies
Current practices by the Department of Agriculture to ensure the humane treatment of horses exhibited at shows or being transported to slaughterhouses…
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Board greenlights plans for future leaders program, collaboration with FDA on drug policies
The AVMA Executive Board navigated a sizeable agenda during its Nov. 18-20, 2010, meeting at Association headquarters.
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Food safety problem-solving method to be explored with grant
A multi-institutional project is under way to teach a new framework for problem solving to veterinary students involved with food safety and food…
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Public health with a one-health focus
St. George's MPH program works with medical, veterinary schools
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Training not required to prescribe sustained-release opioids
The AVMA is reminding veterinarians that they are not federally required to obtain any special training prior to legally administering certain types…
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Supreme Court hears arguments on downed swine
Meat industry and state government representatives argued before Supreme Court justices whether a California state law can
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Ignoring compassion fatigue can be bad for business
Employers who help staff cope with emotional trauma also help their practices
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Good medicine
Most families living on South Dakota’s Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation can scarcely afford to feed themselves, let alone pay
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Looking for a new direction
A number of ongoing issues, particularly injuries and medication usage, were spotlighted this past year in horseracing
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Groups want national henhousing law
An agreement between the Humane Society of the United States and the United Egg Producers will lead the groups to lobby for a federal law that