Dr. Sheilah Robertson received the AVMA Animal Welfare Award, and Candace Croney, PhD, received the AVMA Humane Award July 15 during AVMA Convention…

Animal welfare is the state of an animal including its physical and mental state.

The AVMA’s Animal Welfare Assessment Contest® is a rare opportunity to work through the complexities of assessing animal welfare. Travel stipends are…

This page provides access to a variety of resources that can help you make a positive difference in the lives of laboratory animals.

This page provides access to a variety of resources that can help you make a positive difference in the lives of companion animals.

Animal Welfare: Students

Veterinarians have responsibilty and opportunity to positively affect the complex interactions between people and animals, including the human-animal…

This page provides access to a variety of resources that can help you make a positive difference in the lives of horses and other equids.

Animal welfare means how an animal is coping with the conditions in which it lives. An animal is in a good state of welfare if (as indicated by…

Animal welfare educational opportunities and materials for veterinarians, veterinary team members, students and educators

The Animal Welfare Committee advises on issues related to animal welfare, guided by the overarching AVMA Animal Welfare Principles.

  posted July 1, 2008   Animal welfare was the focus of several AVMA Executive Board…

This page provides access to a variety of resources that can help you make a positive difference in the lives of food and fiber animals.

Virtual meeting, Aug. 23

Virtual meeting, Aug. 5

When it comes to protecting the health and welfare of animals, no one is more committed or better equipped than veterinarians and our teams. The AVMA…

Educators can use this model syllabus as a template to meet the core competencies students need to protect animal welfare in any field of veterinary…

he American College of Animal Welfare welcomed four new diplomates following the board certification examination it held June 9 in Raleigh, North…

The American College of Animal Welfare certified seven new diplomates following the certification examination it held July 25 in Raleigh, North…

Interested in getting more involved in animal welfare initiatives? The AVMA has a variety of volunteer opportunities to consider.

This page provides access to a variety of resources that can help you make a positive difference in the lives of wild or exotic terrestrial and…

Learn about veterinarians’ responsibility to animals during final life stages: end of life, human perspectives, humane killing techniques, disposal of…

Animal welfare means how an animal is coping with the conditions in which it lives. Ensuring animal welfare is a human responsibility

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