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AVMA creates Animal Welfare Division
The AVMA will establish a division dedicated to animal welfare that will monitor the science of animal welfare
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AVMA tackles animal welfare legislation
In the next year, the AVMA will spend a substantial amount of time lobbying for animal welfare issues.
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Animal welfare, state advocacy initiatives approved
Arriving at an approach to animal welfare that balances philosophic vision and emerging science with practical application was a challenge the AVMA…
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Proposed animal welfare council sent for review
The recommendation proposing establishment of a Council on Animal Welfare has been referred to the newly approved Animal Welfare
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Advisory body to replace Animal Welfare Committee
The Executive Board has approved President Bonnie V. Beaver's recommendation to sunset the Animal Welfare Committee
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More animal health, welfare standards go global
Animal welfare, avian influenza, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy were key discussion topics at the 73rd Annual General Session of the…
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Animal welfare bill moves forward in United Kingdom
To raise animal welfare standards, the Department for Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs published the Animal Welfare Bill
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UCSF, USDA settle animal welfare complaint
The University of California-San Francisco in September announced a settlement had been reached with the U.S. government
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Standards taking shape for health, welfare of fish
The welfare of fish could soon be subject to regulations—or at least guidelines—similar to standards for the welfare of other animals.
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Plan creating animal pain and distress panel fails
The Executive Board disapproved a recommendation from the Animal Welfare Committee establishing an AVMA Panel
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AVMA provides guidance on guardianship, noneconomic damages
The Executive Board has approved the content and distribution of white papers offering guidance on two controversial legal matters pertaining to…
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Emerging food animal ethics born of production changes
The current scrutiny of food animal production and demands for tighter government control of the industry—including outright
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The stall in sow housing
The issue of whether it is humane to house pregnant sows in gestation stalls, has become one of the most contentious issues
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Gillespie to lead AASV as president
Dr. Tom Gillespie, president of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, says the biggest challenge facing the swine industry is animal…
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Revised guide to drug, vaccine, pesticide use in aquaculture available
The revised edition of the popular Guide to Drug, Vaccine, and Pesticide Use in Aquaculture is now available as a Web document
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Aja to strengthen ties among AAHA members
Dr. Daniel S. Aja had no ambition of becoming president of the American Animal Hospital Association
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Outdated disabled livestock position rescinded
The Executive Board rescinded an old position on disabled livestock, the content of which was superseded by the current
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Summit charts historic course for unwanted horses
More than 25 equine industry organizations and the AVMA participated in the nation's first Unwanted Horse Summit April 19
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AVMA: removing, reducing teeth as treatment for canine aggression inappropriate
The AVMA has adopted a position against removing or reducing healthy canine teeth as a means of treating aggression in dogs.
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FDA stops use of enrofloxacin for bacterial infections in poultry
The Food and Drug Administration announced it would no longer allow distribution or use of the antimicrobial enrofloxacin after
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Position on free-roaming abandoned and feral cats revised
The AVMA has adopted a revised position addressing the controversy surrounding free-roaming abandoned and feral cats.
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Legislation would regulate puppy mills
A Senate subcommittee recently held a hearing about a controversial bill aimed at regulating puppy mills by bringing federal oversight to large-scale…
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Dog and cat population control statement updated
The AVMA has updated its position on Dog and Cat Population Control. The revised statement accounts for advances in knowledge
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An American veterinarian in Israel
Outfitted with a mobile veterinary clinic, Dr. Levine, chief veterinarian of the Israeli charity Hakol Chai, stepped forward to help
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Catfight in Wisconsin over controversial plan
Voters in Wisconsin approved a controversial proposal in a statewide referendum April 11 that would make free-roaming and feral cats