Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus. Its symptoms are similar to smallpox, but the disease is less contagious and less severe.

The AVMA today honored Suzanne Millman, PhD, professor of animal welfare at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, as the winner of…

The AVMA has extended its early-bird registration for AVMA Convention 2022 to June 30, giving potential attendees more time to realize up to $100 in…

Animals deserve humane treatment during every stage of their lives – including during the induction of death,

The Association hosted a symposium where best practices for euthanasia were examined and research directed at refining those practices

Tools to help veterinarians find and keep the right staff for your veterinary business.

Two United Kingdom residents developed tuberculosis after contact with a domesticated cat infected with Mycobacterium bovis

The 2013 edition of the AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals expands on information provided by the AVMA on the process of, and…

Nomination Form—Deadline: February 1, 2016 This award is given annually to a non-veterinarian to recognize his/her achievements in advancing the…

The AVMA supports the use of best practices when transporting animals and therefore opposes the use of double-decked trailers to transport equines.

Counseling of pet owners is one of several areas where the field of social work, which addresses human needs, increasingly is

  Evaluating humane slaughter General Accounting Office critiques enforcement of humane slaughter act This past…

Dr. Jacob Merryman has been named an AVMA congressional fellow, to spend a year in Washington as a full-time staff member to a congressional office or…

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

July 29, 2010 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that inadvertent exposure to Evamist through skin contact with patients using this…

Veterinarians will soon have more concrete infection control guidelines, thanks to the joint efforts of many individuals

Pasteur has recalled four lots of IMOVAX rabies vaccine because of a potential public health threat.

American Humane Association certifies food animal producers employing humane standards

Fungal infections that have killed porpoises and dolphins in the Pacific Northwest may be linked to nearby human activities such as construction and…

Veterinary researchers are improving our understanding of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, interspecies transmission, and a host of other public and animal…

In 10 states, more than 1,200 people died in one year from overdoses connected with an opioid used to sedate large animals.

Latonia Craig, Ed.D., an educator, scholar and currently Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence at Purdue University's College of Veterinary…

The AVMA will soon release the second in a three-part series of recommendations for killing animals humanely.