Since the Maui wildfires in early August burned large areas of the island, including the city of Lahaina, donations have poured in from around the…

Starting in October, Dr. Gary L. Borkowski will serve as the new CEO of AAALAC International, a nonprofit that promotes the humane treatment of…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded over $111,000 to the nonprofit LifeStock International to…

The theme of the 17th annual World Rabies Day, “All for 1, One Health for All,” highlights the need for collaboration and strengthening health systems…

Chemotherapy drugs, including cisplatin and carboplatin, have been in short supply for months. The situation is affecting animal patients and…

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

After months of collaborative work by the AVMA, other stakeholder organizations, and congressional offices, the Rural Veterinary Workforce Act,…

Legislation that would help increase rural access to veterinary care has been reintroduced in Congress. The Rural Veterinary Workforce Act would help…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved a number of animal drugs, including those that treat idiopathic epilepsy in dogs and…

The AVMA Humane Endings Symposium brings together the top experts on euthanasia, humane slaughter, depopulation, and their psychological impacts to…

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…

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

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.

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

Veterinarian obituaries in the “In Memory” section of the Journal of the AVMA, September 14, 2023

The AVMA has awarded Candace Croney, PhD, with the 2023 AVMA Humane Award for her exceptional dedication and contributions to the field of animal…

The updated label recommendations from Association of American Feed Control Official were developed in conjunction with consumers and industry and are…

Around 45% of U.S. households own dogs and 26% of households own cats out of the total U.S. population of 128 million households in 2020, according to…

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

Draft revisions to the AVMA Guidelines for the Humane Slaughter of Animals, which cover the humane slaughter of animals raised for food or fiber, are…

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