A new report from Brakke Consulting shows employee turnover across the U.S. animal health industry last year was more than twice the pre-pandemic…

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

The Colorado VMA held its annual meeting on Sept. 30, 2022, in Keystone. The CVMA presented awards and seated new officials.

The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, in partnership with the University of Cambridge and The Kennel Club in the U.K., is offering the Respiratory…

Veterinarian obituaries in the “In Memory” section of the Journal of the AVMA, Feb. 2, 2023

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…

Does your sweet pet have sour breath? That odor from your pet’s mouth could signify a serious health risk that could lead to additional problems.

A shortage of some amoxicillin products used in human medicine could affect veterinarians who use the drugs in an extra-label manner. No shortage of…

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

With illicit xylazine increasingly showing up in street drugs that pose grave risks to human users, government policymakers are discussing making it a…

Members are invited to review and comment on a draft revision of the AVMA Guidelines for the Humane Slaughter of Animals, which guide veterinarians in…

The Food and Drug Administration has approved DectoGard, the first generic doramectin topical solution for treatment and control of parasites in…

Updated guidelines on rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis reduce the number of recommended doses of the rabies vaccine from three to two for veterinarians…

Prescription Diet ONC Care from Hill’s Pet Nutrition is designed to meet the nutritional needs of cats and dogs with cancer.

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…

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

Virologists from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research reverse-engineered an elusive virus linked to chronic kidney disease in cats…

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