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Addressing human needs
Counseling of pet owners is one of several areas where the field of social work, which addresses human needs, increasingly is intersecting with the…
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Humane labeling latest nich
American Humane Association certifies food animal producers employing humane standards
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Humane endings
The Association hosted a symposium where best practices for euthanasia were examined and research directed at refining those practices
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Humane slaughter guidelines available for comment
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…
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Human and animal medicine meet on the bridge
The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine hosted a symposium, The Bridge Between Veterinary Medicine and Human Health,
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FSIS updates humane treatment instructions
Updated instructions for federal food inspectors are intended to provide greater assurance that animals are treated humanely before slaughter.
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Truthful and nonmisleading human food labeling
The AVMA supports truthful and non-misleading labeling of animal-derived human food products that meets specific criteria.
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Horse slaughter for human consumption faces hurdles
Decisions are expected in the near future regarding the slaughter of horses for human consumption in the United States
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Ending human deaths from dog-transmitted rabies
A coalition of global health organizations hopes to eliminate human deaths from dog-transmitted rabies by 2030.
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Veterinarians pledge ventilators, supplies to human medicine
Veterinarians pledged hundreds of ventilators for human use as a surge of COVID-19 cases in some areas have led to shortages as the coronavirus…
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Slaughter of horses for human food would be banned by legislation
A bill under consideration in Congress would prohibit slaughtering horses in the United States for human consumption
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Genome analysis could aid human, pig health
Recent analysis of a domestic pig’s genome may help to improve models for research in human medicine and lead to discoveries
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Idaho VMA, Idaho Humane Society sign accord
The Idaho Humane Society will begin limiting many of its veterinary services for the general public to only lower-income pet owners
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Racing to save humans through animal research
Veterinary researchers are improving our understanding of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, interspecies transmission, and a host of other public and animal…
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CDC updates recommendation for human rabies vaccination
Updated guidelines on rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis reduce the number of recommended doses of the rabies vaccine from three to two for veterinarians…
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Veterinarian named in settlement over human knee surgeries
The University of Missouri reportedly agreed to pay $16.2 million to settle several lawsuits earlier this year over a knee surgery procedure developed…
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Slowdown in human activity presents rare opportunity for wildlife researchers
The slowdown in human activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, a period described as “anthropause,” has provided scientists a unique chance to better…
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Human activity likely caused deadly infections in marine mammals
Fungal infections that have killed porpoises and dolphins in the Pacific Northwest may be linked to nearby human activities such as construction and…
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Feral macaques in Florida pose herpes B risk to humans
Feral rhesus macaques living in a Florida state park
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Humans test negative for FMD in Britain, animal cases continue to decline
Humans test negative for FMD in Britain, animal cases continue to decline
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Outbreak of Seoul virus in humans linked to pet rats
An outbreak of Seoul virus linked to pet rats had infected at least 13 people as of Feb. 15.
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Gene mutation study applies to veterinary, human medicine
Young researcher awarded for work at annual veterinary scholars symposium
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For human needs, some veterinary clinics are turning to a professional
Veterinarians aren’t always equipped to deal with every moral, ethical, and emotional dilemma they encounter with clients.
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Mars recalls pet food because of potential link with human illness
Mars Petcare has issued a recall of dry pet food from its manufacturing facility in Everson, Pa., because of a possible link between products from the…
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FDA warns that topical drug for humans can be deadly to pets
As of September, the Food and Drug Administration had received 14 reports involving 20 dogs that had been accidentally exposed to topical…