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Groups seek combined oversight of research animals
Four organizations in research and human medicine support combining federal oversight over research animals.
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Veterinary workers explore forming a union
Historically, unions have not had a meaningful presence in veterinary medicine because of the preponderance of independent practices.
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Supporting real assistance animals
Is that cockatoo riding a man's shoulder in the produce section really an emotional support animal?
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A closer look at veterinary homeopathy
Homeopathy is, depending on whom you ask, a gentler and more natural alternative to traditional medicine or an unproven and useless modality, at best.
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APHIS pulls welfare information from website
A recent decision by the Agriculture Department’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to scrub Animal Care information from its website has…
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Member comment sought on draft guidelines for depopulation
A draft version of the first AVMA Guidelines for the Depopulation of Animals is now available for review and comment by AVMA members.
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Terrorism law includes penalties for extremists targeting animal-related businesses
Legilation penalizes extremists who vandalize laboratories, furriers, farms, and other animal-related businesses
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Veterinarians key to bioterrorism preparedness initiatives
Veterinarians are essential to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's bioterrorism preparedness initiatives
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Farm bill includes animal health, welfare provisions promoted by AVMA
The massive $111 billion farm bill, passed by Congress and signed by President Bush in May, will subsidize U.S. farmers
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North American Veterinary Conference popular
The 19th annual North American Veterinary Conference attracted more than 14,000 people from 50 countries to Orlando, Fla.
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Veterinarians take a lead role in agency responses to bioterrorism
Posted on March 1, 2002 Â As the federal government wrestles with the realities of potential bioterrorism threats, two veterinarians now serve as…
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Network of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories would Strengthen Nation's Biosecurity
Efforts are under way to create a network of veterinary diagnostic laboratories across the United States