The Alternatives Research & Development Foundation is offering funding for methods pertaining to biomedical research

Legislation passed by the European Parliament this September will prohibit member states from using great apes in nearly all research

The only veterinarian to win a Nobel Prize, Dr. Peter C. Doherty was a state veterinary officer in Australia before embarking on a career in

Formal title: Docket Number [2010-29748] U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting of the…

Recipient: Charles River Prize 2011 Steven L. Leary, DVM, DACLAM, is Assistant Vice Chancellor for Veterinary Affairs and Director of the Division of…

The AVMA supports research to discover and develop safe and efficacious drugs, vaccines, chemicals, and medical devices that benefit humans and…

The carefully controlled use of random-source dogs and cats contributes greatly to improving the health and welfare of both animals and human beings. …

Legislation authorizing what the AVMA believes to be much-needed funding for a national laboratory network safeguarding animal and

This page provides access to a variety of resources that can help you make a positive difference in the lives of laboratory animals.

The AVMA and American Veterinary Medical Foundation conferred awards on Dr. Henry J. Baker and Dr. Deborah W. Knapp for advancing veterinary research

AVMA advocates for funding for programs that help ensure animal health and welfare, protect food safety and promote public health and research.

The AVMA Board of Directors, while meeting Nov. 20-22, 2014, approved a few new policies, rescinded some that were no longer

An overview of animal welfare legislation and regulation for laboratory animals, as well as actions the AVMA is taking to improve it.

An overview of what laboratory animal veterinarians do, including some profiles of practicing laboratory animal veterinarians.

The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine recognized three alumni in late March with awards for service to the veterinary

We eat, study, and enjoy looking at octopuses. They are masters of camouflage and escape artists.

During the AVMA Annual Convention this July in Boston, the AVMA gave awards to a number of individuals and two organizations to recognize excellence…

The late 1950s and early 1960s saw a flurry of technological and sociological changes in the United States.

Recent gene-editing technologies are being used to create mice that model human genetic diseases, Holstein cattle lacking horns, and

The Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International appointed Dr. Kathryn Bayne

Evolution of the AWA

The 2016 Merial–National Institutes of Health National Veterinary Scholars Symposium took place July 28-31 at The Ohio State University.

The Animal Welfare Act was signed into law in 1966, originally to protect laboratory animals while also regulating animal dealers and the laboratories…

The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America approved the establishment of the Academy of Laboratory

Four organizations in research and human medicine support combining federal oversight over research animals.