Breed-specific legislation (BSL) targets specific breeds of dogs that are wrongly thought to all be dangerous – most frequently pit bull types –

Once again, Congress is eyeing implementing reforms in North American horse racing, but, this time, it’s looking to an outside

Recently passed federal legislation will improve national animal disease detection and response capabilities.

Proposed uniform national horse-racing reforms by the RMTC involve medication regulation and enforcement, including laboratory testing.

Even if a goose, chicken or other poultry is kept as a pet, it is classified and regulated as a food animal species by the FDA.

Communities have been banning or strictly regulating pit bull-type dogs and other “dangerous” breeds for the past three decades.

Ssome in the industry are calling for an outright ban on race-day medication, and so is newly introduced federal legislation.

The AVMA will push Congress to pass legislation that would forbid transporting horses across state lines in double-deck trailers.

Multiple government agency jurisdiction and oversight for aquatic animal health and diseases duplicates efforts

The AVMA has long advocated for this prohibition, which is included in a $500 billion infrastructure bill proposed in the U.S. House of…

Racetrack-led coalition created to address horse racing deaths, safety concerns

The Prevent All Soring Tactics Act (H.R. 1518/S. 1406) generated a lot discussion among the American Horse Council’s advisory committees

Joint AVMA-FVE-CVMA statement on the global control of canine rabies.

Members of Congress are calling for hundreds more agriculture inspections at ports of entry.

United Egg Producers and the Humane Society of the United States want Congress to approve new standards for U.S. egg producers.

The American Association of Equine Practitioners has created an initiative called Prescription for Racing Reform

Two Food and Drug Administration executives overseeing veterinary medicine are leaving the agency.

Feral swine pose SB and PRV disease risks to US commercial and transitional production swine herds, and current programs don’t adequately address…

Dr. Clark K. Fobian, District VII representative to the AVMA Executive Board, will likely be elected AVMA president-elect by

More than half the country has legalized marijuana use in one form or another.

President Obama signed the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act, making it legal for veterinarians to have access to travel with and use controlled…

Dr. R. Reynolds Cowles Jr. is passionate about a lot of things. When he’s not treating horses or giving talks on practice management, he can be found…

Nobody knows how many privately owned wild animals are living in captivity in Ohio.

The Prevent All Soring Tactics Act strengthens the Horse Protec­tion Act and bans the use of action devices and improves enforcement by the

AVMA House of Delegates members want the Association to develop policies and further guidance on emerging issues affecting the profession, such as