The AVMA does not support the use of nonhuman primates as assistance animals.

potential for elevated vitamin D levels

potential for elevated vitamin D levels

potential for elevated vitamin D levels

potential for elevated vitamin D levels

The AVMA is opposed to removal or reduction of healthy teeth in nonhuman primates and carnivores, except when required for medical treatment or…

potential for elevated vitamin D levels

potential for elevated vitamin D levels

potential for elevated vitamin D levels

The House Committee on Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans held a hearing March 11 on the Captive Primate Safety Act…

Lawyers representing the Department of Agriculture asked a federal court this October to dismiss a lawsuit by animal advocates

On the recommendation of the Committee on the Human-Animal Bond, the AVMA position on Nonhuman Primates as Assistance Animals was

When reports surfaced earlier this year that some primates at the New Iberia Research Center in Louisiana had been mistreated, some people may have…

AVMA comments to APHIS regarding the Petition to Amend Animal Welfare Act Regulations to Prohibit Public Contact with Big Cats, Bears, and Nonhuman…

On June 10, a team from Sorbonne University in Paris recorded two human cases of infection with monkeypox virus connected with a case in a dog.

The AVMA has a new policy concerning teeth removal and reduction in nonhuman primates and carnivores that replaces two related policies.

Mpox is a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus. Its symptoms are similar to smallpox, but the disease is less contagious and less severe.

Can pets be reservoir hosts for Zika virus? Can dogs or other pets get Zika from humans or transmit it to them? Is there a vaccine for Zika?

The AVMA has adopted a new position statement regarding dental surgery

Understanding the varied roles of service, emotional support, and therapy animals helps veterinary teams provide care and advice consistent with each…

AVMA is collaborating with CDC, USDA and other experts to get information about Ebola to veterinarians. We have resources both for veterinarians and…

The AVMA welcomed two positive developments in the House of Representatives in June: a $1 million appropriation for the National

The Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International appointed Dr. Kathryn Bayne (Washington State ’87) as its new…

  AVMA welfare positions evolve New position on tail docking of cattle amended, other positions adopted On…

Dr. Keith Reimann, a professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and senior director of product discovery at MassBiologics, has been…