The AVMA does not support the use of nonhuman primates as assistance animals because of animal welfare concerns, the potential for serious injury, and…

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

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

potential for elevated vitamin D levels

potential for elevated vitamin D levels

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

potential for elevated vitamin D levels

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

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

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

The AVMA has adopted a new position statement regarding dental surgery

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

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

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

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

The Executive Board approved several recommendations from its Legislative Advisory Committee regarding bills in the 111th Congress.

List of AVMA human-animal bond policies.

The Spanish parliament in June announced its support for granting limited rights to gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans.

The AVMA Executive Board approved several reaffirmations and revisions to policy statements related to the human-animal bond.

Laboratory analysis has confirmed the presence of a new strain of Ebola virus in a recent outbreak in humans in western Uganda