American Veterinary Medical Association

Animal Welfare Groups Target Feral Cats For Sterilization

AP | By SUE MANNING | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Feral Cats, Sterilization, Humane Society of the United States, Cats, Video, Animal Welfare, Alley Cat Allies, Humane Society, Animals, American Veterinary Medical Association, Animal Welfare Groups, Green News

LOS ANGELES -- Cat owners have done a good job spaying and neutering their pets. The big issue now when it comes to felines is population control of f...

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CA Leads Fight To Find Lost Puppies

AP | By SUE MANNING | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Lost Animals, California Microchip Bill, California Pet Shelters, California Microchip Pets, Lost Pets, American Veterinary Medical Association, Senator Ted Lieu, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES -- When Gabriela Dorame of Fullerton, Calif., got a German shepherd puppy named Bolto last year, she and her kids decided to have a microc...

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First, Do No Harm

Gene Baur | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Farm Sanctuary, Veal Crates, Animal Welfare, Factory Farming, Gene Baur, Battery Cages, Medical Studies, Avma, Confinement, Gestation Crates, American Veterinary Medical Association, Impact News
Gene Baur

The AVMA's recent decision to update the veterinary oath is a positive step and it's a reflection of a more humane attitude that is emerging within the veterinary profession.

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Future Vets Preferring Pets Over Farm Animals Could Adversely Affect Food Safety

AP | OLIVIA MUNOZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Kirkpatrick, Pet Veterinary Students, Farm Animal Veterinarians, Veterinary Pets, Veterinary Services Investment Act, Veterinary Farm Safety, Veterinary Students, Stuart Hall, Animals, American Veterinary Medical Association, Vetrinary Food Safety, Vet Food Safety, Farm Veterinary Students, Elizabeth Adam, Vet Students, Farm Vets, Justeen Borrecco, Veterinarian Farm Safety, Avma, Vsmart, Green News

FRESNO, Calif. — The number of veterinarians who work with cows, pigs, chickens and other farm animals is on the decline as many prepare to reti...

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Iowa Cat Gets Swine Flu, First Reported Case In A Feline

AP | MICHAEL J. CRUMB | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, H1N1 Virus, Cat Swine Flu, Swine Flu, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Swine Flu Ferrets, American Veterinary Medical Association, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dr. Brett Sponseller, Iowa Cat, Home News

DES MOINES, Iowa — A 13-year-old Iowa cat has been infected with swine flu, veterinary and federal officials said Wednesday, and it is believed ...

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Unfinished Business

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, Primates, Animals, House Natural Resources Committee, Sharks, 111th Congress, Jane Goodall Institute, House of Representatives, Nick Rahall, Primate Pets, Lynn Westmoreland, Rob Bishop, Earl Blumenauer, Chimp Attacks, Shark Hunting, Finning, Shark Finning, Human Society Legislative Fund, Pet Chimps, American Veterinary Medical Association, Captive Primate Safety Act, Madeleine Bordallo, Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), Humane Society of the United States, H.R. 80, Pet Monkeys, Born Free USA, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Among the very first Congressional bills introduced this week were two important measures to protect wildlife and should be on the fast track to getting over the finish line in the new session.

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