American Veterinary Medical Association

• Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine Receives Full Accreditation by the American Veterinary Medical Association.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education (COE) has voted to grant full accreditation status to...

• Business Wire
• March 08, 2011

• /C O R R E C T I O N -- American Veterinary Medical Association/

To: HEALTH EDITORS Contact: Eric McKeeby of American Veterinary Medical Association, +1-202-289-3213, cell, +1-202-641-5186, emckeeby@avma.org

• U.S. Newswire
• September 16, 2008

• American Veterinary Medical Association: Weaving a Web for Food Safety

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: David Kirkpatrick of American Veterinary Medical Association, +1-847-285-6782, Cell: +1-847-409-0519, dkirkpatrick@avma.org

• U.S. Newswire
• February 18, 2009

• Old Age in Pets Is Coming Later in Life: ; Although Vets Consider Dogs, Cats Turn Elderly at 7, Research Shows They Are Living Longer Than Ever

LOS ANGELES - Age may creep up on man, but his best friend gets there at warp speed. Going from pup to grandpup doesn't leave much prime time under American Veterinary Medical Association labels that cats and small dogs are geriatric at 7 - and large dogs at 6.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• March 28, 2012

• Owner Relationships Are Presented

SHAWNEE, Kan., July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- While much has been reported about an end to the ongoing recession in the U.S., the impact is still being felt in the veterinary community. Fifty-one percent of veterinarians reported a net decrease in patient visits over the last two years, while 42 percent said that revenues decreased in 2010 as compared to 2009. This decline continues a trend that has been documented over the last decade, even while the number of dogs and cats has increased in the U.S. Yet in spite of these issues, there are steps veterinarians can take to reverse the trend and improve pet health, according to a new study regarding the demand for veterinary services announced today at the annual convention of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

• U.S. Newswire
• July 18, 2011

• American Veterinary Medical Association Board Refuses to Prioritize Animal Welfare Over Ecomonic Interests, Says Farm Sanctuary

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., July 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- At their annual meeting, held this month in Hawaii, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the voice of veterinarians across the United States, refused to place animal welfare over the economic interests of agribusiness. The resolution to make animal welfare a priority was proposed by Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization. Supported by hundreds of veterinarians, it stated that "veterinarians have an ethical obligation to promote animal welfare"; acknowledged that "in some instances, the economic priorities of animal industries may be in conflict with the welfare of animals"; and resolved that the veterinary profession "will place a higher priority on animal welfare when required to choose betw...

• U.S. Newswire
• July 24, 2006

• American Veterinary Medical Association Asked to Prioritize What Is More Important: Animal Welfare or Money?

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., May 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the voice of veterinarians across the United States, will answer a crucial question about the profession's priorities at their annual convention this summer. The AVMA will vote on a resolution addressing whether it cares more about the humane treatment of animals or about making money. The issue qualified for formal consideration when resolutions, signed by more than two hundred veterinarians, were sent to AVMA headquarters last week. The resolution to make animal welfare an important priority is being proposed by Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization. The proposal asserts that "veterinarians have an ethical obligation to promote animal welfare"; acknowledg...

• U.S. Newswire
• May 03, 2006

• Veterinarians and Veterinary Educators Focus On Financial Concerns

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Veterinarians, veterinary medical educators, and veterinary industry representatives often turned their attention to economic issues this past weekend at the 2012 Annual Conference of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC), which was preceded by the second economic summit between the AAVMC and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), an association of professional veterinarians. At the conference, held in Alexandria, Virginia, the group looked at current economic challenges to the veterinary profession and veterinary education, such as a decline in the number of pet visits despite an increase in the number of pets, higher student debt loads of graduating veterinary medical students as the result of...

• U.S. Newswire
• March 14, 2012

• Avma Response to Bse Finding in California Dairy Cow

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Veterinary Medical Association today released the following statement in response to the detection of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a dairy cow from central California. The finding of this BSE-positive cow is not particularly surprising, and it is certainly no cause for alarm," said Dr. Ron DeHaven, chief executive officer of the American Veterinary Medical Association. "It is not surprising because we have known for several years that there is a very low prevalence of BSE in our nation's cattle population. USDA has maintained a good, targeted surveillance program for the disease, and it is expected that we might find such cases periodically.

• U.S. Newswire
• April 24, 2012

• American Veterinary Medical Association Hurting, Not Helping, Horses

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Liz Ross of the Animal Welfare Institute, +1-202-497- 6780

• U.S. Newswire
• January 18, 2008