WHO publishes updated list of medically important antimicrobials
AVMA News
APRIL 19, 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its updated list of medically important antimicrobials.
FDA warns manufacturers, distributors of unapproved antimicrobials for animals
AVMA News
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on December 14 announced it has issued nine warning letters to manufacturers and distributors of unapproved and misbranded medically important antimicrobial animal drugs for violating federal law.
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AAVMC publishes handbook for use of animals in veterinary education
AVMA News
JUNE 18, 2024
An updated resource from the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) is intended to further contribute to progress in the teaching of anatomy at veterinary colleges by promoting effective animal alternatives, supporting animal welfare and animal ethics, and the safety of veterinary students and the animals with which they learn. (..)
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FDA issues guidance on preventing drug carryover during manufacturing of animal food
AVMA News
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration issued guidance that compiles established practices that manufacturers of medicated animal food can use to prevent unsafe drug carryover into subsequent batches of medicated or nonmedicated animal food.
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Remaining medically important antimicrobials transitioning to prescription status
AVMA News
MARCH 2, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration is reminding stakeholders that certain over-the-counter antimicrobial products for animals are transitioning to prescription status, starting June 11.
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AVMF maintains support for veterinary relief in Ukraine
AVMA News
AUGUST 19, 2024
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation recently awarded a $50,000 grant to maintain a mobile veterinary clinic in Ukraine and purchase food for thousands of the country’s animals.
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FDA allows compounded FIP drug in certain cases
AVMA News
MAY 23, 2024
The Food and Drug Administration recently announced that it does not intend to enforce new animal drug approval requirements for the antiviral medication GS-441524, which must be prescribed by a veterinarian for a specific cat patient for the treatment of feline infectious peritonitis.
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AVMF’s REACH charitable care program provides nearly $650,000 to help pets, clients
AVMA News
AUGUST 1, 2024
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) Reaching Every Animal with Charitable Healthcare (REACH) Program has proven itself to be impactful. As of June, it has approved more than 600 grants and awarded just shy 100 6924 100 6924 0 0 14195 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 14217 of $650,000 in funding.
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Urgent care clinics starting to enter veterinary profession
AVMA News
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Much the same as walk-in clinics, urgent care veterinary practices are slowly emerging as another option offering outpatient medical care for animals experiencing acute illness or injury but not in life-threatening danger.
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AMC expands offerings with enhanced surgical suite
AVMA News
MARCH 25, 2024
The new surgical center at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, which includes five operating rooms and a recovery room separating dogs and cats, is part of an ongoing $125 million expansion project at the New York City veterinary hospital.
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Purina donates $1M to AVMF’s charitable care grant program
AVMA News
JANUARY 17, 2024
Through this new initiative, Purina will donate $1 million to the American Veterinary Medical Foundation’s Reaching Every Animal with Charitable Healthcare (REACH) Animal Care Program.
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Rising from the rubble: Maui wildfire relief efforts continue
AVMA News
OCTOBER 2, 2023
That includes the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF), which has given a $20,000 grant to the Maui Humane Society, a $10,000 grant to Greater Good Charities, and an $19,000 estate gift to the Hawaii VMA so that the organizations can help recover and treat animals in need.
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House passes updated ethics document, new transport policy
AVMA News
JUNE 23, 2024
The AVMA House of Delegates (HOD) on Friday voted to approve revisions to the Principles of Veterinary Medical Ethics (PVME) and a policy on the transport of animals during its regular annual session in Austin, Texas, held concurrently with AVMA Convention 2024.
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AVMF, VPRF pharmacology grant recipients undertake research projects
AVMA News
JANUARY 30, 2024
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) and the Veterinary Pharmacology Research Foundation (VPRF) selected three veterinary researchers as recipients of the organizations’ 2023-24 pharmacology research grants. This funding supports projects designed to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in animals.
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AVMF donates to Turkey, Syria to aid earthquake relief
AVMA News
APRIL 7, 2023
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) and Merck Animal Health announced April 5 that they are donating $100,000 to support recovery efforts and care for animals in the wake of earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
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AVMF, Purina Pro Plan expand charitable care program to support veterinarians, clients
AVMA News
APRIL 26, 2023
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) is partnering with Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets to help expand the Foundation’s Reaching Every Animal with Charitable Care (REACH) Animal Care Program, which provides grants to AVMA members who offer immediate care at a low cost to pets with owners experiencing financial limitations.
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FDA releases updated plan for antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary settings
AVMA News
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine on October 1 launched the latest phases of its ongoing plan to promote stewardship of medically important antimicrobials used to treat animals, including pets.
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Coast Guard Defends Medical Practice on Animals
Critter News
APRIL 19, 2012
I knew the military in general used animals for combat medical practice.hadn't thought of the Coast Guard though. The courses do involve “live tissue training using live animals,” Lt. Frederick was responding after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals called on the Pentagon to stop the practice.
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Class "B" Animals Sold for Medical Research
Critter News
APRIL 13, 2009
In the shadow of a $5 million-dollar grant given to Oklahoma State’s renowned veterinary school and then rescinded due to allegations of abusive and cruel animal research practices, Oklahoma State University Philosophy Club and Friends of the Forms will host animal activist Chris DeRose. DeRose will speak at 7 p.m., Truly unfair.
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Is Medical Research on Animals REALLY the Only Way?
Critter News
MARCH 10, 2009
Here's my response on medical research in general. I recently had a discussion about medical research using animals. There is more and more evidence that animal testing is NOT necessarily the best route to take. Even if there are certain situations in which animal testing is the only option, ie.
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Vast Majority of Medical Schools Do NOT Use Animals To Teach Surgery
Critter News
APRIL 18, 2010
Only one of the interesting points in this opinion piece on animal research by Lee Schneider on the Huffington Post. Only three accredited medical schools in the whole country use animals to teach surgery. Harvard and Yale don't see the need to use (or kill) animals, so why do those three schools still do it?
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Help Release Chimps from Medical Research
Critter News
MARCH 17, 2009
Tags: chimpanzees animal research animal cruelty vivisection anti-cruelty medical research.
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Harvard Medical School Facility Accused of Improper Research Reporting
Critter News
OCTOBER 21, 2010
Again, work by SAEN (Stop Animal Exploitation Now.) An Ohio-based animal rights organization has filed a complaint against Harvard Medical School, alleging that the school's New England Primate Research Center in Southborough did not properly report its experiments on animals. From the MetroWest Daily News.
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American Veterinary Medical Association Makes Despicable Decision
Critter News
JULY 11, 2009
The controversial resolution, submitted by the AVMA’s House Advisory Committee, called on the association to oppose the use of live animals “procured from animal shelters or the use of live animals procured from dealers” for use in veterinary education.
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Marines Still Using Pigs for Medical Training
Critter News
AUGUST 13, 2009
They claim the animals are asleep during the procedures and feel no pain. It's the best way to train medical personnel. Tags: animal research military pigs. The Marines also claim that using live pigs and inflicting wounds on them is the only way to approximate real-life situations in combat. Read and decide for yourself.
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European Union Screws Apes Used in Medical Research
Critter News
JUNE 4, 2009
The EU's executive Commission last year proposed a range of measures to improve the welfare of the 12 million vertebrate animals used in experiments each year, mostly mice and rats. Drug industry group EFPIA said the parliament had managed to balance the protection of animals, the reality of biomedical research, and the needs of patients.
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Animals Before Embryos?
Critter News
MARCH 19, 2009
Tags: stem cells animal experimentation medical research.
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100 Animal Researchers Promote Sob Stories
Critter News
OCTOBER 12, 2009
I don't support animal research and I have no sympathy for animal researchers. I don't believe they want an honest dialogue about what they are doing to animals. I don't believe they are "brave" for "standing up" to animal rights activists. I don't believe they are "brave" for "standing up" to animal rights activists.
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Oklahoma Editorial About "Rising Animal Rights Terrorism"
Critter News
AUGUST 18, 2009
This editorial in the web version of the Oklahoman denounces animal rights terrorism; however, it finishes off by supporting medical research on animals. Tags: animal rights medical research. What about the terror and violence involved in that?
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UK Records Increase in Animal Testing
Critter News
JULY 26, 2009
experiments were performed on animals last year, a rise of 454,000 or 14% on the previous year, the Home Office said. The increase marks the greatest leap in animal use in medical research since 1986, when the government introduced new auditing procedures. Bad news from the Guardian.
Breeders Also Supply Universities with Research Animals
Critter News
MAY 26, 2009
I didn't know that there were specific breeders out there producing animal subjects for medical research. According to this article, some are so bad that the University of California and the University of Cincinnati have actually decided to end their relationships with them and stop purchasing animals bred for research use.
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Government Grants for Animal Research
Critter News
APRIL 2, 2009
If you really want to ruin your day, visit this web page with a list of government grants involving animal research. Tags: animal experimentation animal research military medical research us. It has a list of grant applications, researchers and details on the actual studies. Not pretty.
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Animal Researchers' Emotional Blackmail
Critter News
NOVEMBER 14, 2009
Here's a succinct letter to the editor that summarizes the emotional blackmail propogated by animal researchers. It is all about convincing us that a cure for everything is just around the corner as long as we keep funding their animal research gravy train. Tags: animal research drug companies medical research.
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Will Animal Research Ever End?
Critter News
JUNE 5, 2009
Tags: animal experimentation animal research medical research science.
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Growing Number of Scientists Question Animal Research
Critter News
APRIL 4, 2009
The feud between animal rights activists and researchers is among the bitterest in science. But many researchers - although adamant that animal research remains critical to finding cures and expanding medical knowledge - have come to concede that using creatures as human stand-ins is unnecessary for many procedures.
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100 Detecting Animal Cruelty
Critter News
NOVEMBER 26, 2008
Animal cruelty occurs when someone intentionally injures or harms an animal or when a person willfully deprives an animal of food, water or necessary medical care. Tags: aspca animal cruelty. Per the ASPCA's cruelty FAQ , here are some signs.
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100 Shelter Strays Used as Lab Animals
Critter News
MARCH 26, 2009
I thought it was an urban myth that animal shelters would actually turn over unwanted animals to laboratories for research, but apparently not. Montcalm County has taken a step towards ending its relationship with an animal research facility. In return, the company can use some of the unwanted dogs for animal research.
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Why I Question Animal Testing 2.1
Critter News
JUNE 12, 2010
This is a continuation of an earlier post about why I question animal testing. Many medical schools and teaching hospitals set up "technology transfer" offices to help in this activity and capitalize on faculty discoveries. Tags: universities animal experimentation animal research.
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Poet Laureate of California Questions Animal Testing
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
Tags: animal research medical research.
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100 Sri Lanka Attempts to Establish Animal Research Guidelines
Critter News
JANUARY 25, 2010
Last Monday (January 18, 2010), this country reached a milestone with regard to animal research when a booklet on the ‘Guidelines for Ethics Review of Research Proposals Involving Animals in Sri Lanka’, was launched at a simple ceremony held at the Colombo Medical Faculty presided over by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo, Prof.
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100 Biomedical Foundation Launches Campaign to Show Animal Research is Grrrrrrreat!
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
The Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) announced today it has launched a one-year national animal research education campaign. Since 2004, public support for humane animal research to advance human and animal health has fallen 10 points. Tags: animal research corporate lies medical research biotech.
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100 1045 Animals Seized in Houston
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
The SPCA took 1045 animals out of a home in Texas that were living in horrible conditions. When SPCA investigators received an anonymous tip Wednesday afternoon about animals in need of medical care at a home in northwest Houston, they had no idea it would turn into one of the largest U.S. animal seizures in memory. "At
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Our Strange Relationship with Animals
Critter News
AUGUST 24, 2009
I thought this was an interesting piece contrasting three different people and their relationships with animals. One is a meat-eating professor of animal welfare, another is an animal rights activist, and the third is an animal researcher. This quote from the animal rights person is spot-on for me.[Maria's]
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Animal Researchers Use Billboards to Promote Themselves
Critter News
OCTOBER 29, 2009
The "brave" animal researchers are taking their argument to the public and bypassing animal right activists. Thanks to animal research, you won't." I for one welcome them coming out of the woodwork and forcing animal research into the public forum. Tags: animal experimentation medical research.
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