Over a wonderful New Year’s Eve dinner of Chinese food at one of our favorite local joints, my daughter broke a simmering silence about her wanting to eat less meat, possibly even become a vegetarian. She’s 15 and a freshman in high school, and already a few of her friends have taken the vegetarian route. [...]
Categories: Animal Welfare, Food Animals
On January 7, the AVMA House of Delegates approved several revisions to the association’s Model Veterinary Practice Act, a document routinely used by state legislators and regulatory bodies for guidance on appropriate oversight of veterinary medicine. A special task force reviewed extensive comments from veterinarians, the public and AVMA entities before recommending the changes to [...]
Categories: Advocacy, Companion Animals, Disaster Preparedness, Drugs and Vaccines, Exotic Species, Fish, Food Animals, General, Horses, Policies and Governance, State Legislative Issues, Veterinary Technicians
In today’s news, an FDA press release announces a revised Order of Prohibition on Extra Label Drug Use of Cephalosporins in the major food producing animal species – cattle, swine, chickens, and turkeys. If you’re a veterinarian working with livestock, you’re probably wondering how this affects you. This new FDA order is a modification of [...]
Categories: Animal Health, Food Animals, General, Veterinarian Resources
We occasionally get questions from members about how to follow the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) rules when it comes to administering drugs in practice. While not comprehensive, here are some good ways to ensure that you are following the FDA’s rules: 1. Select FDA-approved drugs for use in your practice whenever possible. Look [...]
Categories: Animal Health, Companion Animals, Drugs and Vaccines, Food Animals, General, Scientific Issues
There are thousands of unapproved animal drugs on the market, a reality that concerns both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the AVMA. As veterinarians, we rely on FDA-approved drugs, as well as some unapproved animal drugs, to treat our patients, whether they’re food animals or family pets. The AVMA shares the FDA’s anxiety [...]
Categories: Animal Health, Drugs and Vaccines, Food Animals, Scientific Issues
Recently members of the AVMA Governmental Relations Division staff attended U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments concerning a California state law dealing with non-ambulatory livestock. (National Meat Association vs. Harris). At issue is whether the Federal Meat Inspection Act pre-empts a California state statute that requires all non-ambulatory animals at packing plants be immediately euthanized. The [...]
Categories: Advocacy, Food Animals
I once read that if you want to remain ignorant about anything, just talk to or read things written by people who agree with you. Here at the AVMA, in my position in the Media Relations Department, I hear and read a lot from people with whom I disagree. And you know what? It makes [...]
Categories: Animal Welfare, Food Animals, General
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