Medical

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
Topics considered on this site include animal welfare, disaster preparedness for veterinarians, and legislative information on the reporting of animal abuse guidelines for veterinarians.

Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association (HSVMA)

The HSVMA mission is to “protect and advocate for animals while providing leadership and service opportunities that support a humane veterinary medical profession.” They support and provide care programs for animals in need and they actively advocate for better public animal care policies.

National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR) - Animal Law Section

The Animal Law Section “focuses on the potentially disruptive and rapidly growing area of animal law. Animal rights advocates are using increasingly sophisticated and coordinated legal strategies in an attempt to incrementally change our laws as they relate to animals. The potential consequences for biomedical research are not readily apparent, but it is clear that many animal rights organizations and animal rights lawyers believe research on animals should be severely restricted or prohibited completely. This Web site is intended to serve as a resource for those who wish to learn more about animal law.

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Links to discussion and news on the ethical alternatives to the use of animals in research.

 

3/18/16