AVMA Passes Groundbreaking
Animal Welfare Policies
July 19, 2008
NEW ORLEANS - PRNewswire-USNewswire -- The American Veterinary Medical Association House of Delegates (AVMA-HOD) voted today to pass a groundbreaking policy on veal calf housing that promotes both animal health and welfare. The resolution passed by a landslide 88.7 percent vote.
This new policy states "that the AVMA supports a change in veal husbandry practices that severely restrict movement, to housing systems that allow for greater freedom of movement without compromising health or welfare."
"This is encouraging on two levels," explains Dr. Ron DeHaven, AVMA Chief Executive Officer. "First, we are proactively seeking to improve the welfare of veal calves, and second, the resolution still affords the AVMA Animal Welfare Committee the opportunity to do a comprehensive analysis of the science and to consider all relevant perspectives of veal calf production."
The AVMA-HOD referred a second veal housing resolution to the AVMA Animal Welfare Committee, which is currently studying all aspects of the welfare of veal calves, not just housing. The AVMA-HOD anticipates future resolutions that will even further enhance the health and welfare of all animals.
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