A Michael Broad Blog
The AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) still leave the door open to declawing when the door should be slammed shut and padlocked. They say declawing is “controversial”. I say it is immoral, inhumane and unethical and I know I am right. Surely the time has come to genuinely change the policy: to ban it. …
The American Veterinary Medical Association are being forced to change their ways thanks to the pressure put upon them Jennifer Conrad and her team at The Paw Project and enlightened veterinarians such as Kirsten Doub of the Paw Project-Utah and Aubrey Lavizzo of the Paw Project Colorado. The changes are painfully slow but not as painful …
Wouldn’t it be miraculous if one day in the near future, those of us who love cats and who truly understand the domestic feline’s nature, and their needs, wake up one morning to hear the long-awaited and joyful news that declawing cats in the United States and Canada has finally been banned? Although we …
Although I’m a blogger and not truly a journalist, I try to remain neutral in order to present both sides of an issue fairly. But when my topic is feline declawing; it’s impossible for me to remain objective. Why does the veterinary profession continue covertly condoning this inhumane and brutal surgery? In my opinion …
The AVMA lacks integrity and authority. The AVMA is the American Veterinary Medical Association. Their members are the 100,000 (almost) veterinarians in the USA. The AVMA are yet again considering revising their policy on the declawing of cats. They want to discuss the revision at the annual convention in July. Some time ago they …
We know that the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) have changed the wording of their position statement with respect to the declawing of wild and exotic cats for non-medical reasons. Is this indicative of a general shift in their stance on declawing? Does it presage a change in their position regarding declawing of domestic …
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) will be meeting on the first week of August and one of their primary topics may include a vote against feeding raw meat diets. According to this source (www.truthaboutpetfoods.com/articles/very-bad-news-for-raw-feeders.html) the AVMA Council on Public Health and Veterinary Medicine will create a policy to “discourage the feeding to dogs …
