The "AVMA commends livestock and poultry producers, animal scientists, and veterinarians who have advanced the science of animal agriculture to the benefit of animals and mankind." To this end, the AVMA supports the confinement rearing of livestock and poultry.
                                                                                               
The AVMA supports raising veal calves raised in tiny stalls and provided with poor nutrition to make "white veal," pigs deprived of exercise by confinement in crates, calves fattened in feedlots where they are fed antibiotics as growth stimulants, laying hens confined in tiny cages, and PMU farming where pregnant mares are confined to small stalls for 6 months and their foals are sold to slaughter.

Why does this indefensible policy exist? Because livestock industry
veterinarians are on the AVMA Animal Welfare Committee. (9)

The evidence makes clear that:

If you care about animals and don't want them to continue to suffer, you
must contact the American Veterinary Medical Association. Let them know what you think about their heartless and hopelessly outdated policies. Tell them that condoning and promoting animal abuse is unacceptable and that the AVMA must change their policies to protect animals, not harm them. Here is the AVMA's contact information:

Bruce Little, DVM
AVMA Executive Vice President
1931 North Meacham Road, Suite 100
Schaumburg, IL 60173-4360
Phone 847-925-8070
Fax 847-925-1329
e-mail: blittle@avma.org


SOURCES OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION:
(1) Information on the composition of the Animal Welfare Committee was taken from the AVMA Directory and from the AVMA website.

(2) Quoted from the official AVMA Animal Welfare Position on the AVMA website

(3) This information was provided by Dr. Peggy Larson who addressed both the Animal Welfare Committee and Coca Cola. Also from Steve Hindi who presented video material at the Coke meeting.

It should be noted that although three people from the rodeo industry were allowed time to speak to the AVMA Animal Welfare Committee, only Dr. Larson was allowed to speak on behalf of animals. Steve Hindi, who requested an opportunity to speak, was denied.

(4) The provider of this information wishes to remain anonymous because he is an AVMA member.

(5) The harm caused by these events are well-known and documented. The veterinarians who killed horses for insurance money were tried in Illinois and convicted.

(6) Quoted from the official AVMA Animal Welfare Position on the AVMA website

(7) Quoted from the official AVMA Animal Welfare Position on the AVMA website

(8) Quoted from the official AVMA Animal Welfare Position on the AVMA website

(9) Quoted from the official AVMA Animal Welfare Position on the AVMA website

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