Resources

The HSVMA offers educational and professional resources for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, assistants, and students.

|  Webinars  ||  Welfare-Related Training Opportunities ||  HSVMA Veterinary Reports  ||  ||  HSVMA Recommended Reading & Viewing  |
|  Animal Abuse and Cruelty  ||  Veterinary Practice Resources  ||  World Spay Day  |
|  Humane Animal Use/Alternatives  ||  Objecting to Harmful Animal Use in Veterinary Training  |
|  HSVMA Historical Information  ||  HSVMA Newsletter Archives  |

EDUCATION

• HSVMA Continuing Education Webinar Series
  
  
• Animal-Welfare Related Training Opportunities for Veterinary Professionals

HSVMA Veterinary Reports

• Gestation Crates
• Puppy Mills
• Welfare Concerns Associated with Intensive Farm Animal Confinement Methods

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HSVMA Recommended Reading & Viewing

View our list of recommended books and movies»

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Animal Abuse and Cruelty

• Veterinary Mandatory Reporting of Animal Cruelty Resources 
• Trapping Case Report Form

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Veterinary Practice Resources

• Cost of Cuteness Campaign: Health and Welfare Issues Associated With Brachycephalic Breeds
• Pet Care Sheets for Clients
• Cat Declawing and Alternatives
• Cat Declawing Poster
• HSVMA Guide to Congenital and Heritable Disorders in Dogs
• Press Release Template for New Puppy Purchase or Adoption
• Spay/Neuter Reference List (from Dr. Phil Bushby's presentation)

Behavior

• The Well Adjusted Pet Workshop DVDs (Dr. Nicholas Dodman) - discounted price for HSVMA members

Disaster Preparedness

• For Pets
• For Horses
• For Farm Animals

Feral Cat Resources

• Resources For Helping Feral Cats
• Feral Cats: Frequently Asked Questions
• Results and presentations from "The Outdoor Cat: Science and Policy from a Global Perspective" 2012 conference

Field Medicine and Surgery

• Guidelines for Small Animal Field Clinic Surgery
• Fundamentos y Normas Para la Cirugía de Campo de Animales Pequeños

Pet Poison Hotlines

• ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center
• Pet Poison Helpline

Sterilization

• The Basics of Spaying or Neutering (video)
• What it Means to Spay or Neuter Your Pet (video)
• Why Spay or Neuter Your Pet? (video)
• Where to Go for Your Pet's Spay or Neuter (video)
• Spaying or Neutering Your Pet (video)
• Post-Surgery: What to Expect? (video)
• Caring for Your Spayed or Neutered Pet (video)
• Spay/Neuter: What to Watch Out For (video)
• Keep Pets Out of Shelters: Spay or Neuter (video)
• Myths and Facts About Spaying and Neutering
• Why You Should Spay or Neuter Your Pet
• Spay/Neuter Reference List (from Dr. Phil Bushby's presentation)

Wildlife Resources

• Reference guide from the Wildlife Care Basics handbook
• Wildlife Care Basics for Veterinary Clinics and Shelters (slides from live presentation)

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World Spay Day

• World Spay Day Ideas for Veterinary Professionals
• How to Organize a World Spay Day Event (presentation slides)
• Behind the Scenes at a World Spay Day Clinic (presentation slides)
• 2016 flyers: cat | dog

Get more information and tips for World Spay Day»

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Humane Animal Use/Alternatives

• Alternatives Databases
• www.AnimalExperiments.info
• Educational Memorial, or Willed Body Donation, Programs
• Comparison Chart of Alternatives Offered at Veterinary Schools in North America
• Biomedical Research
• Medical Training Using Animals
• www.HumaneLearning.info
• Humane Teaching Methods

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Objecting to Harmful Animal Use in Veterinary Training

• Dissection and Dissent
• Individual Stories
• How to Object to Vivisection/Dissection in Veterinary College
• Perspectives on Conscientious Objection
• Students' Rights

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HSVMA Historical Information

• Spotlight on a School
• News Reports

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Newsletter Archives

• HSVMA Student News

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