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Raw pet food diets, pet population management policies headed to HOD

AVMA News

These policies deal with noncommercial transportation of pets, management of dog and cat populations, and raw pet food diets, among other issues. The AVMA House of Delegates, during its regular winter session, being held January 5-6, 2024, in Chicago, will vote on six resolutions that would amend AVMA policies.

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Delegates update AVMA policies on diets for cats and dogs, animal loss support services

AVMA News

The AVMA House of Delegates (HOD) amended several AVMA policies addressing a range of veterinary-related issues, , from raw diets for dogs and cats, to dog and cat population management, to animal loss support services, and safe, noncommercial transport of pets in motor vehicles, during its regular winter session, held January 5-6 in Chicago in conjunction (..)

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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

10,000 Birds

There is not a wild cat, such as the Wildcat, in North America, at that lower end of the size range for cats. Dogs are similarly dispersed across size ranges, with Foxes, Coyotes, and Wolves taking prey across different parts of the size range. On an island, the feral Cat eats all of those birds. billion birds and 6.9–20.7