The AVMA also supports puppy mills, horse slaughter, lab animal abuse, and anything else where animals are exploited for money.

The AVMA represents a lobby for one thing only- making money from animals, especially hurting and killing animals.

They are NOT an authority on animal care, humane care, or anything but MAKING MONEY.

It is hard to find a more heartless or corrupt business group in this country.

Posted by: kelly | June 9, 2009 04:08 PM

The AVMA is generally a callous and detached organization that rarely if ever ardently advocates the humane treatment of animals.

Posted by: Brien Comerford | June 9, 2009 04:39 PM

So what's wrong with slaughtering horses

Posted by: Tom | June 9, 2009 06:01 PM

AVMA is a joke and has no respect or credibility.

Posted by: roxanne | June 10, 2009 01:35 AM

The time has come that the 'medical science' fraternity across the board must answer to the people about the senseless manner in which they have for ages exploited cruelly both human and animal beings in the name of science. They are not gods in white coats, in fact according to 1 Corinthians 13, if they don't have love, they are NOTHING.. no matter how much they pride themselves in higher education.

There needs to be a body of 'Compassionate Science' globally, whereby doctors,pshychologists, vets, labs,scientists,universities etc can be identified as to their standing on issues regarding anti cruelty to sentient beings, so that consumers can withhold their monetary resources from the ones that deems us, together with the whole of the animal kingdom, as objects existing on a level somewhere 'below' them. The dark ages are gone, a new morning has broken in consumer awareness... We pay the taxes and fees, we yield the profits - we can take it all away... and we should, with immediate effect.

Posted by: Christa | June 10, 2009 02:43 AM

So why not have PETA members show up at the fish market on that day and have some of them sling stuffed animals around, while others hold up signs stating "If you would not play catch with the bodies of your euthanized patients, why are you doing this???"

Posted by: Rev. Meg Schramm | June 10, 2009 10:58 AM

Horrible!!

Posted by: liz | June 10, 2009 11:21 AM

Does this mean that I can invite The American Cancer Society to a dead human toss at a hospice?

Posted by: Shannon | June 10, 2009 12:55 PM

These guys blow! They are hurting our animals! I think they are corrupt! I lobby against puppy mill in Austin this year at the capital and they snuck in and dropped the bomb and defended the puppy mills. We need to keep an eye on these losers!

Posted by: Shari | June 10, 2009 12:57 PM

In regards to Brians comments about horses...You want to know why its wrong to slaughter horses??? HELLOO! Why should they get killed?? Why cant they get adopted out to organiztions that help mentally disabled children or to a 4H club? I would take a free horse if someone offered it to me!!! The horse is the only symbol of freedom left in the country, we should be taking care of these creatures, not cutting them up for meat markets and what not!!!

Posted by: Kim | June 10, 2009 12:57 PM

My apologies Brian, i mean that comment for Tom!

Posted by: Kim | June 10, 2009 12:59 PM

wow i thought my friend was joking but this is a real article

Posted by: Peter | June 10, 2009 03:59 PM

I was just wondering if anyone has ever written or contacted them regarding these matters. I had no idea they were so cruel. It is such a shame that the people you would count on to stick up for animals are the ones treating them so horribly. It is a very scary thing and goes to show you how little of a regard our society has for animals.

Posted by: Jessyca | June 10, 2009 08:11 PM

Tom, your comment was not only as ignorant and pathetic as you seem to be, but also cruel and un-called for. People like yourself make me sick!

Posted by: Carla | June 12, 2009 08:37 AM