Selected Internet Resources
Animal Welfare, Companion Animals and Veterinary Science

Science Reference Section
Science, Technology and Business Division
Library of Congress

Altweb, the Alternatives to Animal Testing Web Site (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
http://altweb.jhsph.edu

American Humane Association
http://www.americanhumane.org

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
https://www.aspca.org/pet-care
For poison control information (food, plants, etc.) and telephone help:
https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control

American Veterinary Medical Association
https://www.avma.org/Pages/home.aspx

Animal Welfare Information Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.nal.usda.gov/awic

Association for the Prevention of Pet Obesity
http://petobesityprevention.org/

Balance It (information on pet nutrition & homemade diets by a veterinary nutritionist)
http://www.balanceit.com

Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Partners in Animal Health
http://partnersah.vet.cornell.edu

Cornell Feline Health Center
http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/

FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine
https://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/default.htm

For Pet Owners and Their Pets (American Animal Hospital Association)
https://www.aaha.org/pet_owner/default.aspx

Humane Society of the United States
http://www.humanesociety.org

Merck Veterinary Manual
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/

Pet Food Institute (voice of the pet food industry)
http://www.petfoodinstitute.org

Updated June 2017
by Stephanie Marcus

WWI poster for the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps. Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress