Veterinary and Animal Science Organizations
AAALAC - Association for Assessment and Accreditation of
Laboratory Animal Care International
AAAS - American Association for the Advancement of Science
AABP - American Association of Bovine Practitioners
AAEM - American Academy of Emergency Medicine
AAEP - American Association of Equine Practitioners
AAFP - American Association of Feline Practitioners
AAFHV - American Association of Food Hygiene Veterinarians
AAHA - American Animal Hospital Association
AALAS - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
AAPHV - American Association of Public Health Veterinarians
AASRP - American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners
AASP - American Association of Swine Practitioners
AAV - Association of Avian Veterinarians
AAVA - American Association of Veterinary Anatomists
AAVC - American Association of Veterinary Clinicians
AAVCB - Australian Association of Veterinary Conservation Biologists
AAVI - American Academy of Veterinary Informatics
AAVMC - American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges
AAWV - American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians
AAZV - American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
ABKA - American Boarding Kennels Association
ABLE - Association for Biology Laboratory Education
ABS - Animal Behavior Society
ABVT - American Board of Veterinary Toxicology
ACAHF - Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation
ACLAM - American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
ACT - American College of Theriogenologists
ACVA - American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists
ACVM - American College of Veterinary Microbiologists
ACVO - American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
ACVPM - American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
ACVR - American College of Veterinary Radiology
ACVS - American College of Veterinary Surgeons
ADSA - American Dairy Science Association
AEB - American Egg Board
AFA - American Ferret Association
AFB - American Farm Bureau Federation
AFIA - American Feed Industry Association
AFS - American Fisheries Society
AFRRI - Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
AHA - American Humane Association
AHDA - Animal Health Distributors Association
AHEAD (Animal Health/Emerging Animal Diseases)
AHI - Animal Health Institute
AHIS - Animal Health Information Specialists
AIF - Animal Industry Foundation
AIFRB - American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists
AKC - American Kennel Club
AMI - American Meat Institute
AMP - Americans for Medical Progress
AMS - Australian Mammal Society
AMVQ - Academie de Medecine Veterinaire du Quebec
ANZCCART - Australian & New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals
in Research & Teaching
APBC - Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors
APE - Asociación Primatológica Española
APV - Association of Primate Veterinarians
APHA - American Public Health Association
APHIN - Animal Productivity and Health Information Network
APHIS - Animal and Plant Health Insepection Service
APPMA - American Pet Products Manufacturers Association
APS - American Physiological Society
APVMA - American Pre-Veterinary Medical Association
AQHA - American Quarter Horse Association
ARAV - Association of Reptilian & Amphibian Veterinarians
ARAZPA - Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria
ARENA - Applied Research Ethics National Association
ASAB - Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
ASAE - American Society of Agricultural Engineers
ASAS - American Society of Animal Science
ASAVA - Australian Small Animal Veterinary Association
ASI - American Sheep Industry Association
ASLAP - American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners
ASLME - American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
ASM - American Society of Mammalogists
ASNS - American Society for Nutritional Sciences
ASVO - American Society of Veterinary Ophthalmology
ATA - Air Transport Association
AVA - Association of Veterinary Anesthetists
AVA - Australian Veterinary Association
AVACI - Academy of Veterinary Allergy & Clinical Immunology
AVAR - Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights
AVCA - American Veterinary Chiropractic Association
AVCPT - Association for Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
AVDA - American Veterinary Distributors Association
AVDC - American Veterinary Dental College
AVI - Association for Veterinary Informatics
AVMA - American Veterinary Medical Association
AVMF - American Veterinary Medical Foundation
AWA - Animal Welfare Act
AWI - Animal Welfare Institute
AWIC - Animal Welfare Information Center USDA-NAL
AZA - American Zoo and Aquarium Association
BCVA - Belgian Veterinary Computer Association
BCVMA - British Columbia Veterinary Medical Association
BLAVA - British Laboratory Animal Veterinary Association
BSAVA - British Small Animal Veterinary Association
CAAB - Canadian Association of Animal Breeders
CAAT - Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
CALAS - Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science
CAST - Council for Agricultural Science and Technology
CAUZ - Consortium of Aquariums Universities & Zoos
CBSG - Conservation Breeding Specialist Group
CCAC - Canadian Council on Animal Care
CERF - Canine Eye Registration Foundation
CFA - Cat Fancier's Association
CFIA - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
CIIT - Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology
CISAB - Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior
CKC - Continental Kennel Club
CLIVE - Computer-aided Learning In Veterinary Education
Club Zoologico (Universiti Putra Malaysia Veterinary Students)
CNITV - Centre National d'Informations Toxicologiques Veterinaires
CONVINCE - Consortium of North American Veterinary Interactive New Concept Education
CPC - Canadian Pork Council
CRMV-RJ - Conselho Regional de Medicina Veterinária do Rio de Janeiro
CRMV-SP - Conselho Regional de Medicina Veterinária de São Paulo (Brazil)
CRWAD - Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases
CSBA - Canadian Swine Breeders Association
CURE - Connecticut United for Research Excellence
CVM - Christian Veterinary Mission
CVMA - Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
CVO - College of Veterinarians of Ontario
DCVMA - District of Columbia Veterinary Medical Association
DLO-NL - Netherlands Organization for Agricultural Research
DPZ - Deutsches Primatenzentrum GmbH Göttingen (German Primate Center)
ECVAM - European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods
ECVIM-CA - European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Companion Animals
EMA - Elephant Manager's Association
ESA - Entomological Society of America
ESFM - European Society of Feline Medicine
EVLG - European Veterinary Libraries Group
FASEB - Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
FBR - Foundation for Biomedical Research
FDA - Food and Drug Administration
FDLI - Food & Drug Law Institute
FinLAS - Finnish Laboratory Animal Scientists
GPVEC - Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center (University of Nebraska)
GUVZS - Glasgow University of Veterinary Zoological Society
HESCA - Health Sciences Communications Association
HSUS - The Humane Society of the United States
IAAS - International Association of Agricultural Students
IACP - International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists
IAEP - International Association of Equine Practitioners
IAH - Institute for Animal Health (UK)
IAT - Institute of Animal Technology
ICAAE - International Center for Aquaculture and Aquatic Environments
ICCVAM - InterAgency Coordinating Committee for the Validation of Alternative Methods
IEXAS - Institute of Experimental Animal Sciences (Osaka University)
ILAR - Institute for Laboratory Animal Research
IMRSA - International Medical Regulatory and Shipping Association
IOB - Institute of Biology
IPS - International Primatological Society
ISAZ - International Society for Anthrozoology
ISVMA -Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association
IVMA - Indiana Veterinary Medical Association
IVS - Irish Veterinary Association
IVSA - International Veterinary Students Association
JALAM - Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Medicine
JSLAE - Japanese Society for Laboratory Animal and Environment
JSVS - Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
KNMvD - Royal Netherlands Veterinary Association
KVMA - Kansas Veterinary Medical Association
KVMA - Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association
LASA - Laboratory Animal Science Association
MASAAV - Mid-Atlantic States Association of Avian Veterinarians
MAVMA - Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association
MEVMA - Maine Veterinary Medical Association
MEBA - Michigan Elk Breeders Association
MISMR - Michigan Society for Medical Research
MPPS - Mammary Gland Physiology and Pathology Society
MSMR - Massachusetts Society for Medical Research
MVMA - Maryland Veterinary Medical Association
NAAB - National Association of Animal Breeders
NABR - National Association for Biomedical Research
NABT - National Association of Biology Teachers
NAERIC - North American Equine Ranching Information Council
NAHIS - National Animal Health Information System (Australia)
NAIA - National Animal Interest Alliance
NAL - National Agricultural Library
NAPCC - National Animal Poison Control Center
NAPPS - National Association of Professional Pet Sitters
NASDA - National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
NAVCA - North American Veterinary College Administrators
NCA - Netherlands Centre Alternatives to Animal Use
NCAB/AALAS - National Capital Area Branch/
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
NCBA - National Cattlemen's Beef Association
NCRR - National Center for Research Resources
NCSU Pre-Vet Club (North Carolina State University)
NFO - National Farmers Organization
NFU - National Farmers Union
NIAH - National Institute of Animal Health (Japan)
NIH - National Institutes of Health
NMC - National Mastitis Council
NMVMA - New Mexico Veterinary Medical Association
NOAH - AVMA Network of Animal Health
NPPC - National Pork Producers Council
OAVT - Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians
OFA - Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
OIE - Office International des Epizooties
OSERA - Ohio Scientific Education & Research Association
P & G - Procter & Gamble
PAF - Pinellas Animal Foundation
PAHO - Pan American Health Organization
PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
PCCA - Professional Compounding Centers of America, Inc.
PDSA - People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (UK)
PIC - Primate Information Center
PIJAC - Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council
PRIM&R - Public Responsibility In Medicine and Research
PSA - Poultry Science Association
PSGB - Primate Society of Great Britain
PSU Pre-Veterinary Club (Pennsylvania State University)
PVMA - Pre-Veterinary Medical Association (Auburn University)
RCVS - Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (UK)
SASAS - South African Society of Animal Science
SAVA Wildlife Group (South African Veterinary Association)
SAVMA - Student American Veterinary Medical Association
Scand-LAS - The Scandinavian Federation for Laboratory Animal Science
SCAW - Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
SDB - Society for Developmental Biology
SFBR - Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
SFN - Society for Neuroscience
SFT - Society for Theriogenology
SICB - Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
SJVF - Statens Jordbrugs- og Veterinærvidenskabelige Forskningsråd
(Danish Agricultural and Veterinary Research Council)
SMM - Society of Marine Mammalogists
SOT - Society of Toxicology
SOVERGS - Sociedade de Medicina Veterinária do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
SPVS - Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons
SSR - Society for the Study of Reproduction
STVM - Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine
SVA - Statens Veterinärmedicinska Anstalt
(Swedish National Veterinary Institute)
TBAALAS - Texas Branch American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
THS - Tucson Herpetological Society
TRPRC - Tulane Regional Primate Research Center
TMMSN - Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network
TVMA - Texas Veterinary Medical Association
UCONN PreVet Club (University of Connecticut)
UF Pre-Veterinary Medicine Club (University of Florida)
UFAW - Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
UKERF - University of Kentucky Equine Research Foundation
UMC - Pre-Veterinary Medicine Club (University of Missouri)
UNL - Pre-Veterinary Club (University of Nebraska Lincoln)
UR - Pre-Veterinary Society (University of Rochester)
USAHA - United States Animal Health Association
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
USP - U.S. Pharmacopeia
UT - Pre-Veterinary Association (University of Texas at Austin)
UW Pre-Veterinary Association (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
UWRF - PreVet Club (University of Wisconsin-River Falls)
UWS - Urban Wildlife Society
VDK - Vlaamse Diergeneeskundige Kring
(University of Ghent, Belgium Veterinary Student Association)
VIN - Veterinary Information Network
VMCAS - Veterinary Medical College Application Service
VMD - Veterinary Medicines Directorate (UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)
VMF - Veterinærmedicinsk Forening (Danish Veterinary Student Association)
VMLS - Veterinary Medical Libraries Section - Medical Library Association
VSF - Veterinaires Sans Frontieres
VSF - Veterinarios Sin Fronteras
WAB - World Association for Buiatrics
WAS - World Aquaculture Society
WAVE - World Association of Veterinary Educators
WCVSA - Western Canadian Veterinary Students' Association
WHO - World Health Organization
WOS - Washington Ornithological Society
WPVMS - West Point Veterinary Medical Society
WRPRC - Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center - Primate Info Net
WSAVA - World Small Animal Veterinary Association
WSVMA - Washington State Veterinary Medical Association
WVA - World Veterinary Association
SCAW has been a breath of fresh air through the years, gathering together a community of scientists who incorporate a strong emphasis on animal welfare and the human relationship with animals in the laboratory,while also valuing the science. Each of the topics addressed at SCAW meetings over time has come to be mainstream within the scientific community.
Lynette A. Hart
Professor
Department of Population Health & Reproduction
University of California Davis