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veterinary programs must provide for the following.
- Access to animals and periodic assessment of their well-being.
- Appropriate
facilities, personnel, equipment, and services.
- Treatment of diseases
and injuries and the availability of emergency, weekend, and holiday
care.
- Guidelines for animal procurement and transportation.
- Preventive
medicine.
- Pre-surgical planning, training, monitoring, and post-surgical
care.
- Pain relief, including analgesics, anesthetics, and tranquilizers.
- Euthanasia. Follow the American Veterinary Medical Association Guidelines on Euthanasia.
- Drug storage and control.
The attending veterinarian must have the authority to implement the
veterinary care program and oversee the adequacy of other aspects of
animal care and use, e.g., animal husbandry, nutrition, sanitation
practices, and hazard containment.
The size of the veterinary staff depends on the institution and the
size and nature of its animal program. Consultant or part-time veterinary
services may be appropriate for small programs with limited numbers
of animals.
Do not include the veterinarian's resume as an assurance attachment. Instead, describe the veterinarian's qualifications in the assurance form. Follow the format shown on OLAW's Sample Animal Welfare
Assurance.
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