Intro to Animal Care
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- AAALAC
- Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
- Henry Bergh
- started the first animal welfare organization in the U.S. known as the ASPCA
- mixed-animal practice
- veterinary clinic that treats both large and companion animals
- veterinary technician
- graduates of AVMA-accredited programs in veterinary technology
- USDA
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- ASPCA
- American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- FDA
- Food and Drug Administration
- laboratory animal
- an animal kept in a research facility, zoo, or educational institution
- EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency
- AAHA
- American Animal Hospital Association
- large-animal practce
- practice in which veterinarians work exclusively w/ farm animals and disease prevention among herds
- AVMA
- American Veterinary Medical Association
- small-animal/companion-animal practice
- veterinary practice that treats family pets, or companion animals
- OSHA
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration