Healing animals needs to be vet schools’ focus

 
BY SUSAN KREBSBACH, DVM
Published: March 8, 2009

Madeleine Pickens ’ recent decision to withdraw $5 million from the Oklahoma State University veterinary school due to animal use practices she described as "barbaric” has reignited debate over how animals are used in veterinary training. While we agree with W. Ron DeHaven , president of the American Veterinary Medical Association (Opinion, March 1) that live animal use is integral to veterinary trai...

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