Advocacy & Government Booklets

OVMA 420 Bronte Street South, Suite 205, Milton, Ontario L9T 0H9 T. 905.875.0756 or 1.800.670.1702 (toll-free) F. 905.875.0958 or 1.877.482.5941 (toll-free) info@ovma.org www.ovma.org 25 Pin Firing in Horses P o sitio n Statem ent – OVM A OVMA discourages the practice of firing soft tissue injuries to horses' limbs, however, OVMA recognizes the right of practitioners to exercise their professional judgment while acting in the best interest of a particular horse. The procedure and aftercare must be done in a humane manner. (September 15, 1993 Board)

• Position Statements
• Table of Contents
• Animal Abuse
• Care of Handling of Farm Animals
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Cosmetic Surgery
• Debarking of Dogs
• Electro-Immobilization
• Euthanasia
• Keeping Other Animals as Pets
• Microchipping
• Non-Domesticated Wild Caught Animals as Pets
• Off-Leash Dog Parks
• Partial Digital Amputation (Onychectomy or Declawing) of the Domestic Field Cat
• Pet Overpopulation
• Pet Spay and Neuter
• Pin Firing in Horses
• Rabies Clinics
• Raw Meat Based Diets for Pets
• Recumbent Farm Animals
• Routine Surgical Procedures
• Standard Operating Procedure of Game Birds at Field Trial Events
• Trapping of Fur-Bearing Animals
• Use of Animals in Entertainment and Recreation
• Use of Animals in Research, Teaching and Testing
• Use of Coupons to Promote Pharmaceutical Products
• Use of Lead Shot for Hunting Waterfowl
• Use of Pound Animals in Medical Research
• Use of Strychnine as a Pesticide
• Vaccination
• Velveting of Deer
• Vicious Dogs