This document is intended to serve as guidance for veterinarians to learn more about assistance animals in order to actively support the appropriate use of these animals and anti-fraud initiatives.

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This report of the AVMA Task Force on Canine Aggression and Human-Canine Interactions was published in JAVMA and provides guidance for state and local leaders attempting to develop effective dog bite prevention programs in their communities.

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In recent years, much work has been done to assist veterinarians with making clinical diagnoses of conditions of suspected animal neglect, maltreatment, cruelty, abuse, starvation and fighting.  But there as been little written to guide the practitioner through the problematic issues of practice management when such cases are suspected.  The objective of this publication is to help small- and large- animal practitioners and their staffs to develop policies and protocols that establish procedures for effective responses when animal maltreatment is encountered.

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