Call for Volunteers: AABP Ethics in Cattle Practice Task Force

Issues affecting the practice of veterinary medicine in the cattle industry are constantly changing. Practices which were once considered ethical might be viewed differently as the profession encounters societal change over time. In order to assist AABP members to practice in an ethical manner and navigate changing issues within practice, in 2015 the AABP Board of Directors voted to establish an Ethics in Cattle Practice Task Force to provide a recommendation to the Board regarding issues and ethics in cattle practice.

The specific charges of the Task Force will be to review the AVMA Principles of Veterinary Medical Ethics and determine if additional guidance is needed specific to bovine practice; and make a recommendation to the AABP Board of Directors on topics/areas of veterinary medical ethics that are specific to bovine practice to develop a bovine specific Veterinary Medical Ethics guidelines.

The Board is currently seeking volunteers who are willing to serve on this task force. If you are interested and willing to serve on this important task force, please contact Dr. Gatz Riddell mgriddell@aabp.org. The AABP Executive Committee will review the list of names of those members who indicate interest and will create this task force. The deadline for submitting names will be November 30, 2015.