Veterinary Technology
Selected resources available through UMass and 5 Colleges for Students in the Mount Ida Vet Tech Program or other Animal and Biological Sciences programs at UMass Amherst. Resources include topical selections, general information, and career materials.
Websites
- International Association of Animal Hospice and Palliative Care (IAAHPC) A pet parent navigating the end-of-life journey for a beloved pet wants to know they’ve “done everything” for their animal’s final walk. Veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and other dedicated pet care support professionals want to know they have all the skills needed for pet hospice, palliative care, and euthanasia for a beloved pet. The International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care addresses all these needs, and more. We are the services that matter when honoring a life and love shared for a pet and those who cared for them.
eBooks
The Iacuc Handbook by
Ever since its establishment by USDA regulation in the mid-1980s, the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) has evolved as the premier instrument of animal welfare oversight within research institutions in the United States. As biomedical research continuously grows, the role and impact of the IACUC has increased in scope and complexi
ISBN: 9781498703710Publication Date: 2014-05-20
Mourning Animals by
We live more intimately with nonhuman animals than ever before in history. The change in the way we cohabitate with animals can be seen in the way we treat them when they die. There is an almost infinite variety of ways to help us cope with the loss of our nonhuman friends--from burial, cremation, and taxidermy; to wearing or displaying the remains (ashes, fur, or other parts) of our deceased animals in jewelry, tattoos, or other artwork; to counselors who specialize in helping people mourn pets; to classes for veterinarians; to tips to help the surviving animals who are grieving their animal friends; to pet psychics and memorial websites. But the reality is that these practices, and related beliefs about animal souls or animal afterlife, generally only extend, with very few exceptions, to certain kinds of animals--pets. Most animals, in most cultures, are not mourned, and the question of an animal afterlife is not contemplated at all. Mourning Animals investigates how we mourn animal deaths, which animals are grievable, and what the implications are for all animals.
ISBN: 9781609174989Publication Date: 2016-08-01
Print resources available through UMass Amherst
Surviving the Heartbreak of Choosing Death for Your Pet by
Call Number: SF411.47 .P482 1997ISBN: 9780965257220Publication Date: 1997-02-01
