ACCREDITATION
• National Veterinary Accreditation Program: www.aphis.usda.gov/nvap

ADVERSE EVENT REPORTING
Submit reports of adverse events associated with animal foods or health products as well as suspected failures of animal health products to the manufacturer and one of the following:
• Drugs and Devices
FDA CVM: 888-332-8387; www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary

• Pet Foods and Animal Feeds FDA Consumer Complaint Coordinators:
www.fda.gov/Safety/ReportaProblem/
ConsumerComplaintCoordinators

• Topical InsecticidesI National Pesticide Information Center (sponsored by the EPA): 800-858-7378; www.npic.orst.edu

• Vaccines / Biologics
• USDA Center for Veterinary Biologics: 800-752-6255; VeterinaryBiologics

ANIMAL DRUGS
• FDA CVM: 240-276-9300; www.fda.gov/drugs Report shortages of medically necessary veterinary drugs.

• Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank: 888-873-2723; www.farad.org
Information on animal drugs and chemicals with the potential to cause foodborne residues
(sponsored by the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service).

BLOOD BANKS, RESOURCES
• Animal Blood Resources International: 800-243-5759; www.abrint.net
24-hour hotline focusing on transfusion medicine (particularly blood component therapy),
including recommended dosages and infusion rates for dogs and cats; no cost to caller.

• Blue Ridge Veterinary Blood Bank: 800-949-3822; www.evbb.com 24-hour commercial blood bank that focuses on transfusion medicine.

• HEMOPET: 714-891-2022; www.hemopet.org 24-hour national, nonemergency, full-service, nonprofit blood bank and educational network for animals.

• Plasvacc USA: 805-434-0321; www.plasvaccusa.com
Commercial blood bank for dogs and equids.

• Veterinarians Blood Bank:
 877-838-8533; www.vetbloodbank.com Commercial blood bank for dogs and cats.

• Association of Veterinary Hematology and Transfusion Medicine:
www.avhtm.org
Additional resources and links.

CONTROLLED DRUGS
• DEA Office of Diversion Control, Registration: 800-882-9539; www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov

DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
•IFEMA Disaster Assistance: I800-621-3362; www.fema.gov

DISEASE OUTBREAKS
• USDA APHIS Emergency Operations Center: www.aphis.usda.gov/
emergencyresponse Report suspected animal disease outbreaks.

• CDC Emergency Operations Center: 770-488-7100; www.cdc.gov/phpr/eoc.htm 24-hour hotline, only for use by healthcare professionals or government officials.

• State Veterinarians:
www.usaha.org
search site: State_Animal_Health_Officials.doc

• State Public Health Veterinarians:
http://www.nasphv.org/
under Documents, State PHV List: StatePublicHealthVeterinarians
ByState.pdf

FOOD SAFETY
• FDA: 888-723-3366; www.fda.gov/food

• USDA FSIS: 202-720-9113; www.fsis.usda.gov

• USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline: 888-674-6854; Online

IMPAIRED VETERINARIANS AND VETERINARY TECHNICIANS
• Impaired Veterinarians Resources (sponsored by the AVMA): 800-248-2862, ext 6738; www.avma.org

PET LOSS SUPPORT-GRIEF COUNSELING
• Chicago VMA: 630-325-1600; www.chicagovma.org

• Colorado State University, Argus Institute: 970-297-1242; www.argusinstitute.colostate.edu

• Cornell University: 607-253-3932; www.vet.cornell.edu

• University of Illinois: 217-244-2273 or 877-394-2273; www.vetmed.illinois.edu

• Michigan State University: 517-432-2696; www.cvm.msu.edu

• P&G Pet Care, Pet Loss Support Hotline: 888-332-7738

• University of Pennsylvania: 215-898-4556; www.vet.upenn.edu

• University of Tennessee: 865-755-8839; www.vet.utk.edu/socialwork

• ufts University: 508-839-5395; https://vet.tufts.edu/

• Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine: 540-231-8038; www.vetmed.vt.edu

• Washington State University:
 509-335-5704 or 866-266-8635; www.vetmed.wsu.edu

POISON CONTROL
• American Association of Poison Control Centers:
 800-222-1222; www.aapcc.org

• ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: 888-426-4435; www.aspca.org/apcc
• Small fee per case for veterinarians enrolled in the Veterinary Life Line Partner Program;
• no charge for calls covered by ASPCA Animal Product Safety Service.

• Pet Poison Helpline: 855-764-7661; www.petpoisonhelpline.com
• 24-hour, nationwide service offered by the Pet Poison Control Center; small fee charged.

SHIPPING
• Animals:
–CDC: 800-232-4636;www.cdc.gov For information about importing animals into the United States.

–USDA APHIS Veterinary Services: 301-851-3300;https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth

•  Specimens:
—  Department of Transportation, Office of Hazardous Materials:  800-467-4922; www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat

WORKPLACE SAFETY
• OSHA: 800-321-6742; www.osha.gov