 In January 2008 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “concluded that meat and milk from cow, pig, and goat clones and the offspring of any animal clones are as safe as food we eat every day.”

The organization's earliest publication was a magazine created in 1892 entitled the Journal of Zoophily.The magazine informed its readers of recent vivisection and animal welfare issues, “encouraged readers to support humane education, and informed members about the society’s latest legislative ventures.” The publication changed its name a number of times, from The Starry Cross in 1922, the A-V in 1939, and resting finally with AV Magazine some years after that.The AAVS has had radio programs, such as “Have You a Dog?” as well as occasional spots and commercials on radio and television.