welfare implications of foie gras production backgrounder. Legislation AVMA supported the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014, a law that amended the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to clarify that veterinarians are not required to have separate registrations to dispense controlled substances outside of their principal place of business, such as when treating animals on a farm. AVMA argued that "the CSA must be amended so that our nation's animals do not suffer unnecessarily." Due to an interpretation of the law by the Drug Enforcement Administration, veterinarians were not allowed to travel to their off-site animal patients with controlled substances. Academic Accreditation The United States Department of Education has designated the AVMA Council on Education as the accrediting body for schools of veterinary medicine in the United States. In this capacity, the AVMA develops and maintains educational standards for these institutions to ensure the qualifications and competency of graduates of veterinary schools. Two bodies within AVMA are responsible for veterinary education accreditation: the AVMA Council on Education (COE) and the Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA). The former is responsible for accreditation of veterinary colleges and the latter veterinary technology programs. AVMA-accredited Veterinary Colleges , the following colleges were accredited by the AVMA. United States: Auburn University, Colorado State University, Cornell University, Iowa State University, Kansas State University, Lincoln Memorial University, Long Island University, Louisiana State University, Michigan State University, Midwestern University, Mississippi State University, North Carolina State University, Ohio State University, Oklahoma State University, Oregon State University, Purdue University, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, Tufts University, Tuskegee University, University of Arizona, University of California, Davis, University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, University of Minnesota, University of Missouri, University of Pennsylvania, University of Tennessee, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Western University of Health Sciences Australia: Murdoch University, University of Melbourne, University of Queensland, University of Sydney Canada: Université de Montréal, University of Calgary, University of Guelph, University of Prince Edward Island, University of Saskatchewan France: VetAgro Sup Ireland: University College Dublin Korea: Seoul National University Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México Netherlands: Utrecht University New Zealand: Massey University United Kingdom: Royal Veterinary College, University of Bristol, University of Nottingham, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow West Indies: St. George's University, Ross University AVMA-accredited Veterinary Technology Programs , the AVMA accredits veterinary technician programs in all but three