Comments on: From Paris to Pike Place

By: Al Arca

Al Arca — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:52:08 +0000

Dr. Cook’s A Wonderful Year – Thank you for your service. I wish to comment how AVMA@work has developed into a very helpful newsletter. It is a much better newsletter than when it first started. A job well done.

By: Dr. M. M. Simunich

Dr. M. M. Simunich — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:43:00 +0000

IF PETA would donate to the AVMF and help fund VMATs (Veterinary Medical Assisstance Teams in case PETA is reading) that save animals in disasters, they would really have something to put in their KUDOs column. Refocus that PETA energy and funding to support the AVMA – the original animal welfare organization. There’s nothing fishy-smelling here!

By: Dr. Joseph Ralston

Dr. Joseph Ralston — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:17:42 +0000

It is very sad the AVMA needs to deal with PETA, which only serves to legitimize their operation. After the criminal damage that has been done to some of our veterinary schools (i.e. Washington State) by similar groups over the years, I would ask the AVMA to take a forceful stand against these people. Over the years, they have gotten into the schools and the minds of children. Most all children love animals and that is the hook that PETA is able to infect them with their misguided rhetoric. Many of those children have grown and become teachers themselves and the brainwashing continues. It is time for the AVMA to show some fortitude instead of coming up with the same old platitudes.

By: Joseph Stuart DVM

Joseph Stuart DVM — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:42:05 +0000

The first six words in your newsletter,’Even as global population rises’,
caught my eye. In just my lifetime (80yrs) our planets human numbers have gone from 2 billion to well over 6 billion. All health problems, both human and animal, relate to those numbers. I would love to see our profession become one of the worlds leaders in dealing with this fast developing disaster. As veterinarians we are very well aware of what happens when resources are outpaced by numbers. Yet sadly, almost no world leaders are willing to even address this problem.

By: Kristan K. Hodges

Kristan K. Hodges — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:04:55 +0000

What a shame that PETA felt compelled to expose their ignorance of the whole FISH! philosophy in such an inglorious and foolish way. Having visited the Pike Place Fish Market several times and having witnessed the fantastic attitudes displayed by the employees there, I can attest to the marvelous uplifting effect it has on the crowd that inevitably gathers in front of their modest shop. Read the book, PETA. Then go, watch, listen, and learn!

By: Concerned Veterinarian

Concerned Veterinarian — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:39:08 +0000

There is no point in engaging PETA in conversation. It is a futal discussion and any comments you provide will only be distorted and attempted to use against the AVMA.