This week’s “Bill of the Week” is Hawaii Senate Bill 2504 which places additional requirements on pet sellers. A pet seller is defined as “any person, partnership entity, or corporation who sells pets to the public or to a retail pet store.” According to the bill, a pet seller, prior to selling a cat or dog, must [...]
Categories: Advocacy, Canine, Companion Animals, Feline, State Legislative Issues
Yesterday afternoon, one of our AVMA Facebook page friends posed an intriguing question: Does the AVMA have any insight as to what is happening with the Distemper virus strains that are hitting the news media? Clients where I work are asking questions, and I’ve been researching but just coming up with OSU doing research at [...]
Categories: Animal Health, Companion Animals
Congress is back and the issue of whether veterinarians should be required by legislative mandate to write a prescription at the time of prescribing for small animals, regardless of whether or not you would also dispense the product to your client, continues to be discussed in House and Senate offices. But are congressional members and [...]
Categories: Advocacy, Companion Animals
Colorado HB 1087 was rejected by lawmakers on Monday. The bill would have created, within the Department of Public Safety, an on-line animal abusers registry. The bill would have required adults convicted of cruelty to animals to register with the department and the list would have been made available to the general public on an [...]
Categories: Advocacy, Animal Welfare, Companion Animals, State Legislative Issues
On January 7, the AVMA House of Delegates approved several revisions to the association’s Model Veterinary Practice Act, a document routinely used by state legislators and regulatory bodies for guidance on appropriate oversight of veterinary medicine. A special task force reviewed extensive comments from veterinarians, the public and AVMA entities before recommending the changes to [...]
Categories: Advocacy, Companion Animals, Disaster Preparedness, Drugs and Vaccines, Exotic Species, Fish, Food Animals, General, Horses, Policies and Governance, State Legislative Issues, Veterinary Technicians
We occasionally get questions from members about how to follow the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) rules when it comes to administering drugs in practice. While not comprehensive, here are some good ways to ensure that you are following the FDA’s rules: 1. Select FDA-approved drugs for use in your practice whenever possible. Look [...]
Categories: Animal Health, Companion Animals, Drugs and Vaccines, Food Animals, General, Scientific Issues
I’d like to tip my hat to Mark Konkol, a reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, for his emotional, thoughtful and respectful piece on at-home pet euthanasia. Mark called me a few weeks back for some background on this story, and by all accounts he was professional during our interview and very interested in his topic. [...]
Categories: Canine, Companion Animals, General
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