A Kansas Senate bill could bolster the state’s efforts to inspect dog and cat breeders, shelters and kennels after an audit found the lacking program. The bill — supported by animal shelters and the Humane Society of the United States, and opposed by the Kansas Livestock Association and dog breeders — would establish a division of the Kansas Department of …
Dr. Jane
February 6, 2022
State Senator Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) STATEHOUSE — A bill authored by State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) that would improve veterinarian services passed the Indiana Senate unanimously. Senate Bill 177 would provide that the state veterinarian serves as the chief administrative officer of the Indiana Board of Veterinary Medicine, performs the duties delegated by the board, and provides advice and assistance …
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2021 / PRNewswire / – The Veterinary Medicine Repayment Program Improvement Act (VMLRPEA), which would allow more food and public health veterinarians to do up to $ 25,000 one year of student loan repayment in exchange for service in US Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated veterinary shortages has been reinstated in the Senate. The bill, approved by …
Washington, DC– The Animal Welfare Institute commends today’s re-introduction of the Big Cat Public Safety Act in the US Senate. The law, which was championed by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Susan Collins (R-ME), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Richard Burr (R-NC), would conduct cruel trade-related activity Prohibit big cats. Last year the US House of Representatives passed legislation with a strong …
Dr. Calvin Clements was officially named on Tuesday as the Democratic candidate to fight for the seat of the open Senate in the May 18 special elections to represent all of Lebanon County and parts of Dauphin and York counties. The party’s executive committee accepted the recommendation of the Senate 48th District Committee, which selected the 70-year-old retired veterinarian from …
