If Passed, (Continuer' from Pag* A 23) arc practicing veterinary medicine whp4re simply not trained to do so. Others, such as Cummings, a practicing veterinarian, and Rep. Art Hcrshcy, also note the bill makes up for lost time the new modalities demand die existence of changes to the veterinary prac tice act. As of press time, few veterina rians were familiar with the details of Pennsylvania’s bill. Larry Hutchinson, Penn State extension veterinarian, said the whole pur pose of the bill was to protect the public from those attempting to practice veterinarian health with out a license. Though it is OK for boarders to feed a mineral such as selenium as part of basic foodstuff, injecting that selenium belongs in hands of licensed veterinarians. Hutchinson noted PVMA’s interpretation of the bill. Accord ing to a May 24 letter to all Pen nsylvania veterinarians, Amy Hil ton, DVM and PVMA president, provided a 12-point outline of the bill’s specifics. She noted that the “existing definition of the practice of veterinary medicine is seriously outdated and, thus, is one of the most important changes,” in the letter. The new language includes numerous activities such as denti stry, chiropractic, acupuncture, holistic medicine, and others that were not included within the ’prac tice of veterinary medicine’ under the old act.” For farriers, under note 3, the proposed changes “have not altered (he normal animal husban dry exemptions that ate presort in the existing act, relating to normal Tired of the way rye heads out and loses its quality so fast in spring? Would you like to have a rye that becomes denser and leafier after cutting/grazing instead of becoming stemmy? Would you like to have a ryelage that tests 26% protein with RFV of 175? (200 RFV at grazing height.) Try Barenbrug Green Spirit Italian Ryegrass blend! 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Instead, the changes to the bill provide an identical exception to Maryland’s enacted changes to their own vet erinary practices act “Every state is redoing its veter inary practice act,” Flynn said. The state professional licensure com mittees are trying to qualify, through changes to the bill, who can practice what and what steps must be taken to ensure the proper training for the proper work is provided. Flynn said that there is “no movement by any veterinary asso ciation to restrict the practice of farriers,“ he said. As a practicing farrier, “I want less limits, believe me." What is unclear is exactly how much room the bill allows for “vet erinary supervision” of certain Do You Need Emergency Feed? 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Right now, even with the bill, people can do what they want with their own animals. But those tak ing care of other animals would have to be on the alert The state is merely seeking to protect the publ ic’s interest. The bill seeks to provide a “balancing act between what the public needs and deserves,” Hutchinson said. “It protects the public from being preyed upon.” As currently worded, the bills would affect the prevention of deformities, also, which could affect saddle fitters and dog train ers. Those administrating any kind of homeopathic and natural thera pies, including acupuncture and massage therapy and other alterna tive medicine, could be dramati cally affected by the passage of such a bill. The bill remains purposely vag ue, according to an anonymous source. It doesn’t define, exactly. Also works great no tilled into Alfalfa fields in fall for very high quality balage or hay next spring. 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The vagueness is disturbing because it leaves the bills’ propos als wide open for interpretation. “A lot of vets do not like the bills,” according to one expert The PVMA numbers only about 1,500 members, according to Buz Tho mas, PVMA executive director. There are about 3,200 practicing, licensed veterinarians in the state. According to one practicing ani mal chiropractor who wished to remain anonymous, “If they would have polled all the vets, perhaps they would have come up with a different perspective on the prop osed changes to the bill.” According to Peggy Dillon, the AVMA may be trying to control exactly how nutritional and thera peutic products get dispensed. If people can’t take care of the ani mals unless they’re vets, she said, “people who are trained won't be able to practice chiropractic; and those not trained will be licensed,” she said. “This can effect a lot of people in a lot of ways,” Dillon said. However, AVMA was quick to point out, according to an AVMA Network bulletin, that the mission statement on the guidelines recen tly posted on alternative and com plementary medicine, adopted by the committee, ensure that deliber ations and discussions were targeted at “contributing to the welfare of the animal patients we serve, rather than at protecting any economic advantages for the veter inary profession or for nonveteria rians who perform the modalities.” Yet in the wordings of the bills, the limits are unclear: Could you Seed ryegrass at 35-45 lbs. an acre, from Aug. until mid-Oct. in Lancaster Co. PA. In Addition: Consider Baralfa 54 From Barenbrug. In Penn State’s trials in Landisville, PA Baralfa 54 had the #1 average. See Our On-Farm Test Plots apply gauze to an injury if the ani mal isn’t yours? Could you surgi cally remove a mole or canker? Dillon urges those who care for or board animals in New Jersey or Pennsylvania to get in touch with their state congressperson and urge them to allow more public discus sion of the bill. According to the July 1999 Horse News, “non-veterinarians fear the bill would effectively put equine dentists and animal physi cal therapists out of business by expanding activities included within the ‘practice of veterinary medicine.”’ The newsletter noted that among those mobilizing opposi tion to H.B. 1418 is Craig Denega, Bensalem, a human massage ther apist for 30 years who has added equine clients in the last 10-12 years, including horses. He also teaches massage and alternative therapy for horses as an adjunct faculty member at Delaware Val ley College, according to Horse News. For more information about the bill, contact Cliff Cummings, (610) 759-5922. For more infor mation about how the bill could effect farriers, contact Dave Duck ett, (215) 646-8502. Rep. Hershey, who helped sponsor the bill, can be reached at (717) 783-6435 or at his district office, (610) 593-6565. Or you can contact your local state representative. kV Ttv ; - ADF 16.7 25.8 21.6 31.0 NEL 88 76 72 69
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