A “Good Samaritan” bill, S 3134, introduced in the New Jersey Senate on May 8, 2017 would “provide immunity from civil liability for veterinarians or emergency responders who assist
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NJ bill S3019 could decrease the number of veterinary facilities willing to assist municipalities in animal control.
Senator Linda R. Greenstein introduced S3019 on Feb. 27, 2017, a bill that would establish “additional requirements for operation and oversight of animal shelters, pounds, kennels operating as shelters or
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NJ Bill would create rights of action for pecuniary damages against person committing certain harm to domestic companion animal
ASSEMBLY, No. 3757, recently introduced in the New Jersey Assembly, would “[c]reate . . . rights of action for pecuniary damages against person committing certain harm to domestic companion
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State’s Weigh In—Veterinary Compounding
While there is a dispute amongst attorneys about FDA’s authority to govern compounding in veterinary medicine in the absence of amendments to the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act,
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Requirements to Report Animal Cruelty
Legislators in New York (Asw. Linda Rosenthal) and Maryland (Del. Tony McConkey) have recently introduced bills that would require veterinarians to report suspected animal cruelty to government officials. If these
Keeping Pets Alive
A question about keeping a dog alive was the subject of “The Ethicist,” in the NYT magazine section, on November 8, 2015, How Much Can We Spend to Keep Our
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Amendments to Betsy’s Law make sense and protect pet owners and veterinarians
A bill which would require veterinarians to provide written notification to pet owners concerning the absence of animal supervision after normal business hours is advancing through the New Jersey legislature,
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Keeping Dogs Healthy – Wait to Spay
Additional research continues to fuel the flames over the controversy of the customary practice of early spay/neuter of dogs and cats in the United States. Focusing solely on dogs, the
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Veterinary Treatment May Soon Be Considered Legal
Veterinarians may soon be able to legally provide necessary pain treatment to their patients, assuming that the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2013 is enacted into law, as many predict,
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Veterinarians with Mobile Practices Must Have Access to Controlled Substances
Veterinary practitioners working in mobile practices have always had controlled substances in their practice vehicles to provide for comprehensive care of their patients. Without access to these drugs, used routinely
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