Dodds & Schultz NO on NY Pet Vax Bills

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The world's 2 leading authorities on veterinary vaccines -- Dr. W. Jean Dodds of Hemopet and Dr. Ronald Schultz of the University of Wisconsin's School of Veterinary Medicine -- have contacted New York's legislators urging them to VOTE NO on Senate Bill S02164 and Assembly Bill A04253 (see e-mails below sent with permission) which would require boarding kennels and groomers to obtain proof of vaccination within the previous year (annual vaccination) with vaccines which have been scientifically proven durations of immunity of more than 7 years to provide services to New York's cats and dogs. To require pet owners (consumers) to pay for redundant vaccinations from which their animals derive no benefit runs contrary to consumer protection laws. These bills appear to promote veterinary medical malpractice by putting veterinarians in the untenable position of having to give animals drug overdoses (vaccines are biologic drugs) in order for their owners to be able to board or groom them.
Passage of unresearched, non-scientifically supported legislation like this will have a profound impact on the health of companion animals and their owner's finances. Please do not allow these bills to pass through inaction. Your pets need you to fight this for them, and these legislators need more than a whimper from pet owners, they need a resounding roar to vote AGAINST these bills (http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi insert S02164 in the box at the top after "Bill No.", click "2006" and check the "text" box to read the text of the bill). To contact the appropriate New York legislators, even if you're not a New York resident, copy and past the e-mail addresses below.
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Regards,

Kris L. Christine
Co-Trustee, Co-Founder -- The Rabies Challenge Fund Charitable Trust