Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Veterinary Medicine
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine [18 VAC 150 ‑ 20]
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3/13/23  7:12 am
Commenter: Martin Betts, DVM

Support for allowing continuing education credit for providing professional services to spay clinics
 

It has always been difficult for animal shelters and humane organizations to find veterinarians and technicians that will perform low cost spay and neuter procedures. This petition would encourage veterinarians and technicians to offer their time. This would at least help reduce the current companion animal overpopulation problem and reduce the euthanasia of healthy animals. It would also allow veterinarians and technicians to gain valuable surgical and medical (anesthesia) experience. There is no significant downside to this petition as currently written.

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