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HSVMA Leadership Council Members in the News |
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- Nicholas Dodman, BVMS, MRCVS, a professor of veterinary medicine at Tufts University and founding member of Veterinarians for Equine Welfare, continues his advocacy for equine welfare in a recent interview in DVM Newsmagazine on the issue of horse slaughter. Responding to opponents of a horse slaughter ban, Dodman states that the slaughter industry is "predatory and brutal" and adds that "any group or organization that supports it really needs to evaluate what they are all about." He also weighed in on the issue in this CBC News Investigation.
- Paula Kislak, DVM, was active in the efforts to pass Proposition 2 in California. In addition to collecting signatures, Kislak also recruited other veterinary endorsements and spoke with the media on the issue. In October, she appeared at a press conference at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, along with Assemblyman Pedro Nava and other supporters, to speak about the threats to animal and human health posed by the intensive confinement of farm animals.
- In an effort to control pet overpopulation and reduce the tragic number of animals euthanized in shelters, Kislak wrote an article in a local paper, as well as a letter to the editor encouraging the adoption of animals from shelters and support for spay/neuter ordinances.
- Holly Cheever, DVM, vice president of the New York State Humane Association, took on the carriage horse industry in a recent letter to the editor where she responds to criticisms for her work to protect horses from arduous conditions. In another submitted letter, she takes the horse industry to task for racing horses too hard at a young age, following the tragic euthanasia of Eight Belles after the 2008 Kentucky Derby.
- Gordon Stull, VMD, director of the Burlington County Feral Cat Initiative in New Jersey, was recently interviewed by Animal Sheltering magazine on the medical issues involved in feral cat management and how feral cat caretakers can best care for their colonies.
- Larry Peetz, DVM, was featured in a article for The Humane Society of the United States, discussing his role in the veterinary community as an activist for animal welfare.
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