USDA PROPOSED REGULATION
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USDA PROPOSED REGULATION
Submitted by admin on April 20, 2010 - 5:27pmTHIS LETTER WAS BEEN FORWARDED TO ME AND WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU FOLKS...
> [Original Message]
> From: Revival Animal Health <revival@mtcnet.net>
> To: Revival's Valued Customer <info@revivalanimal.com>
> Date: 6/4/03 11:19:47 PM
> Subject: Important Notice
>
> Important Notice! This could impact your business!
>
> Revival Animal Health would like to bring a proposed USDA rule change
to
> your attention. The USDA is proposing an addition to its Animal
Welfare
Act
> regulations regarding the documentation of evidence of adequate
veterinary
> care. The proposed changes would require detailed and specific
record
> keeping on each animal. If passed, the rule change would affect all
dog
and
> cat breeders and brokers.
>
> This regulation would REQUIRE that each medical record includes 1)
the
> identity of the animal; 2) the date, problem description, history,
> observations, exam findings, test results, plan for treatment,
tentative
> diagnosis and prognosis; 3) the type and chronology of treatment
procedures
> performed, context of the problem, medication, dates, dosage,
> administration, frequency, duration; 4) name of all vaccines and
dates
> administered; 5) dates and results of all screening, routine or other
tests.
> A copy of these records would be required to be provided to any
subsequent
> owners of these animals.
>
> Comments regarding this proposal must be sent by June 10, 2003.
Please
> email your comments to regulations@aphis.usda.gov. Your comments
must be
> contained in the body of the message; do not send attached files. Be
sure
> to include your name and address in the message and use "Docket No.
> 97-033-1" on the subject line.
>
> You can review a copy of the entire proposal at the Federal Register
Online
> via GPO Access or you can contact Dr. Jerry DePoyster, Senior
Veterinary
> Medical Officer, Animal Care, APHIS at (301) 735-7586.
>
>
> While record keeping is important, these changes could impact the
amount
of
> time you have available with your animals. Revival Animal Health is
> committed to keeping you informed of potential changes in the pet
industry
> that could impact your business.
Thanks, it wasn't adding up. : |
.
well what I think I see is that this applies to breeders and
brokers...and maybe they are implying that these breeders brokers will not have as much time to spend with the animals if they have to cover all these bases....
This wouldn't apply to pet owners...so our time is the same..and yes I would think and hope that responsible pet owners ..and breeders alike already keep these records..so their time wouldn't be affected..but it sure would shoot a hole in the pup-millers..and brokers foot...always a good thing!!!ce
someone posted this last week and many of use emailed them...but
for those who haven't PLEAS take a moment and do so..this is a very good thing....and The USDA will listen to youremails...and of course te more sent the better...thanks for reposting it...ce
RE :USDA
Somebody please advise. I can see where required and enforced record keeping would be effective in eliminating mills and backyard breeders, I cannot see where this would affect time spent with our pets. ???
Responsible pet owners keep accurate records now anyway, as we are more than 'up' on our pet's health
and concerns. Irresponsible people have no business what-so-ever in having a pet of ANY kind, and I am all for making it extremely hard for them to obtain or breed genetically and physically pathetic animals just for the money.
(As you can tell, I HATE pet mills!)
Peace,
Gregg
I just emailed them... I am just shocked. n\m
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