Newsletter 2010 the YEAR in REVIEW 2 EQUITARIAN WORKSHOP 5 VETERINARY ADVOCACY in ACTION in THIS ISSUE 4 UPDATE from the FIELD 7 SPAY DAY 2011 Advocacy in Action

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Newsletter 2010 THE YEAR IN REVIEW 2 EQUITARIAN WORKSHOP 5 VETERINARY ADVOCACY IN ACTION IN THIS ISSUE 4 UPDATE FROM THE FIELD 7 SPAY DAY 2011 Advocacy in Action

range of issues will be implemented BY THE NUMBERS including animal agriculture, cock - Update from the Field fighting, puppy mills and the keeping $1,368,740 Value of Services of wild animals as pets. Provided in 2010 Beyond our domestic program, the Along with more than 210 individual international teaching program has 8,320 Animals treated Massachusetts veterinarians, HSVMA continued to develop in Mexico, supported the successful legislation 241 Student Volunteers Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, (House Bill 344) banning non- trained Peru, and Bolivia. Dr. Susan Monger’s Pam Runquist with her dogs. ©HSVMA therapeutic devocalization of Spanish curriculum has expanded, 136 Professional dogs and cats in Massachusetts . training Latin American veterinari - Volunteers Our support reflects our campaign Paula Kislak, DVM ans in everything from small animal MESSAGE FROM THE to end the practice of performing 23 Veterinary Schools anesthesia and surgery to equine DIRECTOR OF VETERINARY unnecessary cosmetic and conven - Represented dentistry. In 2010 HSVMA Field Serv - ADVOCACY ience surgical procedures on animals. HSVMA Board ices has also produced a document By: Pam Runquist establishing guidelines for minimal HSVMA encouraged our members of Directors and colleagues in the veterinary pro - standards of care for small animal WHAT THE STUDENTS We extend many thanks to the more fession to urge the FDA to end the field surgery. This is a major ad - ARE SAYING than 150 individual veterinarians and routine non-therapeutic overuse of HSVMA ON CAMPUS vancement in the field and is being veterinary clinics who joined HSVMA antibiotics on industrial-scale farms. shared with animal welfare groups “The HSVMA Field Services trip and the many other animal welfare We are happy to report that we now Eric Davis, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVS. We also continued our support of ©David Paul Morris all over the world. In a collaborative I participated in last year was by organizations, businesses, religious have HSVMA student chapters PAMTA (the Preservation of Antibi - project with the Universidad far the most incredible veterinary leaders, elected officials and respon - at eight veterinary schools . Our otics for Medical Treatment Act), Autónoma National de México, the experience I have ever encountered. sible breeders, in helping pass Propo - student chapters have been busy MESSAGE FROM federal legislation working toward AAEP, and the Donkey Sanctuary, Every aspect of the service inspired sition B, the Puppy Mill Cruelty with various animal welfare-related THE DIRECTOR the same goal. By unintentionally our team started working on equine me: the compassion and prowess of Prevention Act in Missouri . The projects throughout the year includ - selecting for resistant bacteria, non- By: Eric Davis, DVM, MS, issues in central Mexico and partici - the clinicians, the seemingly tireless Act establishes basic standards of ing a no-cost vaccination clinic coor - therapeutic overuse of antibiotics DACVS, DACVIM pated in the First Equitarian Work - optimism of the technicians and care for dogs in large-scale commer - dinated by Tufts University students leads to significant risks to animal shop, held in Vera Cruz in October. volunteer staff, the support and cial breeding facilities, prohibits any in a low-income area outside Boston After thousands of miles and dozens and public health. Veterinary and friendship the students gave to breeder from having more than 50 and feral cat clinics sponsored in part of rural communities HSVMA Field Finally, HSVMA Field Services staff human medical communities must each other, and the extraordinary breeding dogs for the purpose of by the Oregon State University chap - Services completed 2010 with more were deployed to aid number of preserve antibiotic effectiveness for human-animal connections selling their puppies as pets, and cre - ter. The HSVMA Speaker’s Bureau than 8300 animals receiving quality important projects including Native both animal and human patients. witnessed in the communities we ates a misdemeanor crime of “puppy also had an active year presenting veterinary care. From unwanted Nations spay/neuter clinics through visited. In short, I saw the kind of mill cruelty” for violations. The initia - 20 of our talks at 13 veterinary horses in equine sanctuaries in the University of Minnesota, Iowa veterinary professionals I aspire to tive was approved by Missouri voters DONOR SPOTLIGHT: THE schools across the country . We California, cats in Native American State University, and the Fort Peck be one day…” FPO FName LName in November and takes effect one GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING introduced three new welfare- housing projects on the Great Plains MASH unit in Montana. Additional year from the date of passage. related topics this year , “On the projects provided veterinary care to to street dogs in El Salvador and In conjunction with the Kislak Family Front Line: The Veterinarian’s Role in dogs in a migrant worker camp in Bolivia, our staff and volunteers kept More than 75 Ohio veterinarians Fund, HSVMA presented a $25,000 Recognizing, Reporting and Prevent - rural California and deployment true to our mission, helping animals VOLUNTEER FOR A TRIP joined with HSVMA to publicly en - grant to the University of Florida ing Animal Cruelty,” “Looking for of veterinarians and animal care in need. Just as importantly 240 dorse the Ohio Humane Farm Bal - College of Veterinary Medicine Your First Job: The Good, the Bad, supplies to Haiti with Humane veterinary students from 23 differ - HSVMA Field Services is a volunteer- lot Initiative , proposed to to support surgical training and the Ugly,” and “Are DVMs Society International. ent veterinary schools went through driven program. Our ability to help define more humane care guide - that benefits injured and ill Patient Advocates? Prioritizing Con - our curriculum and participated in lines for the care, confinement and shelter animals . None of this work would be possible provide quality veterinary care flicts of Interest in Clinical Practice.” our field clinics, receiving invaluable euthanasia of farm animals and to without the dedication of hundreds and educational opportunities The Helping Alachua’s Animals We also hosted surgical suture labs training and experience, and, in prohibit the export, sale, receipt or of committed volunteer veteri - is dependent upon the initiative Requiring Treatment and Surgery at four veterinary schools to most cases, seeing the conditions entrance of downer cows into the nary professionals who give their and dedication of hundreds of (HAARTS) Program is one of only two promote training opportunities that under which far too many animals human food supply. On the same day time and expertise to provide the hard-working veterinarians and programs in the country that provide don’t involve harming animals. are forced to live. As happens every that 500,000 signatures qualifying highest quality care to animals in veterinary technicians who a variety of surgical training opportu - year we received countless testimo - the measure for the ballot were to need and unsurpassed hands-on generously share their time nities for vet students while also pro - nials from students, technicians, and be submitted, an historic animal training opportunities for students. and expertise. viding benefit to shelter animals. veterinarians telling us how the welfare agreement was reached And of course we would like to HSVMA and The HSUS partnered with HSVMA Field Services experience has among The Humane Society of the thank our many donors whose finan - the Kislak Family Fund to help initiate changed their lives. United States, the Ohioans for cial support makes it possible to have the HAART Program in 2008 with a Humane Farms, the governor and the professionals on the ground. $40,000 grant. In 2009, HSVMA and leading livestock organizations. The the Kislak Fund contributed an addi - agreement meant that the initiative tional $30,000 to the program. APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED NOW FOR THE 2011 CLINIC SEASON. was put aside and instead, animal FPO Information To learn more about how you can support HSVMA Field Services visit us online at hsvma.org/ﬁeld_services welfare improvements on a broad 3 Equine Welfare Focus of Equitarian Workshop

EXCERPTS FROM SOME OF tiplied through teaching and shar - erinarian. By repeating the oath, I HUMANE CONTINUING THIS YEAR’S HSVMA TRIP ing of information. have agreed to be an advocate for EDUCATION the welfare and wellbeing of ani - AWARD WINNERS’ ESSAYS Learning how decisions are made mals; an advocate of community During 2010, HSVMA launched a new and actions applied under condi - Essay By: Dr. Mario Lopez health and livelihood; a moral and series of webinars and in- person tions of hardship will also open the Ontario, Canada ethical practitioner; and a lifelong events to provide welfare-focused eyes of the visiting experts to learner and educator. The oath continuing education opportunities Why help other communities? different perspectives and decision highlights for me, the numerous for veterinary professionals. New We are all in this world together, yet making processes. reasons that it is important for vet - offerings in 2010 included: there is great inequality regarding erinary professionals to donate Why me? • “Don’t Lose Your Patients: the distribution of resources and their time and resources to helping My belief is that most of the ad - How Vets can Prevent Shelter opportunities available to people in equines in need around the world. vantages and gifts that I have are Relinquishment.” different parts of the world. Those of exactly that-gifts. Unearned by Since cultural norms, standards of us living in more favored situations merit. Maybe augmented with a living, educational opportunities, • Presented by: Dr. Nicholas Dodman, need to do whatever we can to help bit of application and work but access to professionals, and avail - HSVMA Leadership Council Member alleviate this disparity. Nevertheless it gifts nonetheless. As such they are ability of technology all vary glob - and Tufts University Veterinary is sometimes amazing what can be not mine for my use and enjoy - ally, it benefits all involved to share School faculty member accomplished with very little. ment alone, but rather to be all resources in the hopes of global improvement. • “Truth and Consequences Why help equines? shared and utilized in the commu - in Dog Training and Behavior The horse is a noble animal. Some, nity. As a veterinarian I see myself Veterinary professionals that give Modification,” in a privileged position, but with it A group gathers for a hands-on lesson in equine medicine. ©David Turoff, DVM/HSVMA myself included, think it the noblest their time and resources to helping Presented By: Dr. Melissa Bain, head in creation. That alone makes it wor - comes the responsibility to be equines in need are rewarded in of the Clinical Behavior Service at UC thy of whatever help can be given. the caretaker and advocate for numerous ways. Programs that Davis School of Veterinary Medicine The first ever Equitarian Workshop this week to participate in the four the animals in my care. The respon - help equines in need allow profes - • “Barking Up the Right Tree: took place this past October and was day exchange of ideas and concepts Additionally, in many parts of the sibility to speak out for and help sionals with a common interest to Understanding and Dealing sponsored by an unprecedented col - designed to foster equine welfare on world equines remain the primary those who can’t speak for or help meet, share information, and work with the Causes of Excessive laboration of veterinary professional all continents. source of “horsepower”. They carry themselves. as a team all while giving to a com - associations. Asociacion Mexicana de loads, pull vehicles and operate mills, Barking in Dogs.” Prior to the trip we asked veterinary munity and its animals. Young pro - Medicos Veterinarios Especialistas en pumps and other basic machines. I am a veterinarian largely as a Presented by: Dr. Nicholas Dodman professionals to tell us in 1,000 words fessionals meet mentors and Equinos (AMMVEE), HSVMA and the They are at varying times the family result of generous scholarships or less, “Why the veterinary pro - seasoned professionals get the sat - American Association of Equine Prac - car, pick-up truck, taxi/bus, dumpster, from the Governments of Trinidad fession should be willing to do - isfaction of being mentors. Not FIELD SERVICES CE UPDATE! titioners—in conjunction with World power plant, delivery service/courier and Tobago (my native country) nate time and resources to help only are friendships made among Horse Welfare (WHW) and The Don - and more. They plow fields, carry irri - and New Zealand. As a conse - HSVMA Field Services is now offering equines in need around the professionals, but also new ac - key Sanctuary. gation, harvest the crop and trans - quence I have enjoyed a very re - two different continuing education world? What is your motiva - quaintances are made with com - port it. In some areas they provide an warding and satisfying career opportunities. The 2011 clinic schedule Nearly 60 veterinarians and veteri - tion?” The ten winners received a munity members. Within their own income by being rides or carriage being paid to do something is now posted and volunteers are nary students from Mexico, the $500 HSVMA Trip Award to attend communities, veterinarians become horses for visiting tourists. Without a I love. being accepted. United States and Canada gathered the workshop. the centerpiece of a network of horse, donkey or mule to provide all Having reaped those benefits for equine friendly people working to HSVMA Field Services these essential services it would fall myself it is now time for me to help each other maintain their re - onto the backs of the people them - Small Animal Spay/Neuter share this gift by using it to help lationships with their equine family Wellness Clinics selves to do all of the “donkey those equines and their owners members. • 30 CE Hours for Veterinarians ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF HSVMA TRIP AWARD RECIPIENTS work”. Many times it is women and who may not normally have access As a veterinarian, I am bound to children who end up doing this back - to regular Veterinary care. In this • 30 CE Hours for Veterinary be an Equitarian by my veterinary Dr. Vicky Addie breaking labor. way, by working with the noblest Technicians Dr. Judy Batker oath. As an individual, I am moti - As veterinarians in arguably the most of animals I can help in some way Dr. William Farmer vated to be an Equitarian by my HSVMA Field Services Equine developed and unarguably the most to improve the life of an individual, Dr. Sara Gomez-Ibanez love for horses and the way I have Wellness Clinics economically advantageous region of a family and a community and help Dr. Mario Lopez chosen and continue to choose to • 30 CE Hours for Veterinarians the world we have received training them share a little more of the Dr. Carrie McColgan live my life. As an individual veteri - and opportunities that allow us to worlds bounty. Dr. Amber Mullins narian, I am working to be an Equi - • 20 CE Hours Veterinary develop our professional expertise to Dr. Ahne Simonsen tarian because it feels right. Technicians the highest level. This expertise is a Dr. Kristen Talbott tremendously valuable resource and Dr. David Turoff Essay By: Dr. Ahne Simonsen HSVMA Trip Award recipients. ©David Turoff, DVM/HSVMA would have enormous impact in Boulder, CO areas where it has been lacking. Be - cause this resource is knowledge- and Upon graduation from veterinary FPO definition of Equitarian experience-based it is renewable and school, I repeated an oath that de - non-depletive. Its effects can be mul - fined my goals and morals as a vet - 4 5 HUMANE AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Spay Day 2011

Among other ini - HSVMA is a proud partner of Spay GET READY tiatives Dr. White Day and encourages all veterinary She started Spay professionals to consider participat - Whether you’re new to Spay Day or a ASAP, a nonprofit ing in some way, since veterinary longtime veteran, it’s never too soon mobile spay/ involvement is key to the success of to start planning and pick up some neuter clinic in Spay Day and solving the nation - new Spay Day tips. 2006. Since that wide problem of companion ani - HSVMA hosted a special Spay Day time, she has mal overpopulation. Mike Phillips, LVT, webinar series with just that in winner in the veterinary spayed and Nicole Putney with Dr. Susan Krebsbach and mind, including: technician category. neutered more Michael Markarian, Chief Operating Ofﬁcer at Spay Day is an annual campaign of ©Gary Granger The HSUS. ©HSVMA than 13,500 cats in The Humane Society of the United • How to Organize a Spay Day Event: States and Humane Society Interna - Vermont and New Hampshire, many Nicole Putney , Washington State Maximizing Veterinary-Volunteer Drs. Jennifer Muller and Jennifer Doll ©HSVMA tional to inspire people of whom are feral. Dr. Gay Senk has University College of Veterinary Partnerships (To help our non-veteri - to save animal lives by spaying Drs. Jennifer Muller and Jennifer been helping feral cats on Long Is - Medicine fourth-year student, was nary allies) or neutering pets and feral cats. Doll received HSVMA’s inaugural land, New York, for approximately 20 awarded the second annual HSVMA Officially the last Tuesday of Febru - HSVMA Spay Day Clinic Poster • Behind the Scenes at a Spay Day Veterinary Advocate of the Year years. She created the Long Island Veterinary Student Advocacy ary, Spay Day includes events and Clinic: Veteran Spay Day Veterinary and Direct Care Veterinary Practi - Cat Project, which provides resources Award . She received the award for activities taking place through - Professionals Answer Your Ques - tioner The Veterinary Advocate of and assistance to feral cat caretakers her efforts to advance more humane out February across the United Inspire your clients and promote tions. (Check for the recorded ver - the Year award was bestowed on Dr. and veterinarians working with feral teaching methods. States and U.S. territories, and your hard work with an HSVMA sion online!) Jennifer Muller of Philadelphia, PA, cats. Mike Philips is the founder and around the world. Spay Day Clinic Poster The poster for her efforts to establish better reg - president of the Urban Cat League, a During your Spay Day Clinic you can AND THE WINNER IS… can be printed at home, in your of - ulations for commercial dog breeders feral cat organization based in the help reinforce the benefits of HSVMA is your veterinary resource fice, or taken to a printer for a full in her state. The Direct Care Practi - notorious Hell’s Kitchen neighbor - Spay/Neuter and help give basic for Spay Day 2011, with everything size version. The customizable tioner of the Year award was given hood of New York City. He volunteers after surgery care instructions with from scrubs to and promotional space at the bottom allows you to to Dr. Jennifer Doll of Solon, IA, for his time coordinating TNR of feral our new HSVMA video with Drs. items for your clinic to training op - promote your participation or you providing substantial care to rescued cats in this area, as well as assisting at Gary Block and Justine Johnson. portunities to help with Spay Day can leave it blank to support Spay animals in her community. spay and neuter clinics for feral cats FPO IMAGE coordination and protocols. Day in general. in New York and New Jersey. Drs. Sara White GET INVOLVED A Spay Day clinic isn’t complete of Vermont GET YOUR GEAR without having HSVMA slip leads. Veterinary professionals who partici - (non-profit cate - First-place winner, Makana. Lisa Wakida All items are available, while sup - Avoid the hassle of clients forget - pate in a registered Spay Day 2011 gory) and Laura Makuna , a 6-1/2 year old Labrador plies last, at [insert link] ting leashes and have your own on event are eligible to: Gay Senk of New Retriever from Kirkland, WA took hand. While these slip leads should York (private prac - Show your dedication to animal • Receive a one-year complimentary top honors this year in our Tales never serve as a substitute for a titioner category) welfare with a limited edition membership to HSVMA of the Natural Tail Photo Contest , collar and leash they are perfect as well as Mike HSVMA Spay Day scrub top. Dr. Sara White, highlighting the special aesthetic and for handling dogs and cats in a • Receive a veterinary Certificate of winner in the nonproﬁt Phillips , RVT of Dr. Laura Gay Senk, communicative qualities of a dog’s Spay/ Neuter clinic setting and Appreciation category .©HSVMA New York (veteri - winner in the private natural—as opposed to docked—tail. promote Spay/Neuter! nary technician category) received practitioner category. ©HSVMA It complements last year’s Natural • Be featured as a participant on our Best Friend to Feral Cats Dog-Eared Photo Contest , which our website or in our electronic awards in recognition of their signifi - highlighted the beauty and body lan - communications cant contributions to feral cat wel - guage value of a dog’s natural—as fare in their communities. opposed to cropped—ears. The win - AND ner of that contest was Remington, Front Submit your favorite Spay Day a 5-1/2 month old Doberman Pinscher memory and you could be eligible to from Houston, TX. win a trip for two to Animal Care Expo 2011 in Orlando, Florida!

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Back HSVMA Direct Care Veterinary Practitioner of the Year and Veterinary Advocate of the Year awards CALL FOR NOMINATIONS DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 18, 2011 To learn more about the awards, please visit hsvma.org/advocacy

6 7 Mark your Calendars

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

January 15 –19 NAVC in Orlando, FL Booth #121

January 18 HSVMA Evening Presentation at NAVC in Orlando, FL

February 20 –24 Western Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas, NV Booth #2175

February 22 Official Spay Day; don’t forget to participate in local events during the month of February!

February 26 –29 Midwest Veterinary Conference, Columbus, OH Booth #824

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