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Why HB 433, Veterinary Spay-Neuter Bill, is Good News for Ohio Pets & Vets

HB 433, Veterinarian Continuing Ed for Neutering Services, is a home run for Ohio!

  • gives veterinarians the OPTION (not mandate) of performing up to FOUR HOURS of FREE SPAY-NEUTER SURGERIES to receive up to two continuing ed units needed for license renewal

  • 14 Ohio, distinguished, licensing boards currently allow continuing ed credit for pro bono work of their licensees: 

  • The Supreme Court of Ohio that licenses attorneys 

  • The State Medical Board of Ohio

  • The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy

  • The Ohio State Dental Board

  • The Ohio Board of Nursing 

  • The Ohio Vision Professionals Board 

  • The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy

  • The Ohio Board of Psychology

  • The Ohio State Chiropractic Board

  • The Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board

  • The Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board

  • The Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board 

  • Ohio Emergency Medical Services

  • The Speech and Hearing Professionals Board

  • no cost

  • is voluntary

  • no burdensome regulations

  • saves animal lives

  • saves taxpayer money, especially in rural counties with limited funds

  • shelter medicine is unique and only briefly covered in veterinary school; thus, additional learning opportunity for veterinarians 

  • vets may learn about ethnic, indigent, and underserved populations, not normally encountered in their work-a-day world

  • provides critical service to neighborhoods with outside, community cats or with low-income families

  • does not take revenue from other veterinary practices

  • broad, grassroots coalition of dog and cat advocates, who support HB 433: AARF Radio Ohio; Angels for Animals; Animal Pawtectors; Ashtabula County Animal Protective League; The Black Dog Food Pantry; Dogs Unlimited; Fairfield County CARES (Citizens for Animal Rights and Ethical Standards); Falcon Animal Rescue; Family Puppy Boycott-Puppy Mill Awareness of NW Ohio; Harrison County Dog Pound Volunteers; Hartman’s Hounds; Friends of Fido MCDP; Heaven Can Wait; Humane Society of Richland County; Joseph’s Legacy; Justice for Herbie; Kecia Mathys; Max’s Animal Mission; National Animal Shelter Volunteers; Never Muzzled; Nitro’s Ohio Army; North Coast Boxer Rescue; Ohio American Eskimo Rescue; Ohio Coalition of Dog Advocates; One of a Kind Pet Rescue; Our Mission Dog Rescue; Paws and the Law; Pawz 2 Adopt, Austintown; Peppermint Pig Animal Rescue; A Perfect Match; Pinealope Animal Rescue; Rescue Village; Rose’s Rescue; Ross County Humane Society; Safe Harbor Animal Rescue, Vermillion; Sanctuary for Senior Dogs; Save Ohio Strays; Soul Connections of Central Ohio; Summit County Shelter; TNR of Warren, Inc.; Tuscarawas County Humane Society; Underdog Society of Knox County; Vote 4 Animals Help Chained Dogs, Dayton; West Side Cats, and 911 Dog Rescue Inc. / Amy’s Adoptables