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Article: Euthanasia for unwanted horses.(LETTERS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 29, 2006
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Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES
As past president of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), I was recently asked to appear before Congress to explain why the AVMA does not support H.R. 503, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. There have been a lot of misperceptions around this bill that I would like to clarify ("Stop horsing around," Editorial, Tuesday).
Horses have been my passion since childhood and had much to do with why I became a veterinarian. I strongly support the AVMA's opposition to H.R. 503 because the bill does not adequately address certain issues that are critically important to ensuring the welfare of horses that would ...