Sentences with phrase «health and welfare issue»

British veterinarians consider breeding and hereditary defects to be most pressing animal health and welfare issue, a survey found.

The Health & Human Services Committee reviews and discusses matters, requests, and proposals from legislators, the County Executive and various community groups affecting health, mental health and welfare issues in Erie County.

Your online member account gives you access to all the members - only sections of the CVMA website, such as the Veterinary Resources database, where you will find information on a variety of regulatory, scientific, business, and animal health and welfare issues.

These changes have been introduced following extensive consultations with breed clubs and councils in a collaborative effort to ensure that health and welfare issues are kept at the forefront of everything the scheme does.

The online graduate certificate program provides the expert instruction and comprehensive training necessary to address the health and welfare issues unique to animal shelters.

I have learned about such serious animal health and welfare issues as over-vaccination and diet - related adverse consequences of manufactured pet foods.

Some have very basic information (i.e. show reports, list of new Grand Champions, minutes of breed club meetings, etc.) pertinent to their breed only, while others have indepth articles on topics such as the showing of that breed world - wide, health and welfare issues that affect all breeds, and show complete pedigrees of new Grand Champions.

Our mission is to create greater awareness of the Tibetan Terrier breed, encourage and support activities with our dogs, increase awareness of TT health and welfare issues, support TT rescues and provide a network of TT fanciers.

The report notes that we're living and working longer and are better educated than ever before, but many amongst us — particularly older people, Indigenous Australians, sole parents and their children, and people living in rural and regional areas — face ongoing health and welfare issues.

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This has been great for agricultural efficiency, but animal welfare activists have criticized the practice for creating birds that have major health issues due to their size, including leg disorders, weakened immune systems, and cardiovascular problems.

Ms. Amidei is a writer who specializes in health and social welfare issues and a former director of the Food Research and Action Center.

The result is that America is a nation deeply divided between people who are concerned about real - life issues — war and peace, social justice, the health and welfare of people — on one hand, and other people who are concerned, instead, about «values,» by which they mean adherence to ancient taboos, dependence on a magical God, enforcing acceptance of ancient creeds, requiring everyone to believe as they do, and finding safety in raw (though often hidden) social and economic power.

Issues of animal health and welfare in the proposed intensive farm rearing systems have also been raised, along with the environmental risks to the Bass River catchment.

The rise in vegetarians and so - called flexitarians — occasional vegetarians who reduce meat consumption because of health, animal welfare or environmental issues — is translating into specific opportunities in cheese aisles across France with cheese emerging as a popular replacement for meat, according to Caroline Roux, an analyst for Mintel.

Not to mention how wildly unsustainable the whole farming system in America is and biotech is is promoting this farming system / diet throughout the world along with food processors like Campbell's, claiming safety but not looking at all the other more important issues like environment, biodiversity, sustainability, animal welfare and the health of consumers.

Both have a dual right and responsibility to make important decisions regarding issues of health, education, general welfare and religion affecting the child (ren).

This issue provides a look into the work of infant mental health specialists in home - based settings, in medical practices, and in the child welfare system.

The nation's leading child welfare, psychological and children's health organizations also have issued policy or position statements declaring that a parent's sexual orientation is irrelevant to his or her ability to raise a child.».

The PPA will help represent the state pediatric dentistry association in promoting children's oral health issues with the state legislature and other elected bodies, state regulatory agencies (including Medicaid and health departments), licensing bureaus, professional health and child welfare organizations, oral health coalitions, foundations, institutions of dental education, publicly - funded safety net programs, and the private sector benefits industry.

The department still works with the Government and wider public sector to inform people about issues that affect their lives - that includes health and education, benefits, rights and welfare.

The government's move towards a national ID cards scheme, and expansion of IT schemes in the health, welfare and criminal justice systems across the country also made it a pressing issue, he says.

It will allow debate and discussion around issues such as the implementation of the new fuel poverty strategy in England which is taking effect from 2015, how we can reduce the health impacts of fuel poverty and will explore the effect of the changes to welfare reform.

Fourthly, Lib Dem and swing voters especially will not forgive Lib Dems for precipitating the demise of the Coalition government, probably two years before it is due to end, not on a point of principle, such as on tuition fees, tax policy, social policy like gay marriage, Trident, the European treaty veto or the health or welfare bills but on... an issue of narrow partisan electoral self interest, i.e. unhappiness at boundary changes (which they had already voted for in February 2011).

«Please know that NYS PTA will continue to work with all education and child advocacy partners to keep our members updated and informed on education, health, safety and welfare issues affecting children and families.»

Pramilla has pledged to focus her attention on several major issues in the 42nd district: protecting our environment, transforming our energy infrastructure to renewable energy, transitioning our economy to support «green» job creation, education, public health, safety and welfare.

Arlene also provides the Seneca Nation and its people with a vast amount of experience and understanding in order protect and strengthen sovereignty issues, promote economic success and development, and retain quality education, health and general welfare needs.

But even I can see that the concept of free trade is frankly a lower order consideration when compared to more fundamental issues such as animal welfare and the health of our environment.

Bronx Community Board No. 8 plays an important role in improving the quality of life for the communities it serves and in advocating with New York City government and elected officials for municipal service delivery, land use and zoning issues, business development, the City budget and other matters relating to the community's health, safety and welfare.

It's not often that the whole cross section of the Lib Dems gets behind a policy, we've seen that this conference with issues such as welfare and airports, but by focusing on mental health Nick Clegg has got his party united on an important issue, and ready for what will be difficult months ahead.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has repeatedly floated a special session of the Legislature over the last several weeks to consider several issues ranging from health care funding issues for public welfare hospitals, children's health insurance and a package of flood relief aid for Lake Ontario property owners.

The party will be permanently weakened if its 40 Scottish MPs are stripped of the right to vote on issues controlled by the Scottish Parliament, which will include tax, welfare, health and education.

Aides fear it could neuter the ability of a future Labour government to pass laws on issues ranging from health and education to welfare and tax.

«This issue should be taken off the budget table because this is about the health and welfare of our city, of our children and of our elderly,» Stringer said.

If they agreed, they were told what mental health issue they probably had, and were urged to seek help by speaking either to a unit welfare officer (for moderate symptoms), a medical officer (more severe symptoms), or told that no professional support was needed if no risk was identified.

Judges David Tatel and Patricia Millett noted in one paragraph that EPA in 2009 issued an «endangerment finding» determining that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare.

As both a public health and animal welfare issue, finding a way to control Campylobacter infection is a priority for the poultry industry.

She and her team provide technical assistance and consultation to parks on wildlife health issues, and develop recommendations for national NPS policy on wildlife health and welfare.

HandsNet forums cover such issues as children, youth, and families; housing and community development; welfare reform; health; and substance abuse.

Though she spent the last four years working in the White House on a variety of issues that included health care, immigration, welfare reform, and the environment, Ms. Spellings has long been the president's most relied - upon adviser on education.

Mr. Myers, 53, most recently was the senior vice president and chief strategy officer at Mathematica Policy Research Inc., a Princeton, N.J. - based firm that conducts research on issues related to education, employment, health care, nutrition, and welfare.

Principals must include careful attention to classroom instructional practices, but should not neglect many other issues that are critical to the ongoing health and welfare of school organizations.

On June 23, 2016, U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services issued joint non-regulatory guidance to state and local education and child welfare agencies on the new provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for supporting children in foster care.

Many animal welfare groups take issue with the over-breeding of pedigree dogs to meet arbitrary physical standards and at the expense of health problems and physical ailments, but none with quite the zeal of PETA.

We need to take a stand on some of these issues that affect the health and welfare of thousands of dogs.

working for governments on animal and zoonotic diseases, animal welfare, public health issues, or as consultants with non-governmental agencies.

It has long been recognised that obesity and the resulting possibility of adverse health problems can be a serious welfare issue in dogs.

Just like in humans, dogs, cats, and even birds, being overweight unfortunately plays a major part in the health of your pet rabbit and is considered a pet welfare issue.

As for her practicing concerns, Dr. Khuly has a thing for progressive wellness issues, animal welfare, nutrition, and animal health economics for practitioners and pet owners, among others.

Money raised is donated for research into the health issues of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels; Cavalier rescue and welfare; and campaigning for the reform of dog breeding.

This is not only detrimental to the cat (pain is a major welfare issue and these behaviours are common reasons for relinquishment of cats to shelters), but also has health implications for their human companions, as cat bites can be serious.