Not exact matches
Air carriers have their own regulations concerning a (1) a certificate
of health from a USDA accredited
veterinarian within 10 days
of any travel date; (2) a summer pet embargo when temperatures are forecasted to be above 85F / 29.5 C at any point on the itinerary (origin, transfer, or final destination); 75F / 24C for snub - nose animals; (3) limits on the
number of service animals and small pets allowed as carry - on luggage in cabin on a flight, (4) specific air kennel dimensions and strength to ensure the comfort and safety
of the animal, and others.
Health certificate
within 10 days
of transport must include: shipper's name and address, date, tag
numbers or tattoos assigned to the animal, age
of the animal being shipped, list
of administered inoculations when applicable, statement that the animal is in good health and
veterinarian signature.
Based on the
number of licensed
veterinarians working in B.C., there are potentially thousands
of similar cases
within our province annually.
· Labeling
of all prescription medication dispensed to animal owners be labeled in accordance with state and federal law · Requiring all animal shelters operating and providing veterinary services in South Carolina be subjected to the regulation
of the South Carolina Board
of Veterinary Medical Examiners ·
Veterinarians providing veterinary services in animal shelters prepare written or electronic records concerning the animals in their respective care and maintain these for a minimum
of three years · Animal shelters prepare and maintain records documenting the
number of animals admitted to the facility and the method by which those animals exit the facility, whether by adoption, fostering, natural death, euthanasia, transfer to another state, or other means
of discharge · Establishes a study committee for animal care and welfare issues in South Carolina · A mobile practice affiliated with, operated by, or supported by a public or private nonprofit animal shelter is prohibited from operating
within eyesight
of the nearest privately owned
veterinarian practice.
In this test, a
veterinarian will insert a needle into an area
of concern (an enlarged lymph node, enlarged kidney, thickened region
of intestine, or fluid present
within the chest) and remove a small
number of cells.
Also, airlines generally require that the health certificate be
within a certain
number of days
of travel, so make sure you schedule your pet's check - up accordingly, as a
veterinarian can only legally date the health certificate on the day the pet was examined.
According to Kimberly Cerny, the practice manager at Blum Animal Hospital in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood,
veterinarians in the area have seen a «drastic increase in the
number of severe upper respiratory cases coming into their practices and at Blum»
within the past two weeks.
The department may offset up to three hours
of the requisite
number of hours
of continuing education required pursuant to this paragraph by the
number of free spaying and neutering services rendered by an applicant, at a rate
of one - half
of one hour
of continuing education for each hour
of free spaying and neutering services, provided that a
veterinarian shall be required to provide follow - up service for any post-operative complications related to the surgery that arise
within twenty - four hours
of performing the surgery, and shall also be required to complete the core requirements established by the department.
Under the bill pet stores would be required to provide buyers
of dogs with (1) record
of a veterinary exam indicating the dog is free
of «disease or physical deformity», (2) information about the dog's breeder, (3) telephone
number of the department
of agriculture, and (4) a money back guarantee that is valid for at least 21 days after purchase
of the dog; a purchaser can collect on the guarantee by submitting a
veterinarian's statement that the dog was examined
within 14 days
of purchase and has a significant disease, illenss or injury that was in existence at the time
of the purchase.