Sentences with phrase «public ownership of health»

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While we recognize that gun ownership is legal, and that most gun owners are responsible citizens, we nevertheless regard the proliferation of guns in our communities as a major public health problem with devastating consequences for children and their families.

They were asked what types of guns they owned; reasons for ownership (protection, recreation, as collector's items); their attitudes on gun policies, such as bans, arming teachers and violence against the government; and the sources of violence, ranging from God's absence in public schools to media violence to insufficient mental health screening and background checks.

The Oklahoma City Animal Welfare Division is responsible for promoting public health and safety, for temporarily sheltering and providing humane disposition of unwanted or lost animals, and for promoting animal welfare so that pet ownership is a pleasure for owners without becoming a burden to the community.

We rescue and re-home dogs and cats, provide services that educate the public concerning responsible pet ownership, and promote the health and welfare of cats and dogs in our community.

On Tuesday, commissioners are expected to discuss massive changes to a law that tries to balance the rights of private pet ownership with public health and safety.

The focus of our club is public education, breeder education, promoting health clinics, putting on dog shows, promoting responsible dog ownership and having fun with our dogs and one another.

In 1987, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) stated that «pet ownership is a variable in public health outcomes that, like food and exercise, can not be ignored.&Health (NIH) stated that «pet ownership is a variable in public health outcomes that, like food and exercise, can not be ignored.&health outcomes that, like food and exercise, can not be ignored.»

Preparations Underway to File Potential Initial Public Offering of Minority Ownership Stake in Animal Health Business Standalone Company to Be Called ZoetisTM

This release contains forward - looking information that involves substantial risks and uncertainties about the intention to file a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of a minority ownership stake in Pfizer's Animal Health business, including the anticipated timing of such a transaction and the potential benefits to Pfizer.

Founded in 1958, the American Pet Products Association is the nation's leading not - for - profit trade organization serving the interests of the pet product industry and educating the public on the many joys and health benefits associated with pet ownership.

Smoky Mountain Animal Care aims to balance the health, public safety and welfare needs of people and animals in Blount County, Tennessee by responsibly and humanely enforcing animal - related laws; providing medical care, nourishment and a safe environment for unwanted, stray, abused and impounded animals; educating the public about responsible companion animal ownership; investigating cases where animal care is questionable, and finding new loving homes for homeless animals.

The Lee's Summit Animal Control Department and the Animal Control Ordinances are designed to protect public health and property while assisting the animal owners of Lee's Summit to enjoy the pleasures of responsible pet ownership in an atmosphere of peace and harmony within the entire community.

We encourage responsible ownership of domestic animals; manage care for missing, abused and homeless animals; encourage and celebrate the Human - Animal bond through quality adoption, education; and help assure public health and safety for the community.

The Pet Leadership Council is made up of pet industry leaders, animal welfare, veterinarians and academia and advocates for pets and those who serve and support them by promoting responsible pet ownership and educating the public on efforts to improve the health and well - being of companion animals.

Additionally, the «papers» and the expensive price tags leads the public to believe that there is an elaborate system of health evaluation in place, as well as a continuous chain of ownership from birth of the animal and intimate knowledge of the animal.

The «protectionist instincts» that I and others have are (1) to protect the independence of the bar (sure to be lost eventually under nonlawyer ownership), (2) to protect the health of the legal marketplace (sure to be badly harmed by the cartelization of ABS (see the 5 % commissions charged by the cartel of real estate agencies who still control the vast majority of the realty market, and especially see the ridiculously high costs of dealing with the American title insurance industry where four companies have upwards of 87 % of the conveyancing and title insurance market after first decimating the real estate bar with predatory pricing and other unfair business practices)-RRB-, and (3) to protect the public from those ravages.

BBF also considers environmental health, self management of communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities as partners in service delivery and the investigation of other forms of housing tenure to community housing including public housing, mainstream community housing and home ownership.