Veterinarians Attempt Job Protection Law in South Carolina
Want to limit care provided by animal shelters
Veterinarians in South Carolina want state lawmakers to rescue them – from animal shelters they say are taking away their business.
The shelters, which not only spay or neuter feral animals, but also provide heartworm tests and dental care, have animal doctors up in arms. They claim the issue is the standard of care, as well as the fact that the shelters are paid with taxpayer funds and donations.
"Donor-subsidized care should not mean substandard care for people who go to a humane society or shelter to adopt a pet," said Patricia Hill, president of the South Carolina Veterinarians Association.
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