New NY Law Protects Vets Who Report Animal Abuse

On October 6, New York Governor George Pataki signed into law a bill that will provide immunity from liability to veterinarians who disclose companion animal records without the owner’s consent to law enforcement and animal control agencies.
Comments on article "New NY Law Protects Vets Who Report Animal Abuse"
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Caro This is an important and much needed step forward. Veterinarians are afraid to upset clients and become victims themselves - i.e. of verbal or physical abuse, damage to their surgery/property, loss of income etc.
Veterinarians in the UK should be protected in the same way as soon as possible.		 2/5/2005
bigfanx This law should be adopted by every state across America - mandatory reporting of suspected abuse against an animal. The facts are in folks - animals are most likely to be the first victims of abuse in a household. If the abuser is allowed to continue unchecked, most likely more animals are harmed. Then the abuser moves to humans - children, adults, and the elderly.

Stop abuse now! The animals need a victory!		 1/30/2005
Danielle Schenk I'm 17 and wished that people would shuffer the way that they make animals shuffer. Its not fair, most animals are harmless until people make them mean. Its not the animals its the people!!!Please Help Stop Animal Abuse 1/18/2005
Danielle Schenk People who do mean things to animal should shuffer the way that animal did !
STOP ANIMAL ABUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!		 1/18/2005
Kim Earles Im making a website about the cruelty to animals, im only 15 and i think its pure disgusting to people who treat animals like ragged dolls! 5/7/2004
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