Barack Obama’s election to the presidency has implications not just for the United States and the world but, in less dramatic ways, the power and influence of the Obama White House will also be felt by the veterinary profession.
Obama’s cabinet appointments, for example, especially to the departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services, have implications for regulations concerning food safety and animal welfare. Moreover, Democrats have strengthened their majorities in Congress, where legislation banning horse slaughter and limiting antimicrobial drug use in food animals could gain momentum.
Dr. Mark Lutschaunig, director of the AVMA Governmental Relations Division in Washington, D.C., spoke to JAVMA News about the political climate in the nation’s capital and what he thinks the AVMA can expect in the coming years.
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