IAAOR News
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New Court Date for
Maryland Massage Therapist
Mercedes Clemens' battle to be allowed to massage horses in Maryland returns to court July 30th when that state's Chiropractic Board will again ask that Clemens' lawsuit be dismissed.
Clemens filed suit when the Chiropractic Board issued a cease and desist order against her, telling her she could not, as a therapist licensed to massage humans, also practice on animals. Despite the dismissal of the order, the Board has not changed its position on animal massage by licensed therapists.
Clemens contends that the Board has no legal authority to regulate animal massage in any way. Maryland's State Veterinary Board was originally part of Clemens' suit, but was dismissed from the case, when it withdrew its opposition to her practice.
Find more details about the case on Clemens' Web site and through her updates on Twitter. The Washington Post's John Kelly also writes about the case in his blog article: "Rubbed the Wrong Way: That Horse Massage Case". You can also read more about the case at the Institute for Justice Web site.
Texas
Horse dentists, owners to file suit in protest of equine dental law. The Institute for Justice has filed a lawsuit against the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners in protest of a new equine dental law in Texas. Read the article and voice your opinion.
Texas Entrepreneurs and Horse Owners File Lawsuit Challenging Elitist Veterinary Cartel
August, 2007: InstituteforJustice.com
Case Background: InstituteforJustice.com
Minnesota
Horse Teeth Floaters Challenging Minnesota's Veterinary Licensing Laws
Johnson v. Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine
Case Background: InstituteforJustice.com
August, 2006: Institute for Justice Minnesota Chapter Challenges State's Veterinary Licensing Scheme
June, 2007: Horse Teeth Floaters Have Their Day in Court
Florida
Florida introduces health freedom bill and succeeds! Click here for more info: FAAOR.org.
IAED Pursues Advancement in Equine Dentistry
Read the news release.
BIG PHARMA JUST BOUGHT YOUR DOG AND MIGHT PUT YOU IN JAIL?
PART 1 of 2
Dr. Carolyn Dean, MD, ND and Elissa Meininger
October 13, 2005
Read the article at NewsWithViews.com
Animal Owners Rights Internet Radio Interview
IAAOR, Inc. President Jeanette James and FAAOR, Inc. President Nancy Stephens talk with If Your Horse Could Talk's Lisa Ross-Williams' about Animal Owners Rights. Listen to the interview here.
You will need RealAudio to hear this conversation. Download the free RealPlayer here. And visit www.NaturalHorseTalk.com to see the list of other recent interviews on the If Your Horse Could Talk Internet Radio Show.
IAAOR Position on Lobbying
Calendar
See our Members Directory for information about upcoming events for individual members.
Latest News:
Changes in Horse Dentistry
Dr. Tom Allen, DVM writes, in a column for The Horse magazine, of the changes in a "long-neglected part of horse health care", Equine Dentistry. Read a copy of the article
Click this link to listen to Lisa Ross-Williams' interview with Dr. Tom Allen, DVM, on Equine Denistry on the If Your Horse Could Talk Internet Radio Show. You will need RealAudio to hear this conversation. Download the free RealPlayer here. And visit www.NaturalHorseTalk.com.
Whose Horses Are These, Anyway?
(T)he specter of farrier licensing is being raised again. This time by none other than the American Farriers Association.
It's still a very bad idea for many reasons...
Read all of Dave’s article.
Veterinarians Are Amazing!
Isn’t it amazing? Veterinarians are (at least in Florida, and soon to be everywhere if the AVMA’s model Veterinary Practice Act is adopted) upon passing the state veterinary boards, the experts in horseshoeing, saddle-fitting, massage, homeopathy, acupuncture, and essentially everything else that can benefit any animal - even when they have had no training or education in those fields.
Any veterinarian who passes the state boards is instantly, without any study, more of an expert in horseshoeing than someone who has practiced and studied the field for 20 years, or even 50 years...
Read all of Henry’s article.
Important Legal Changes
For all Alternative Animal Therapists and Other Modalities in Illinois
Download this News release as a pdf file or as an MS Word document.
From the IBEWA Website...
Vaccinations: All Veterinary Schools in North America Changing Vaccination Protocols
Dental Health = Overall Good Health
DVM - Promoting dental health can improve overall health
www.DVMNews.com