Advocacy replace: Illicit xylazine, retirement saving, and funds wins

What occurs in our nation’s capital can have very actual results on veterinary professionals, practices, and sufferers. Happily, the AVMA has your again in Washington—and a brand new video outlines among the most up-to-date developments.

Among the many successes you’ll find out about within the video:

• Introduction of laws that will assist fight the rising public well being risk posed by illicit xylazine in road medication whereas sustaining veterinary entry and use of xylazine, a necessary drug for treating animal sufferers 
• Thousands and thousands of {dollars} in funding for essential veterinary packages within the 2023 federal funds— together with packages that enhance entry to rural veterinary care and defend the U.S. meals provide in opposition to doubtlessly unsafe chemical residues
• Passage of the Securing a Robust Retirement Act 2.0, which makes it simpler for small companies to enhance retirement choices for our groups