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Rhode Island law requires in-person veterinary exams before telehealth can be used, creating access barriers for pet owners. House Bill 5555 aims to allow Rhode Island veterinarians to utilize telemedicine, expanding access to care amidst a veterinary shortage. Telemedicine could help address challenges like cost, transportation, and pet anxiety, potentially preventing pet relinquishment.
Telehealth has become a routine method for delivering health-care services for people, and an important tool that helps our medical system bridge gaps in care to safely provide people with convenient access to medical professionals.
Every year, thousands of cruelly bred puppies are shipped to Florida through a pipeline of out-of-state breeders and brokers to be sold in stores. A recent ASPCA report tracing the source of these puppies found that virtually all of them come from out-of-state puppy mills; in fact, more than 80% of the puppies imported into Florida arrive from a few Midwestern states that have the highest concentration of commercial dog breeding facilities in the country.
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced an outbreak of a multi-drug resistant bacteria Campylobacter that the agency tied to contact with puppies in pet stores. The outbreak sickened at least 30 people across 13 states, 70 percent of whom had recent contact with a pet-store puppy.
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