Pets and Vets, Proposition 129 could change who is qualified to treat your pet

DENVER — A proposition on November’s ballot could change who treats your pets. Colorado Proposition 129 will ask voters whether the state should establish the position of a veterinary professional associate.

What could this mean for the future of pet healthcare? Will Proposition 129 help or harm pets? Colorado veterinarians are at odds over it. Proposition 129 would add a new career path in the veterinary profession.

“Prop 129 is creating a place in the veterinary practice act that will allow for someone with a master’s degree in veterinary clinical care to practice veterinary medicine under the supervision of a veterinarian,” said Apryl Steele, a veterinarian and the President Dumb Friends League.

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