What one ballot measure means for your pets and vet bills

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Colorado‘s ballot for November’s election is packed with propositions and amendments, and one of those aims to make a decision regarding the care your pets receive at the veterinarian’s office.

Proposition 129 asks voters to approve establishing a new profession within vet offices. Veterinary Professional Associates, or VPAs, would serve as a mid-level professional in the current environment. Right now, only two job titles allow a person to give medical attention to animals. Those are Veterinary Technicians who are required to have two years education, and Doctors of Veterinary Medicine who are required to have at least eight years of education.

Proponents tried to establish the VPA role through state legislation in recent years, but the bill was shot down.

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