LRB-1186/1
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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
February 9, 2011 - Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, Olsen, Moulton, Vinehout,
Kedzie, Risser, S. Coggs, Lassa, Taylor and Cowles, cosponsored by
Representatives Knudson, Ballweg, Berceau, Bies, Brooks, Marklein,
Mursau, A. Ott, Pasch, Pope-Roberts, Ripp, Spanbauer, Strachota, Tauchen,
Tranel and Williams. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.
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1Relating to: recognizing 2011 as World Veterinary Year.
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Whereas, the world's first veterinary school was founded in Lyon, France, in
31761; and
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Whereas, 2011 will mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the
5veterinary medical profession; and
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Whereas, veterinarians have played an integral role in discovering the causes
7of numerous diseases that affect our nation's citizens such as salmonellosis, West
8Nile infection, yellow fever, and malaria; and
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Whereas, veterinarians provide valuable public health service through
10preventive medicine, control of zoonotic diseases, and scientific research; and
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Whereas, veterinarians have advanced human and animal health by inventing
12and refining techniques and instrumentations, such as artificial hips, bone plates,
13splints, and arthroscopy; and
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1Whereas, veterinarians protect the quality and security of the global food
2supply and provide crucial assistance to the agricultural independence of developing
3nations around the world; and
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Whereas, the 2011 legislature appreciates the importance of veterinarians in
5Wisconsin, and the importance of the veterinary profession on its 250th anniversary;
6and
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Whereas, Wisconsin veterinarians are dedicated to preserving the
8human-animal bond and promoting the highest standards of science-based, ethical
9animal welfare; now, therefore, be it
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10Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the legislature
11hereby recognizes 2011 as World Veterinary Year; and, be it further
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12Resolved, That the senate chief clerk shall provide a copy of this joint
13resolution to the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association.
