April 3, 2025
Ontario Pork continues to support the delivery of veterinary care using a team-based approach to ensure that farmers receive veterinary care for their livestock when needed.
Specific to professional misconduct, Ontario Pork believes that commodity groups must have the ability to engage a veterinarian of their choice to ensure that the veterinarian is qualified and trained under the species being investigated. In some instances, there may be a veterinarian of record who may not be aware of the current situation but who has previously interacted and provided advice.
April 3, 2024
Ontario Pork welcomes Bill 171 and commends the Ontario government for its efforts to modernize the Veterinarians Act. Ontario Pork supports the delivery of veterinary care using a team-based approach, and the importance of Registered Veterinary Technicians (RVT) in providing veterinary care. By enabling better access to veterinary services and the scope of care provided, the proposed bill will help to ensure that farmers receive veterinary care for their livestock when needed.
Under Section 1, Authorized Activities, exemptions are stated for the delivery of medicine or services to animals and where it states confirmation of pregnancy in the genus ovis or capra (sheep or goat) via ultrasound, porcine is not included. We request that porcine be included as many pork producers ultrasound their own bred animals.
Government of Ontario review of Bill 171, An Act to Enact the Veterinarian Professionals Act, 2024
Read more by downloading Ontario Pork’s submission, found below.
