[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 12 (Tuesday, February 4, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E131]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO THE MINNESOTA VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ON ITS 100TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                            HON. JIM RAMSTAD

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 4, 1997

  Mr. RAMSTAD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the members 
of the Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association and its members' 100 
years of faithful service to Minnesotans.
  Over the years, the members of the association have provided 
exceptional animal health care, food safety, and public health services 
through the adherence to the highest professional standards of 
veterinary medicine.
  The association was founded in 1897 by 13 veterinarians to further 
cultivate the science and art of comparative medicine and to promote 
livestock production as a branch of the agricultural industry. They 
also worked to protect high educational and ethical standards within 
their profession and to promote educational opportunities for the 
veterinarians of Minnesota.
  Mr. Speaker, the veterinarians of Minnesota have been a crucial 
health care provider for the animal population in my State for the last 
100 years--making consumers, pets, their owners, and the rural economy 
of our State a healthier place. I wholeheartedly applaud the 1,400 
current members of the association for their dedication and service to 
the people of Minnesota.

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