[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 105 (Thursday, July 15, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S5972]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 583--EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR DESIGNATION OF 2011 AS 
 ``WORLD VETERINARY YEAR'' TO BRING ATTENTION TO AND SHOW APPRECIATION 
         FOR THE VETERINARY PROFESSION ON ITS 250TH ANNIVERSARY

  Mr. ENSIGN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 583

       Whereas the first veterinary school in the world was 
     founded in Lyon, France, in 1761;
       Whereas 2011 will mark the 250th anniversary of veterinary 
     education and the founding of the veterinary medical 
     profession;
       Whereas 2011 will mark the beginnings of comparative 
     biopathology, a basic tenet of the ``one health'' concept;
       Whereas veterinarians have played an integral role in 
     discovering the causes of numerous diseases that affect the 
     people of the United States, such as salmonellosis, West Nile 
     Virus, yellow fever, and malaria;
       Whereas veterinarians provide valuable public health 
     service through preventive medicine, control of zoonotic 
     diseases, and scientific research;
       Whereas veterinarians have advanced human and animal health 
     by inventing and refining techniques and instrumentations 
     such as artificial hips, bone plates, splints, and 
     arthroscopy;
       Whereas veterinarians play an integral role in protecting 
     the quality and security of the herd and food supply of the 
     Nation;
       Whereas military veterinarians provide crucial assistance 
     to the agricultural independence of developing nations around 
     the world;
       Whereas disaster relief veterinarians provide public health 
     service and veterinary medical support to animals and humans 
     displaced and ravaged by disasters;
       Whereas veterinarians are dedicated to preserving the 
     human-animal bond and promoting the highest standards of 
     science-based, ethical animal welfare;
       Whereas 2011 would be an appropriate year to designate as 
     ``World Veterinary Year'' to bring attention to and show 
     appreciation for the veterinary profession on its 250th 
     anniversary; and
       Whereas colleagues in the United States will join 
     veterinarians from around the world to celebrate this 
     momentous occasion: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) supports the designation of 2011 as ``World Veterinary 
     Year'';
       (2) supports the goals and ideals of World Veterinary Year 
     of bringing attention to and expressing appreciation for the 
     contributions that the veterinary profession has made and 
     continues to make to animal health, public health, animal 
     welfare, and food safety; and
       (3) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
     calling upon the people of the United States to observe 2011 
     as World Veterinary Year with appropriate programs, 
     ceremonies, and activities.

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