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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 15, 2010 

Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. BROWNBACK, and Ms. STABENOW) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 

Committee discharged; considered, amended, and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

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. 

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; 


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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 


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1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) supports the designation of 2011 as ‘‘World 

3 Veterinary Year’’; 

4 (2) supports the goals and ideals of World Vet5 erinary Year of bringing attention to and expressing 

6 appreciation for the contributions that the veterinary 

7 profession has made and continues to make to ani8 mal health, public health, animal welfare, and food 

9 safety; and 

10 (3) urges the people of the United States to ob11 serve 2011 as World Veterinary Year with appro12 priate programs, ceremonies, and activities. 

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