In this Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 photo, Dr. Margaret Ferrell spays a dog at the Alabama Spay/Neuter Clinic on Crestwood Boulevard, in Birmingham, Ala. The state veterinary board is considering new regulations that could cause the nonprofit clinic and others like it in the state that spay and neuter, to shut down. The board is considering whether to change the rules which state that all the equipment in clinics must be owned by a vet. (AP Photo/The Birmingham News, Tamika Moore)
The senators sent a letter last week to the Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. The lawmakers asked the board not to vote on a rule change that would essentially shutter the clinics. The News Courier reports that Sen. Bill Holtzclaw made the Oct. 4 letter public on Tuesday.
The letter is signed by Holtzclaw, Sen. Del Marsh, Sen. Cam Ward, Sen. Slade Blackwell and Sen. Jerry Fielding.
The state Veterinary Medical Association, which represents 750 members or about 75 percent of the state's veterinarians, has also written a letter to the board asking for action to be delayed until the legislative session.
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