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Thanks for Sponsoring H.B. 4220 and H.B. 4221

Dear Representative,
As your constituent, I want to thank you for your leadership in sponsoring H.B. 4220 and H.B. 4221 to expand access to veterinary telemedicine. Veterinary telemedicine is an indispensable tool for Michigan residents who face challenges getting their pets to a clinic due to disability, transportation issues or because they have fearful, potentially aggressive or anxious pets. Access to veterinary telemedicine helps senior pet owners, those who live in underserved and remote areas, and working families who may struggle to access veterinary clinics. This is especially true as the veterinary industry faces a detrimental shortage of professionals in the workforce. As your sponsorship reflects, expanding access to pet telemedicine is a bipartisan issue — Arizona, Florida and California are among the states that have recently passed similar laws to enable greater access to veterinary telemedicine for pets by ensuring veterinarians can establish new patient relationships electronically, and it is time for our state to do the same. We appreciate your effort to remove unnecessary regulatory barriers to safe, convenient pet telemedicine. Thank you once again for your strong leadership in supporting this step forward for Michiganders and their pets with H.B. 4220 and H.B. 4221.

Vote Yes on H.B. 4220 and H.B. 4221

Dear Representative,
As a constituent in your district and resident of Michigan concerned about access to veterinary care, I urge you to vote yes on H.B. 4220 and H.B. 4221 when they come before you in the House. This bipartisan legislation would ensure that Michigan pet owners can access critical veterinary telemedicine at a time when it is needed most. The veterinary industry is facing a detrimental shortage of professionals in the workforce, with pet owners and animal shelters struggling to access veterinary care. As we have seen in human medicine, expanding access to telemedicine helps bridge gaps in care created by workforce shortages or other barriers. Veterinary telemedicine is an indispensable tool for Michigan residents who face challenges getting their pets to a clinic due to disability, transportation issues, or because they have fearful, aggressive or anxious pets. Expanding access to veterinary telemedicine helps senior pet owners, those who live in underserved and remote areas, and working families who may struggle to access veterinary clinics. Please ensure that Michigan’s residents can benefit from the safety and convenience of veterinary telemedicine by voting YES on H.B. 4220 and H.B. 4221 when they come before you in the House. Thank you for your time and consideration of my position.