Submission Number: 560891-00186 

Received: 8/28/2012 12:45:29 PM
Commenter: Laura Betts
Organization: Parkdale Animal Hosptial
State: Michigan

Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Initiative: Request for Comments and Announcement of Workshop on Pet Medications Issues, Project No. P121201
Attachments: No Attachments
Submission Text
Thank you for: Request for Comments and Announcement of Workshop on Pet Medications Issues, Project No. P121201. As a practicing veterinarian I am against this bill. I have several concerns: standards are already in place to allow consumers to get a written prescription for their pet's medication, pharmacists not trained in veterinary medicine will put pets in danger because they are not familiar with pet physiology and drug interactions and finally, to force me to write a prescription for a product I am dispensing is an undue burden on a busy practitioner. Please do not pass this legislation; it seems it has less to do with consumer protection than interests of big business such as Walmart and 1-800-petmeds. Put pet safety first and keep veterinary medicine with the veterinarian.