San Francisco SPCA Challenges the Legality of the California Veterinary Medical Board's Restrictive Telemedicine Policy
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a non-profit animal welfare organization, filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the California Veterinary Medical Board, challenging the limitations on veterinarians' ability and right to use telemedicine to speak about animal patients' health with pet owners. At present, the law forbids veterinarians from speaking to owners about an animal's health over the phone or internet – unless they have first met in person.