[ARH-Animal-Health] Veterinary Homeopath needs your help

[Tanya Marquette]

Took a minute to look up starting petitions on the 2 sites previously mentioned.
MoveOn.org also has a petition format but they are more political election oriented.
Check these out and lets see if people want to do this. From my perspective, doing it
will be good only if we take a broad health approach and couch Irene’s situation within that
context. People will also need to commit to sending it out to their email lists and social
media sites. and whatever else can be thought to do.
1. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/create.html Care 2
2. https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/start_a_petition/ Avaaz
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From: DALE MOSS
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 6:26 PM
To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Minutus] Fw: [ARH-Animal-Health] Veterinary Homeopath needs your help

Excellent idea! Does anyone know how?
There was an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal for 7/17/13 that may bear on Irene's case. Criminalizing people who are not licensed is part of a trend in many states; it looks like a power grab on the part of professional associations. The piece concerned efforts by the Kentucky Attorney General, at the behest of the state's Board of Examiners of Psychology, to shut down a popular syndicated advice column written by a man who is a licensed psychologist -- just not in the state of Kentucky.
Citing other examples in other states, the authors (Paul Sherman and Jeff Rowes), write: "This disturbing national trend of censoring advice can be traced to the explosion of occupational licensing laws."
Sherman and Rowes, lawyers at the Institute for Justice, filed a lawsuit in Kentucky federal court to stop the attorney general and state board from banning the advice column. To them, it's a First Amendment issue: licensure should not trump free speech. One might also argue that there are anti-trust implications.
Peace,
Dale

[Dale Moss]

This probably ought to be run past Irene and her lawyer as to wording. I think the principle of alerting these boards to the fact of public scrutiny of their actions is important. But it's also important that it be handled in such a way that it doesn't get Irene any deeper into hot water.
Peace,
Dale

[Tanya Marquette]

Agree.
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From: DALE MOSS
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 5:28 PM
To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Minutus] Fw: [ARH-Animal-Health] Veterinary Homeopath needs your help

This probably ought to be run past Irene and her lawyer as to wording. I think the principle of alerting these boards to the fact of public scrutiny of their actions is important. But it's also important that it be handled in such a way that it doesn't get Irene any deeper into hot water.
Peace,
Dale

[Tanya Marquette]

there was a letter sent out about 10 days ago with that info. it should be in the group files
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From: Bill Giman
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 6:28 PM
To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Minutus] Fw: [ARH-Animal-Health] Veterinary Homeopath needs your help

How can we send a donation to her? Is there a website?
BG
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[Angela Murlowska]

For those of us who wish to make a donation this is the letter and there is a paypal link to which funds could be sent.