Who handles animal cruelty and abandonment?
• The Humane Society • Musculosketal Manipulation (MSM) • Musculoskeletal manipulation (MSM) may be performed only by a veterinarian who has examined the animal patient and has sufficient knowledge to make a diagnosis of the medical condition of the animal and/or a licensed chiropractor working under the direct supervision of a veterinarian. • It is the responsibility of the treating veterinarian to determine that MSM will not be harmful to the animal patient and to discuss a course of treatment with the owner of the animal. • The veterinarian should be readily available or have made arrangements for follow-up evaluation in the event of adverse reactions or failure of the treatment regimen. • Since MSM is considered to be an alternative (nonstandard) veterinary therapy, the veterinarian shall obtain a signed acknowledgement from the owner of the patient or his/her authorized representative and retain it as part of the patients permanent record. • When the supervising veterinarian has c
