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This report has been written to support my proposal to establish a Veterinary • hospital at 1660 N. Snelling Avenue, Falcon Heights. At this time, I would like to briefly examine the present state of the Veterinary profession. Veterinary Medicine has experienced the fastest growth and more advances in the last 15 years than any other field in the health sciences. Today, the American Veterinary Medical Association recognizes 10 specialty boards. These are: American Board of Veterinary Public Health, the American Board of Veterinary Toxicology, the American College of Veterinary Microbiology, the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine, the American College of Theriogenology (Obstetrics), American College of Veterinary Opthalmology, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, the American College of Veterinary Radiologists, the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, and the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, with • 6 subspecialty boards. Certainly this list is not as extensive as that of our physician colleagues, but most of our specialty boards have only been recognized in the last 5 years. The Veterinarian's image has certainly changed from that of the rural "horse doctor. " In terms of training, Veterinarians expend as much time and energy as an M. D. The Veterinary curricula is 4 years -- the same as human medicine, and most Veterinary colleges offer internship and residency programs. In fact, it is harder to become a Veterinarian: at present, there are only 20 Veterinary colleges in the United States. And, because of the expense involved, class size in all colleges is limited to about 75 per year. In my freshman class at the University of Illinois, in 1970, 80 applicants were accepted and over 600 were tunied away. • Animals and animal care play an ever-increasing role in American life. Aside from food animals and horseracing, the Sport of Kings, pet and companion animals have