California Veterinary Sales Tax – speak now or forever pay your piece

We have quite a few Veterinary website and online marketing clients.  We know in this economy all service business are suffering and a Veterinary sales tax would hurt them further as well as the individual patients.  We also see a lasting effect on other animal related professionals such as horse trainers.  Please help speak out against this tax.  This only takes 5 seconds: Please call the governor’s office and make it known that balancing the budget at the expense of our pets health is not acceptable!

It only takes about 5 seconds because it is all automated. (Note it is not a toll-free number so you might want to call in the evening  after 6 pm.)

• Call                       916-445-2841
• Press 1 for English
• Press 5 for the veterinary tax proposal

It will ask you to press 1 if you are calling about the veterinary tax proposal, so press 1
Then press 2 to oppose the tax

That’s it – seriously just 5 seconds of your life!

More about the tax:

CA wants to legislate a 9% tax on all veterinary services, including meds. This is really reprehensible at a time when so much is being done to heighten awareness regarding caring for animals. Veterinarians, whose training and licensing is as rigorous as that of MD’s will now have their care taxed as though they were dispensing canned goods. And the cost of surgeries, neutering, etc,is high an additional 9% will discourage many from giving their pets care.

Read more here:

• CVMA California Veterinary Medical Association
• Online Petition
• NPR Article and Radio Interviews

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