{"id":20442,"date":"2024-05-17T15:35:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T19:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pfb.com\/?p=20442"},"modified":"2025-08-13T08:17:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T08:17:13","slug":"pfb-praises-protection-of-xylazine-for-veterinary-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nustreamdesigns.xyz\/pfb\/pfb-praises-protection-of-xylazine-for-veterinary-usage\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Commends Shapiro Administration, General Assembly for Protecting Veterinary Usage of Xylazine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) sincerely appreciates the good, bipartisan work of the Shapiro Administration and the Pennsylvania General Assembly on the approval of House Bill 1661, which was signed into law by the governor this week. House Bill 1661 (now Act 17 of 2024) is intended to address the concerns of the agricultural community regarding farmers\u2019 continued access to the critical veterinary medication xylazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe acknowledge and understand the factors that created the common-sense compromise this bill represents,\u201d said PFB President Chris Hoffman. \u201cWhile our organization\u2019s policy does not support scheduling xylazine as a controlled substance, Act 17\u2019s exemption of xylazine from scheduling for veterinary use preserves the ability of farmers and the veterinarians under whose control it will remain to continue to utilize it for legitimate animal health purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veterinarians frequently use xylazine when treating large animals like horses and cattle, and the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association (PVMA) has stated that if it were to become unavailable for veterinary usage, both animal welfare and human health could be jeopardized. At the same time, the increasing misuse of xylazine\u2014which is not approved for use in humans\u2014in \u201cstreet drugs\u201d has contributed to a recent dramatic increase in overdose deaths in the Commonwealth that the Shapiro Administration and many legislators have been attempting to address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re grateful to the governor and the General Assembly for taking Pennsylvania agriculture\u2019s concerns seriously, and we appreciate the work of the Commonwealth\u2019s veterinarians for their expertise as this legislation was crafted,\u201d Hoffman said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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