07/13/2022
This is written for the horse owners, but very similar issues are affecting dog and cat owners. Please read, and if you are an animal owner, consider joining BC Animal Owners Association to have your say. If you are a practitioner of one of the modalities mentioned, consider joining RAAHP-Canada If you are looking for educated, competent and insured animal massage professionals, check out BC Association of Animal Massage and Bodywork Professionals website which lists qualified professionals in BC.
https://www.horsejournals.com/horse-care/alternative-therapies/wild-west-navigating-canadas-unregulated-horse-industry
Across Canada, non-veterinarians offer a potpourri of services, including massage, chiropractic, farrier work, homeopathy, and more. But these non-veterinarian service providers may be practicing veterinary medicine illegally under provincial veterinarian acts. Also, few regulatory organizations ove...