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| Lindsay Reames Assistant Director |
Last week, I attended a meeting the Prince George County Farm
Bureau held with their Chief of Police, local law enforcement, Board of
Supervisors members, County Extension Agent and animal control officers to
discuss how they could work together to address animal welfare issues in the
county.
Bill Kreider, Prince George County Farm Bureau President, led the
meeting and discussion. i gave an overview of agriculture
animal welfare issues in Virginia and Virginia Farm Bureau’s commitment
to producing a safe, abundant food supply. Dr. Dan Kovich with the State
Veterinarians office gave a presentation on animal care and animal cruelty laws
in Virginia.
Mr. Kreider offered the
resources and expertise of the Prince George Farm Bureau to assist at the local
level in enforcing the animal laws in Virginia. The meeting was a great way to develop a relationship between local law enforcement and the
Farm Bureau. The main reason is if there is a case when animals are seized
that the local animal control can call on the Farm Bureau for help. The help
may be providing feed, shelter and/or transportation for the animals. Also if
there is a situation where the Animal Control Officer has a question with
regards to agriculture animals that they have a local resource they can reach
out to.
If you are a county Farm Bureau interested in hosting a similar in your county, please contact me at 804-290-1019 or lindsay.reames@vafb.com.
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