Texas Veterinarian Prevails Against Law Prohibiting Some Remote Care

Dr. Ronald Hines cared for pets without seeing them in person first.
Texas Veterinarian Prevails Against Law Prohibiting Some Remote Care
A veterinarian with a dog in Houston, in a file photo. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A Texas law prohibiting veterinarians from remote care without first visiting animals violates U.S. constitutional rights, a federal appeals court has ruled.

The law unconstitutionally restricted the speech of Dr. Ronald S. Hines, a veterinarian, judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said in the Sept. 26 ruling.
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Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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