1. Redefine the scope of practice and educational requirements for chiropractors AND veterinarians wanting to offer animal adjustments (also known as: musculoskeletal manipulation, veterinary chiropractic, animal chiropractic adjustments, veterinary osteopathic manipulation, animal bodywork, etc). All chiropractors and veterinarians need to be trained by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association (AVCA) or International Veterinary Chiropractic Association (IVCA) so they are intimately aware of the anatomy they are working with, red/yellow flags as to when NOT to administer treatments, and how to safely administer treatments. Adjustments are an ART that require someone have more than 6 months/200 hours of training. Adjustments are a SAFE therapy when administered by someone TRAINED and CERTIFIED. The AVCA and the IVCA are the ONLY 2 associations that require 200+ hours of training and then a BOARD exam in order to be certified. They also REQUIRE continuing education in order to stay up to date. 2. Allow and encourage open access for animal owners seeking supplemental, holistic, and natural therapies such as animal adjustments. Currently, state laws require that an animal owner: A- seek out a veterinarian (who, many times, do NOT have training in or even an UNDERSTANDING of such therapies) to conduct and/or recommend alternative treatments or B- request DIRECT or INDIRECT supervision via a referral form so that the animal may see a specialist (many times, a trained chiropractor). This referral slip is designed to make sure the patient is eligible for treatment/ rule out red flags. The laws do NOT mention that the specialist has to have any specified training, but this specialist DOES have to be signed off the the animal's primary caregiver and the veterinarian overseeing care. This process has resulted in many owners being told NO by their primary treating veterinarians and having to "go shopping" for another vet in order to get their pet "signed off" so they can start treatment. This is COSTLY and FRUSTRATING and puts a monopoly on the alternative therapy market based upon what veterinarians are recommending. With this limited access, animals can be over-recommended drugs, surgery, and unfortunately euthanasia which puts undue stress on the owner, the economy, and the animal. Alternative therapies are often LESS expensive, get BETTER results, and are targeted at promoting POSITIVE patient outcomes above all else. 3. Allow for equal opportunity marketing via scope definition. Currently, the Texas Board of Chiropractic defines chiropractic as a therapy for HUMAN spines only whereas the Texas Veterinary Medical Association defines that veterinarians can perform chiropractic adjustments, regardless of training or certification. Veterinarians are allowed to market themselves and their services with the terms "animal chiropractic" whereas chiropractors are NOT. There is an obvious disconnect on those who are allowed to market themselves as "animal chiropractors." Chiropractors that perform adjustments on human AND animal spines are being threatened with having their HUMAN license taken away due to "practicing veterinary medicine" when adjusting animals REGARDLESS of their AVCA/IVCA certification or proper referral forms signed. This is an unfair monopoly and decreases the reach of holistic and alternative therapies to animals that could benefit from care. Animals deserves holistic options rather than the BIG three Western options: drugs, surgery, or euthanasia. Animals are PROPERTY in Texas and have ZERO say in their health care decisions. Therefore, all health decisions on their behalf are made by the animal owner and their allocation of resources. This should be a top priority to all animals owners because holistic therapy options MINIMIZE financial strain and MAXIMIZE health benefits for the animals receiving them. I personally benefit from this petition as a provider, but I want to help ALL owners looking to help their pet so that they can know all their options when taking care of their pet.

It's time for Congressional Activism. Nothing else is working and many are suffering. Find McConnell. We the people want a Roll Call Vote.

The longest government shutdown is taking a toll on wildlife and wild lands they need to survive. The lack of government funding is leaving our national parks open to poaching and destruction of plant and tree life and some scientific research has been halted. A pack of wolves that was to be relocated to a national park in Michigan to bolster that vanishing population is instead facing possible starvation in its current location due to the shutdown. The House of Representatives has passed a funding bill that would fund the Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, and Forest Service. This funding legislation passed with bipartisan support and should be taken up immediately in the Senate. Ask your senators to tell Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to bring this funding legislation to the Senate floor for a vote immediately and to vote YES on the bill.

CV Residents are not satisfied with the food offered in the cottages. Some residents often go without eating because of the food served. Residents feel that there should be more food options because it ensures everyone eats and creates a better experience for residents at CV.

Other countries are not required to have this specific ingredient in their bread, so why should we? It's banned there so why not here? This ingredient is used for yoga mats and shoe soles; this is what we are intaking into our bodies. It is also a possible cause of asthma due to the issues for respiratory causes. The United States has children, youths, adults, and elderly putting this chemical in our carcasses.

The current government shutdown is obscene and we need moral leaders to come forward to end it. We lost one of those moral voices - Sen. John McCain - and I am asking people to join me in pleading with Sen. McSally to take up the mantle of Sen. McCain.

This month, after a long and hard-fought campaign, New York became the latest state to adopt early voting -- allowing eligible voters to cast their ballot up to 9 days before Election Day. This simple, groundbreaking reform will make an enormous difference for New Yorkers. By expanding the state's voting period beyond a single day, early voting allows for more flexibility in the electoral process and helps people of all backgrounds participate in our democracy. 39 states have already adopted it, but some are lagging behind -- meaning voters across the country are being deprived of this vital accommodation. That's why it's time to take early voting nationwide. For the college student in Alabama who has to choose between going to class or casting a ballot… For the single mother in New Hampshire who can't swing the cost of additional childcare, especially if she expects to wait in line at her polling place for hours... And for any individual who wants a choice of when to make their voice heard in our democracy -- early voting is the solution. There’s no reason to delay this reform any longer. Congress must enact legislation to bring early voting to all 50 states -- and make our democracy more open and accessible to all.

My family and I live no more than six miles to the nearest town, Mexia, TX. Our house will contain three generations of family, my family, which has two college students including myself. My mom was offered a job with epic games, which is now on hold since we have Hughes Satellite Internet, which is not suitable for the job. We live a mile from old DSL internet, that they no longer carry. By doing this petition, we are hoping to bring internet to the area we live in.

My son is an American Indian employee of the Bureau of Indian in Muskogee Oklahoma.

As many as 800,000 federal workers, many who live paycheck by paycheck, are not allowed to work. Even if both Democrats and Republicans care about border security, they cannot and will not make ends meet. It's time for the people to step in. Should we build a wall or not? It's time for the American people to take things into our own hands BY A REFERENDUM! UPDATE: The shutdown has ended . . . for now. However, the wall referendum has never been more needed than now. If Washington does not reach an agreement, the government will once again go into shutdown. We need a REFERENDUM!

This petition is being started for equality. It is not fair to the everyday Government worker to not get paid but Congress and the President still receive pay during the Government shut down. If the American people have to work without pay so should ALL members of the Government. We the people refuse to pay the salary of Congress and the President EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

Attorneys appearing at the 606 S. Olive Immigration Court in Los Angeles are regularly being forced to wait outside in long lines with the general public rather than allowing them the professional courtesy of early entry into the building an/or front of the line privileges.