The increased regulations of haul in facilities utilized by large animal veterinarians may sound helpful so those who are not actually providing the services, but as a practicing veterinarian who is asked to risk my life on a semi regular basis by trying to perform services in on farm facilities that have not been maintained I personally see these increased regulations as one more way to restrict access to large animal veterinary care. Having access to a haul in facility that is professionally maintained provides a massive benefit to clients accessing veterinary care. On average during the busy season It is not uncommon to for us to work 12-15 hour days and some of that time is spent behind the wheel. By having a easily accessible location clients that have patients that need to be seen can have the option to haul to us instead of waiting hours for someone to be available within the needed area. It's also very difficult to maintain IV catheters for patients that require IV fluids on the farm and much better care can be provided by having those patients located at the clinic for duration of treatment. Alot of clients that do have their own facilities may have build these facilities by hand and not all procedures can safely be done in a homemade wooden headgate- think BSE'S, Hoof trimming, C sections. There are so few practicing large animal vets in VA and we all want to provide the best quality care possible, it's silly to increase regulations on haul in facilities when we are just trying to provide safe working facilities and support producers