4 THE PRACTICE OF ^^ETERINARY MEDICINE. 



support to a veterinary surgeon. Such a state of things 

 cannot now be said to exist, as the people have been 

 gradually learning to understand and appreciate the 

 necessity for quahfied practitioners, of whom, while not so 

 numerous as in the older countries, there is at least no 

 scarcity. 



Several veterinary schools and colleges have at various 

 times been founded in the United States and Canada ; of 

 these the American Veterinary College, New York City, 

 Professor Liautard, Principal; the Montreal Veterinary 

 College, Professor M'Eachran, Principal ; and the Ontario 

 Veterinary College, Toronto, of which Professor Smith is 

 Principal, have been the most successful ; the course of 

 study, subjects taught, etc., being about the same as in the 

 English and Scotch colleges. 



In the United States no protective measures have as yet 

 been taken by the Government as regards the passage of 

 laws favourable to the veterinary profession ; in Canada 

 the profession, being protected by proper legislation, stands 

 upon a firm foundation, and is safe from quackish opposition, 

 a recent law of Ontario making it an unlawful act for any 

 person to assume the title of veterinary surgeon, or any 

 abbreviation thereof, unless possessing a diploma of some 

 recognised veterinary college, certifying that the holder 

 thereof has passed the required examinations satisfactorily, 

 and is competent to j)i"actise as a veterinary surgeon. In 

 Great Britain it is only during the last few years that a 

 similar Act has been in force. 



