Veterinary Genesis Initiative

The Veterinary Five Freedoms DH DeForge, VMD-  Co-Chair The Veterinary Genesis Initiative FDR's Four Freedoms Speech: On January 6, 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his eighth State of the Union address, now known as the Four Freedoms speech. The speech was intended to rally the American people against the Axis threat and to shift favor in support of assisting British and Allied troops. Roosevelt’s words came at a time of extreme American isolationism; since World War I, many Americans sought to distance themselves from foreign entanglements, including foreign wars. Policies to curb immigration quotas and increase tariffs on imported goods were implemented, and a series of Neutrality Acts passed in the 1930s limited American arms and munitions assistance abroad. In his address, Roosevelt called for the immediate increase in American arms  production, and asked Americans to support his “Lend-Lease” program, which gave  Allies cash-free access to US munitions. Most impo