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How to treat a hamster

On August 29, 2014September 1, 2014 By admin

The other week I developed Man Flu. I was quite buoyed when I announced it to the family at the dinner table and they were all brimming with remarkable sympathy. Then I realised that their sympathy was aimed at themselves, who would apparently now face a week of hell. No […]

Kiwi Post: Lean food production

On March 4, 2014March 7, 2014 By admin

I was presenting at a meeting the other day. And it seemed to go quite well. I was pontificating on the usual: something vaguely technical with sideswipes at all and sundry. At the end of it, after the questions and polite thanks, we headed off for the tea and biscuits, […]

Eagle Post: too many vets?

On September 5, 2013September 2, 2013 By admin

Thomas Donnelly, BVSc DipVP DipACLAM reports from the US. You may have seen the US Veterinary Workforce Study published by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) recently, or read the reports in Veterinary Record (May 2013, Vol 172, Issue 18) that suggest the supply of veterinarians in the USA may […]

Pigeon Post: Ian Neville writes from the UK

On July 25, 2013July 30, 2013 By admin

The trend toward corporate veterinary practice ownership has been accelerating noticeably in recent years. Ten years ago it was estimated that around only 3 per cent of UK practices were owned by corporate companies, by last year that had risen to 10 per cent. In April this year a takeover […]

Eagle Post

On June 20, 2013June 25, 2013 By admin

On one covert video, farm workers illegally burn the ankles of Tennessee walking horses with chemicals. Another captures workers in Wyoming punching and kicking pigs and flinging piglets into the air. Moreover, at one of the country’s largest egg suppliers, a video shows hens caged alongside rotting bird corpses, while […]