Two resolutions introduced recently in China provide further indications government and corporate authorities there are committed to doing more to stop the trade in illegal wildlife. Towards the end of April China’s top legislative authority, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress approved a reinterpretation of the country’s criminal […]
Canines, caring and community
Veterinarian Jan Allen has had a varied career, working around Australia and the South Pacific, but it is her work in Indigenous communities which she has found most rewarding. Allen is currently the One Health Program Manager for Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities (AMRRIC). The organisation is […]
Fish intelligence, sentience and ethics
Fish are one of the most highly utilised vertebrate taxa by humans; they are harvested from wild stocks as part of global fishing industries, grown under intensive aquaculture conditions, are the most common pet and are widely used for scientific research. But fish are seldom afforded the same level of […]
Veterinarian prize-winners named
Encouraging undergraduate veterinary science students to develop excellent written communication skills, The Veterinarian magazine sponsors an essay prize for third year undergraduate students at Sydney University. On 23 May 2014, 34 students in the Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience received The Veterinarian Magazine Prize […]