On August 8, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report called “Climate Change and Land”. The report, written by 100 authors from developed and developing countries, made news headlines. It addressed the extent of the contribution to greenhouse gas emissions of forest destruction, agricultural food production, and […]
Division delays brumby relocation
The relocation of feral brumbies in the Kosciuszko National Park has been delayed due to alleged divisions within the NSW state government. One year on from the shock passing of a law to protect the introduced species in the national park, Gladys Berejiklian’s government has passed up the opportunity to […]
Abstracts: Applying an environmental public health lens to the industrialisation of food animal production in ten low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: Industrial food animal production (IFAP) is characterised by dense animal housing, high throughput, specialisation, vertical integration, and corporate consolidation. Research in high-income countries has documented impacts on public health, the environment, and animal welfare. IFAP is proliferating in some low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where increased consumption of animal-source […]
Anaesthesia-free dentistry on the rise
Vets are warning pet owners of the dangers of lay dental practitioners offering anaesthesia-free dentistry. The AVA has noted an increasing number of non-veterinary companies offering cleaning and scaling on conscious pets, but the organisation says the practice fails to provide adequate dental care and can cause harm. Anaesthesia-free dentistry […]
Vet ethics: Death on the racecourse
One of the notable animal welfare stories to hit the headlines in March was the temporary closing of the Santa Anita Park horse-racing track. The track in California’s Arcadia witnessed the death of over 20 horses in a ten-week period. Santa Anita Park featured in the popular movie Seabiscuit and […]