Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital has been awarded $401,500 for the construction of accommodation and training facilities for emergency wildlife veterinarians, vet nurses, volunteers and carers. “Wildlife vets, nurses and carers are critical to the conservation and care of Australian wildlife,” Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital (BBWH) Founder and CEO Stephen Van […]
Everyone likes to feel appreciated for the work they do and veterinarians are no exception, so the results of a recent study published in Vet Record that invited Australian vets to respond to a Ten Statements Test with the prompt, ‘I derive pleasure in my work as a veterinarian when…’ […]
Tasmania’s farmed salmon industry has been under scrutiny since the publication of Tasmanian award-winning writer Richard Flanagan’s book Toxic earlier this year. The recent release of Right to Information documents by the Tasmanian government’s Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment has provided further cause for concern about the […]
Professor Frazer Allan has passed away from a heart attack, the University of Sydney has announced. The Head of School and Dean of the School of Veterinary Science died on June 24, and is survived by his wife Leith, children Sophie, Fergus, Phoebe and Felix, and family from Australia and […]
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association has convened a new Committee to focus on ensuring that veterinarians globally have access to the latest resources and knowledge on the rapidly evolving area of reproduction control. The Reproduction Control Committee is chaired by Stefano Romagnoli, a European Veterinary Specialist in Animal Reproduction (Dipl ECAR) from the University of Padua in Italy and a member of Associazione […]
