As the impact of feral cats on Australia’s native wildlife continues to be under the spotlight, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) has announced it is launching a new National Feral Cat Research Program. Founded in 1991, AWA was established in response to Australia’s mammal extinction crisis. Its latest program, announced in August, will begin with […]
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Francisco ‘Chico’ Graeff is now fully on board as the new Head of Animal Health for Boehringer Ingelheim Australia and New Zealand. Chico brings more than 20 years’ commercial leadership experience across the animal health and FMCG industries in Brazil and Mexico. He has been with the company for more than seven years. During his time with […]
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Sydney’s Darling Harbour played host this September to The VET Expo and if the energy on the floor was anything to go by, Australia’s veterinary community left with more than a stack of conference lanyards and a bag of exhibitor samples. Held on September 9-10 at ICC Sydney, the event drew thousands of veterinarians, veterinary […]
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The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has announced plans to temporarily withdraw all 24 expeditioners from the Macquarie Island research station due to the severe psychosocial and operational risks posed by an anticipated H5 high-pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak. The sub-Antarctic research facility located approximately 1,500 km southeast of Tasmania will undergo a planned closure in […]
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Greencross Pet Wellness Company has been formally recognised as an Advanced Workplace under the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Australia Workplace Recognition Program, following structured investment in psychological safety and mental health education across its national workforce of over 7,000 employees. The accreditation evaluates corporate organisations on their capacity to embed MHFA principles into daily […]
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