The construction of the Ellis Park wildlife sanctuary in Sumatra is progressing well following a positive response to donation call-outs. Victorian-based co-founder Lorinda Jane (also the founder of the Palm Oil Investigations watchdog/consultancy) said the funding is half-way there for the facility designed for animals too handicapped or traumatised to be returned to the wild.
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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 aquaculture industry’s three main players, […]
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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 New Zealand.
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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 Italiana Veterinari Piccoli Animali and […]
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AMRRIC (Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities) has won a Special Award in one of the largest and most prestigious veterinary awards in the world, the International Canine Health Awards (ICHA). AMRRIC is the first organisation ever to win an ICHA award and was given the accolade in recognition of their extraordinary work […]
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