A number of Japanese veterinarians have attended a two day neurosurgical workshop at the University of Queensland (UQ). The event was hosted from July 20-21 by VetPrac, an organisation that provides practical skills training for registered veterinarians in clinical practice. VetPrac director Ilana Mendels coordinated the workshop over six months, liaising with UQ and Philip […]
Continue ReadingVeterinary groups have been highly critical of Victorian laws which led to two dogs being euthanased. The dogs, named Bear and Kooda, were destroyed in June under Victoria’s new dangerous dog laws following a legal battle to save them. The dogs had not engaged in antisocial behaviour, but were put down after an officer from […]
Continue ReadingSydney’s Animal Referral Hospital’s (ARH) high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, delivered late last year, has been launched by Malcolm Turnbull MP. The machine has been dedicated to Turbull’s former pet, Mellie. Words about her, shared on his website after the dog’s death last year now adorn the walls of the hospital. “Mellie was […]
Continue ReadingA new team of vets and vet nurses has joined the Companion Animal Health Centre at the University of Adelaide’s Roseworthy Campus, to staff a new 24-hour emergency veterinary service open to the public over weekends and public holidays. The 24-hour weekend and public holiday emergency service is available from Friday night through until Monday […]
Continue ReadingThe Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) has conceded a live exporter acted inappropriately when a stockman was not present on board a voyage from Fremantle to Singapore. However, a spokesperson for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) said the report by the AQIS Accredited Veterinarian (AAV), Lloyd Reeve-Johnson, demonstrated that he was able, […]
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