Many Australian pet owners are unaware they live in one of the few countries where rabies vaccination is unnecessary. But people and animals as close to as on Bali, one of our most popular holiday islands, are vulnerable to this preventable disease which kills someone, somewhere on the planet, every 10 minutes. Virtually free of […]
Continue ReadingAlmost a year into the role, and with the organisation’s well-documented internal difficulties resolved, Tasmania’s RSPCA branch president Paul Swiatkowski isconfident public confidence in the organisation has now returned. Swiatkowski has a long association with the RSPCA, having served both as a board member and state president, as well as being a former employee. “You […]
Continue ReadingA wild pacific black duck has survived after being shot through the head with an arrow near Mandurah, 72 kilometres south of Perth. The duck was captured on July 31 by a WA Sea Bird volunteer and a Mandurah City ranger after it was found and reported by a local resident. Department of Environment and […]
Continue Reading915A combination of surgical expertise and bioengineering has seen the development of a prosthetic implant that allows tendons to ‘grow’ into metal and restoremobility and function. In March, Roly, an eight-year-old male American bulldog, underwent successful surgery at Fitzpatrick Referrals, a specialist veterinary clinic in Surrey, UK, following diagnosis that he was suffering from cancer […]
Continue ReadingFor the fifth consecutive year, veterinary students at Massey University, New Zealand, have shed their clothes to pose for a “tasteful” fund-raising calendar. Proceeds from NZ vet nudes with a cause the sale of the Barely There 2010-2011 calendar will pay for the students’ traditional “halfway-mark” trip, where they will participate in team-building exercises such as […]
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