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New WSAVA committee to focus on reproduction

July 23, 2021July 9, 2021adminLeave a Comment

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 […]

Australia Zoo’s bird benefactor swoops in

July 16, 2021July 9, 2021admin2 Comments

Russell Crowe has helped save the life of an injured kookaburra in Queensland. The academy award winner donated an unknown amount to Australia Zoo to facilitate the purchase of an endoscope required to save the bird which had swallowed a fishing hook.

Watershed moment for animal rights in law

June 8, 2021June 1, 2021adminLeave a Comment

Vertebrate animals are to be recognised as sentient beings for the first time in UK law after the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill was introduced in May. With sentience part of domestic law, new legislation must acknowledge that animals can experience feelings such as joy or pain.

RVC named world’s number one vet school

April 15, 2021March 29, 2021adminLeave a Comment

The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been named as the top veterinary school in the QS World University Rankings 2021. Compiled by global higher education analysts, QS Quacquarelli Symonds, the rankings provide authoritative comparative analysis on the performance of 14,435 individual university programs, taken by students at 1,452 universities in 86 locations around the world, […]

Founding chairman of Wildlife Australia announced

January 12, 2021adminLeave a Comment

Ken Henry is the founding chairman of a new organisation specialising in mobile wildlife hospitals alongside predator-proof sanctuaries to rescue wildlife and recover endangered species across Australia. Wildlife Recovery Australia (WRA) is a joint venture between two not-for-profits; Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital Ltd (BBWH) and Odonata Foundation (Odonata). “All Australians would have been shocked by […]