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Vet Ethics: The thorny question of cattle dehorning

January 14, 2020adminLeave a Comment

Israeli TV has shown video of West Australian cattle in pain and distress from having their horns removed. The footage, which was taken by an Israeli animal rights group called Sentient, also showed workers kicking and abusing the cattle. One of the workers is heard in the footage to remark that “nobody uses painkiller” for […]

Camel anaesthesia now safer, easier

February 19, 2012February 21, 2012adminLeave a Comment

Murdoch University veterinarian and specialist anaesthetist Peter Gray has assisted in the development of a safe anaesthetic technique for racing camels in the United Arab Emirates. Gray worked with an old university friend of his, Alex Tinson, who is the head vet at the Scientific Centre for Racing Camels in the city of Al Ain […]