Background: During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many veterinary practices around the world have shifted to a low or no-contact consultation model to ensure the safety of their team members and clients, and comply with public health orders, while continuing to provide veterinary care.
Vet ethics: the application of pressure
The COVID-19 pandemic has put unprecedented pressure on veterinary clinics. Many smaller clinics and larger vet hospitals and emergency centres have—often for the first time in their histories—gone on bypass, temporarily closed, or severely restricted their hours.
Omicron pressures the vet industry
The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) is calling on state and territory governments to recognise that all veterinary services are being highly impacted and implement the National Cabinet guidelines, so veterinary teams have the flexibility to manage close contacts to ensure veterinary services can continue to be delivered.
Vet Ethics: COVID-19 and its effects on animals
The current pandemic has caused impacts on nonhuman animals as well as human beings. COVID-19 has affected animals in the wild, on farms, in zoos, and in households around the world. Some of these impacts were direct, others more indirect. Some slaughterhouses were closed due to the easy spread of […]
Abstracts: Global health security must embrace a One Health approach: contributions and experiences of veterinarians during the COVID-19 response in Australia
SARS-CoV-2, a betacoronavirus of likely zoonotic origin, was first reported in December 2019. Its rapid worldwide spread precipitated a range of interventions, including by veterinarians, due to impacts on human health and well-being as well as animal health and welfare. We conducted 36 key informant interviews to explore the responses […]