Analysis by financial comparison site mozo.com.au has found when it comes to pet insurance, selecting a Saint Bernard over a Jack Russell could cost more than double in annual premiums. Mozo’s analysis found Saint Bernard was the most expensive breed in […]
Animal rescue award winners announced
The Jetpets Companion Animal Rescue Awards— a national program that celebrates and recognises achievements in the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of companion animals Australia-wide—has announced the winners for 2019. “In our second year, it was very competitive with more than 1000 […]
Tools of the trade: Vi TPLO Saw
by Dr Justin Ward, Reedy Creek Veterinary Surgery, Varsity Lakes, QLD This saw is specifically designed for use when performing a Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy (TPLO). While a lot of vets are moving towards battery-operated equipment, I prefer this pneumatic […]
A winning idea—protecting pets by changing people
First year Animal Welfare Science Centre graduate researcher Carmen Glanville was recently named the winner of the University of Melbourne’s Visualise your Thesis competition for her presentation, ‘Protecting Pets by Changing People’. Visualise your Thesis competition challenges graduate researchers to […]
New book documents how science is saving the Tasmanian devil
To coincide with this year’s recent National Threatened Species Day on 7 September, a launch was held for a new book that offers an update on the campaign to save the Tasmanian devil, which has experienced a dramatic reduction in […]
Vet students bare all for mental health awareness
Third year veterinary science students from Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga have posed nude for a calendar to raise money for Black Dog Institute. The annual Off the Leash calendar—shot between May and July—has become a tradition for third-year Charles Sturt […]
It’s time for cat owners to desex their cats
With kitten season having started, RSPCA NSW is urging pet owners to desex their cats. A drier and warmer than average end to the year is forecast for NSW, turning up the heat for sexually mature undesexed cats. Every year, […]
Alternative careers for vets
When a vet decides they don’t want to be a vet anymore, there is a wide variety of fulfilling career options available. Kerryn Ramsey reports Working as a veterinarian is a very satisfying but stressful job. During their career, it […]
Reducing a pet’s eco paw-print
Experts recently came together at the 9th Annual Robert Dixon Memorial Animal Welfare Symposium at Sydney University’s School of Veterinary Science, to discuss how to reduce a companion animal’s carbon footprint. Australians are increasingly identifying their pets as family members and […]
Hendra virus status update: the year so far
With the coming of spring, it’s goodbye flu season and Hendra virus season too, with most cases of infection occurring between the months of May and August. Until this year, the furthest south that a horse had been infected was […]