An “unhappy” 1.8-metre albino reticulated python was rescued by an animal shelter in Austin, Texas on Monday – after being missing for months. The Austin Animal Centre wrote on its verified Facebook page that they received a call about the huge reptile on Monday. “Due to the temperatures the snake was lethargic enough that a …
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Australia’s leading veterinary hospital, the Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH), has officially opened its new state-of-the-art facility at Prospect, Western Sydney. The specialist facility will provide a range of veterinary services including emergency and critical care, internal medicine, surgery, oncology, dermatology, diagnostic imaging, sports medicine, and rehabilitation. It will be operated under the leadership of …
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Pet care specialist retailer, Pets and Friends, has embarked on an exclusive partnership with Animal Friends Insurance. The new partnership will provide Animal Friends customers with exclusive offers for their pet’s birthday to spend online, alongside bespoke content and handpicked Pets and Friends product reviews to help with their pet’s health and well-being. Source …
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Queen Elizabeth II’s corgis will live with the Duke and Duchess of York, Andrew and Sarah, a source close to the Duke of York told CNN on Sunday. The pair, who divorced in 1996, both reside at the Royal Lodge on the Windsor estate. The source told CNN that the Duchess bonded with the monarch …
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The Greencross National Clinical Symposium is set to return after a two-year hiatus on 22-23 October on the Sunshine Coast. The event, held at Novatel Twin Waters and Sunshine Coast Convention Centre, will be open for the first time to external members of the veterinary industry enabling them to join approximately 1000 Greencross team members. …
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Businesses in NSW can apply for grants up to $20,000 from the NSW Government to help them save on energy bills by identifying ways to fine-tune processes and upgrade equipment. The grants are part of a $12 million metering package being delivered by the NSW Net Zero Plan over the next five years. The first …
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Sunset Home Veterinary Care is a veterinary service that delivers palliative care options and compassionate end-of-life care to older and terminally unwell pets in the comfort of their own home. Founded by Dr. Jackie Campbell, Australia’s first Internationally Certified Palliative Care Veterinarian (CHPV), Sunset Vets provides at-home specialized veterinary consultations, senior pet health care and …
This article was written by Dr. Bronwyn Orr, President of the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA), for the Aug/Sep/Oct issue of Pet Industry News. After the past two years, it feels like we’ve hardly had a chance to catch our breath before diving into the ‘new normal. The boom in pet ownership during the pandemic combined …
The newly formed board of the Pet Industry Association of Australia (PIAA) has held its first director’s meeting, appointing Anthony Ramsey as its President and Company Secretary. Paul Talbot will serve as Vice President and Anthony Jones from Knight & Castle Wealth Management will assist the board, serving as an external Treasurer in a non-director …
Flynn’s Walk for Vets’ Mental Health, which originated in Melbourne in 2018 to honor the loss of Dr. Flynn Hargreaves, is coming to Sydney for the first time. Dr. Flynn Hargreaves (BVSc) Flynn’s Walk was established in 2018 following the incredibly sad loss of Dr. Flynn Hargreaves (BVSc) a quirky, fun-loving, dedicated, and talented veterinarian. …
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