As Australia’s natural disasters worsen, ‘vets carry on, even while their own clinics are under water’

As Australia’s natural disasters worsen, ‘vets carry on, even while their own clinics are under water’

Rural vets bear the brunt of treating animals in extreme weather events, adding pressure to a worsening workforce crisis“Horrific” was how veterinarian Dr Stacey Rae describes what she saw while helicoptering above south-west Queensland farmland in the aftermath of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred in March.Scores of livestock were scattered across the formerly dusty plains – some still alive, many dead. Continue reading...