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...