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Applications for the Animal Welfare Trust Research Grant are now open.

The Australian Government has made a commitment to establish an Inspector-General of Animal Welfare to strengthen animal welfare and increase accountability and transparency for animal welfare in livestock exports.

In May 2020, following the first detection of E. canis in WA, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) undertook a surveillance program for E. canis with the aims of determining the geographical distribution of disease within and outside the Kimberley region.

The AVA is pleased to support a survey: Pet-Friendly Aged Care, which will provide Federal government decision-makers with valuable information about what older pet owners need and want in the new Federal in-home aged care program.

Three veterinarians have been awarded Australia Day Honours this year: Dr John Craven AO, Dr Elaine Ong AM and Dr Philip Holmes OAM.

The APVMA have introduced a new reporting requirement for the use of injectable Methocarbamol, and we are seeking feedback on how this may impact veterinarians.

In memory of the 2003 Canberra bushfires, the AVA are compiling veterinarians' stories of their experiences in the bushfires.

The SA Government has announced a review of the state’s animal welfare laws. It has been 15 years since the last significant review of the Act.

The AVA has prepared a pre budget submission for the 2023 May budget. The document makes recommendations around areas of priority for the AVA.

All three Pets and their People (PATP) practices, Wayville Animal Hospital, Fulham Gardens Animal Hospital and Unley Veterinary Surgery, achieved EOC Accreditation.

One of the priorities for the AVA is to improve the short-term supply of veterinarians. A key mechanism to do this is through overseas veterinarians coming to work in Australia.