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• 2. United States of America
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• 3. Cattle have stopped breeding, koalas die of thirst: A vet's hellish diary of climate change
• 3. 1188 2NZ radio
• 3. The Sustainable Hospital: Creating Change Through Empowering Your Colleagues
• 3. Animal toll in our bush-fires
• 3. The Australian Government Gas-Fired Recovery Plan Consultation Submission
• 3. Wildlife the silent victim of bushfire tragedy
• 3. ABC NSW radio interview
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• 3. Inspiring the Veterinary Profession for Climate Action
• 3. The Vet Vault - Vets for Climate Action, with Ben Cox
• 3. Burnt animals on the mend at Adelaide Zoo as wildlife toll increases to over one billion
• 3. The Australian Wildfires' Devastating Impact On Wildlife
• 3. Farmers can see climate is rapidly changing
• 3. The animal holocaust
• 3. Meet the faces behind Veterinarians for Climate Action
• 3. Committed to a sustainable future for all
• 3. More drivers consider electric car ownership, State of Electric Vehicles report shows
• 3. 18 former Chief Veterinary Officers draw link between climate and disease
• 3. Rob Oakeshott highlights the science of climate change presented by the CVOs in op-ed
• 3. Angela Frimberger talks about Veterinarians for Climate Action
• 3. Vets at National Bushfire and Climate Summit 2020 -the bushfire threat has escalated, so must our response.
• 3. Viral leaps from animals to humans will increase with climate change
• 3. Vets Support Tackling Bushfire Threat
• 3. Chief Vet Officers retort that Australia needs a target
• 3. Sustainability and Recycling in Veterinary Practices
• 3. An editorial: Climate change affects timing of egg laying and increases risk of chick mortality
• 3. VfCA attends VBG summit
• 3. ABC sunshine coast interview
• 3. NFF calls for net carbon zero by 2050
• 3. VfCA submits to the Climate Change Bill 2020
• 3. Peter Doherty presents to the Art Gallery of NSW Atelier giving group
• 3. Fresh water dolphin deaths linked to climate change
• 3. Building Victoria's Gas Substitution Roadmap
• 3. Action needed now for sustainable living
• 3. Better Futures Australia: Open Letter to PM Scott Morrison
• 3. Chief Veterinary Officers (Former) Letter to PM Morrison: The IPCC report and COP26.
• 3. VfCA presents to the House of Representatives
• 3. Climate Action is a Moral Duty
• 3. Discussing foot & mouth on Queensland Country Hour
• 3. Australia Must Set Climate Target
• 3. The not-so lucky dip of a changing climate
• 3. VfCA advocates for health
• 3. Vets call for urgent climate action to protect flood-affected animals
• 3. Animals exhausted, terrified and injured
• 3. Brimbank Vet - Certified Carbon Neutral
• 3. VfCA board member Dr Angela Frimberger on ABC's NSW Country Hour regarding the recent floods
• 3. Professor Peter Doherty, VfCA Patron, congratulates the AVA for their new Climate Policy
• 3. Flooding becoming more intense
• 3. Australia Must Slash Climate Pollution
• 3. Press Release: Dr Jeannet Kessels and Dr Ron Glanville congratulate the AVA on their new Climate Policy
• 3. Press Release: Vets seek government action on the latest IPCC report to protect animals
• 3. Fossil Fuels Must Go
• 3. Chief Veterinary Officers speak to Bathurst
• 3. Reducing Livestock Emissions
• 3. Climate change and hotter summers endanger health of pets, livestock, wildlife
• 3. Letter from the Board Chair
• 3. 2021 is the world's fifth hottest year on record
• 3. Vets appalled by the number of animals killed by climate change
• 3. Pets Walk for Climate Action - Ocean Grove VIC
• 3. Hottest Seven Years on Record: 7 News interview with Dr Garnett Hall
• 3. VfCA reaction to the 2022 Federal Election
• 3. Dr Angela Frimberger interview with Focus Magazine
• 3. Climate Care Program – preliminary launch now live!
• 3. Responses from our IPCC Report Press Release
• 3. Post Election letter to MPs
• 3. The day my dog nearly died from the heat
• 3. Tasmanian Times: Tasmanian Forests Help Solve the Climate Crisis - Janet Berry
• 3. State of the Environment Report a chance to protect animals and humans from climate change and pollution
• 3. Climate Care Program July 2022 Update
• 3. Vets for Climate Action in Port News
• 3. World Animal Day 2022
• 3. VfCA in Pet News: Veterinarians Tackling Climate Change to Protect Animal Health and Welfare
• 3. Climate Care Program Oct 2022 Update
• 3. VfCA on Sunrise
• 3. VfCA in The Veterinarian
• 3. November Newsletter from the Chair
• 3. VfCA's response to the State of Environmemt has been published
• 3. Letter to our Senators
• 3. Dr Garnett Hall interview with 6PR
• 3. Vet Ed Review Submission
• 3. Dr Angela Frimberger interview with ABC Northern Tasmania
• 3. Dr Helen Scott-Orr interview on Sky News
• 3. Call on Victoria to match NSW EPA carbon ‘pollution’ focus
• 3. Annual Report 2022
• 3. How to reduce your pets Carbon Pawprint?
• 3. Climate Care Program Dec 2022 Update
• 3. Dr Jeannet Kessels - Article for World Animal Day
• 3. VfCA thanks Minister Plibersek for decision to reject Central Qld Coal Mine
• 3. Vets respond to environment report
• 3. VfCA writes to the Prime Minister and Victorian Premier regarding the future of Australia’s native forests
• 3. Why is my vet now suggesting tick-bite prevention?
• 3. Dr Helen Scott-Orr receives a Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
• 3. VfCA welcomes NSW Govt announcement
• 3. VfCA's Deputy Chair, Dr Angela Frimberger in the news
• 3. What really matters in the vet profession this International Women’s Day
• 3. Climate change and animal health sessions to start in NSW
• 3. Climate Care Program March 2023 Update
• 3. VfCA welcomes NSW climate plan, calls for swift action to protect animals
• 3. Board Director Dr Helen Scott-Orr on the NSW EPA Climate Plan
• 3. How is climate change affecting Australian cattle?
• 3. VfCA writes to Tasmanian Premier and Minister for Resources calling for a halt to logging of native forests
• 3. Biosecurity consultant says Victorian farmers need to be more aware of mosquito-borne viruses
• 3. What determines a turtle's sex?
• 3. VfCA writes to NSW Premier calling for an end to native logging
• 3. End Native Forest Logging – Doctors, Vets Urge Tasmania to follow Victoria
• 3. A personal note from our CEO
• 3. VfCA urges Tasmanian Government to protect the endangered Swift Parrot
• 3. Deputy Chair Dr Angela Frimberger at Climate and Health Day of Action
• 3. VfCA Board Director chairs review into Veterinary Education
• 3. Spokeperson and NT vet Dr Sam Phelan speaks with The Wire
• 3. The Critical Decade
• 3. Do Birds Pant Like Dogs?
• 3. Vets call on governments to put animal welfare ahead of fossil fuel interests in Beetaloo Basin
• 3. R&RP Lead Dr Elise Anderson speaks to the Guardian
• 3. Listen to VfCA on 3CR's Climate Action Show
• 3. Vets as Climate Advocates on International Day of Climate Action
• 3. MEDIA RELEASE: Vets call for stronger environmental protection laws as threatened species list grows
• 3. VfCA spoke with ABC Riverina about strengthening environmental laws
• 3. Vets seek strong and urgent climate action ahead of Govt's Climate Statement
• 3. Urgent call to ramp up wildlife protection amidst bushfires
• 3. Vets sign open letter to prioritise health at COP28
• 3. Annual Report for 2023
• 3. As COP puts the focus on health and climate, One Health approaches must be part of the mix
• 3. The Board appoints new CEO
• 3. MEDIA RELEASE: Helping animals survive 45-degree heat: Australian vets share climate change experiences with Indian colleagues
• 3. MEDIA RELEASE: NSW Parliament strengthens climate bills to help protect animals we love
• 3. VfCA talks about NSW's Net Zero Future Bill
• 3. VfCA speaks to Animal Care on mitigating livestock loss in bushfires
• 3. Listen to Chair Dr Jeannet Kessels on podcast Climate Conversations
• 3. ‘Persistence is key’: how to convince your boss to do better on climate
• 3. Dr Jeremy Watson on The Vet Vault
• 3. On the APAC Network: Vets taking action on climate
• 3. Can Vet Heroes reach Net Zeroes?
• 3. Dr Jeannet Kessels on the Vet Vault
• 3. VfCA is proudly partnering with Australian Veterinary Receptionist Association
• 3. MEDIA RELEASE: Climate Care Program
• 3. MEDIA RELEASE: A small step for our animals - now for the bigger leap
• 3. Fracking in the Beetaloo Basin
• 3. 2HD Radio speaks to Jeremy Watson about the Climate Care Program launch
• 3. 2BS radio talks about the Climate Care Program
• 3. 2SM radio covers the Climate Care Program
• 3. Triple M in Cairns on the Climate Care Program
• 3. River 94.9 Radio covers the launch of the Climate Care Program
• 3. Vets for Climate Action on Channel 9 news!
• 3. June Update
• 3. Passing the Baton - a message from our Founder
• 3. August Update
• 3. On the APAC network: Sustainable veterinary care
• 3. ZAA Conference: Sustainability in Zoos
• 3. ZerOctober kicks off today
• 3. Partnership with Thurri Energy and RESINC
• 3. We are hiring
• 3. Media Release: NT Visit
• 3. December Update
• 3. Partnership with Zoetis
• 3. 2025: The road ahead for climate action and animal health
• 3. MEDIA RELEASE: Five Years After Black Summer: Vets gather at Canberra to demand stronger action on climate to protect animals
• 3. A Powerful Gathering of Veterinary Voices for Climate Action
• 3. Partnering with Bova AUS
• 3. April Newsletter
• 1. Submissions
• 2. Kurri Kurri Gas Power Plant Submission
• 2. Review of the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 Queensland
• 2. Beetaloo Basin Fracking
• 2. Tasmania's Climate Change Act Review
• 2. National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy 2021
• 2. VfCA's Submission to NSW Environment Protection Authority
• 2. Submission to: Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
• 2. Safeguard Mechanism
• 2. NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act Review
• 2. Submission to Nature Repair Market Bill 2023
• 2. Submission on Otway Basin Seismic Survey
• 2. Submission to prohibit mining and development of offshore oil, gas, and mineral resources in NSW
• 2. Submission on Australia's new Nature Positive Laws
• 2. Submission on NSW's Net Zero Bill
• 2. Submission regarding proposed Illawarra Offshore Wind Area
• 2. Submission into renewal of the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy
• 2. Submission to Forestry Industry Action Plan
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