Animal ready community bushfire preparedness

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16 Dec 2019

Vets Beyond Borders & Blue ARC - Animal Ready Community Bushfire Preparedness

Vets Beyond Borders is an Australian-based international animal charity that deploys volunteer veterinarians, veterinary nurses and other animal welfare workers across the globe to deliver quality animal health and education/community awareness programs where they are much needed. CRC research supported the findings spoken about in this video.

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animals
preparedness

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