Rural vet crisis looms with some vacancies taking years to fill

CM
Updated May 5 2022 - 12:33pm, first published 11:40am
ACTION NEEDED: Mt Gambier vet Rebel Skirving says the shortage of vets is largely due to high attrition rates, with many graduates leaving the profession after only a few years.
ACTION NEEDED: Mt Gambier vet Rebel Skirving says the shortage of vets is largely due to high attrition rates, with many graduates leaving the profession after only a few years.

The shortage of GPs in rural Australia is well known but another lesser known crisis is the lack of veterinarians.

CM

Catherine is Stock Journal's long time livestock editor and South East journalist.

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