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A growing body of research demonstrates that animal abuse and interpersonal violence are closely linked. A recent survey by the Saskatchewan SPCA showed that concern for the safety of family pets and livestock has an impact on the decision making of individuals leaving situations involving domestic violence. Over 77% of respondents reported knowing at least […]

In 2017, Canada will undergo its most comprehensive evaluation of veterinary services to date. The CFIA will be coordinating an assessment of the quality of veterinary infrastructure across the country and how it contributes to maintaining and strengthening international trade, ensuring the health of our nation’s animals, and protecting the public from the risk of

Status of Rabies in Saskatchewan – December 2016 There were seven (7) positive cases detected from November 1 – 30. There were four positive skunks: Case 1: three unvaccinated cats were vaccinated and quarantined for three months. Case 2: one dog with out-of-date vaccinations was re-vaccinated and quarantined for three months; two people received RPEP.

The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association has just issued a Call for Speakers for the 2018 CVMA Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia, Please click below for all the information: http://www.canadianveterinarians.net/news-events/news/call-for-speakers-cvma-convention

Ames, Iowa (November 14, 2016) – GlobalVetLINK (GVL®) announced today that its electronic Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) certificate system, EquusLINK™, is now approved for use in Canada by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). “GVL worked closely with the CFIA to create an electronic EIA certification system for vets, laboratories and owners, which is now

REMINDER: Member license renewals are due by November 30 Prof Corp license renewals are due by December 15 Please contact Jane Freimark svma@svma.sk.ca with any questions.

Healthy Animals, Healthy People. Four simple words that eloquently describe the work and the purpose of Veterinarians without Borders/Vétérinaires sans frontières. Over the past decade in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and remote Canadian communities, we have seen over and over again how our work improving the health and welfare of animals improves the health and

Dr Andy Roark speaks out about veterinarian suicide “It doesn’t have to be this way….. “ Dr Andy Roark video Published on Sep 16, 2016 Veterinarians are at a greater risk of committing suicide than members of any other profession. According to recent studies, 19% of female veterinarians and 14% of male veterinarians have considered