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A look at the vet Shortage in BC

» Is proposed solution the most effective one?

Janis McMath
Editor-in-Chief

t feels like each day the news unveils some fresh

new horror the COVID-19 pandemic is gifting
us. BC animal organizations have been raising
awareness of the few veterinarians the province
has to meet the rapidly growing demand. It was
originally predicted in 2019 that the vet shortage
would lead to BC being 500 vets short in 2024.
The pandemic has accelerated the discussed
shortage.

This shortage, in terrible fortune, coincides
with the skyrocketing of pet adoptions. And
important to note is that this impacts all types of
veterinarians—including both the ones who care
for our pets and those who work for the food
industry to protect meat-eaters from zoonotic
diseases (which is “a disease of animals, such as
rabies or psittacosis, that can be transmitted to
humans,” according to wordnik.)

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The BC SPCA also put out

a pledge campaign asking
the BC government to put
up the extra $8.3 million

annually for the additional
20 seats for BC students.

 

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