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Tag: Goats

  • The best things I never learned in vet school

    The best things I never learned in vet school

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    The greatest learning curve is perhaps the one that begins when you are given your first vet car and left to kit it out with a view to being a fully fledged independent vet on the road. Here are a few little life hacks you won’t find in your textbooks that can make life a…

  • The only way is ethics part 4: zoos

    The only way is ethics part 4: zoos

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    The black-furred creature shifts and turns, and its brow furrows as it meets my gaze. Its deep brown eyes seem to convey hidden depths and, for a moment, I am electrified from a connection that reaches across millions of years of evolution. I’m awed by the knowledge another mind is looking back at me, trying…

  • Stunning at slaughter

    Stunning at slaughter

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    I’m going to get straight to the point: this is not a religious post. It’s not a post about politics, or freedom of expression, either. It is a post about animal welfare. I prelude with this simple statement because there is a dark tide of intolerance spreading across the world, and I have no desire…

  • Stronger together

    Stronger together

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    As regular readers of my blog will be aware, I was at the amazing #vetfutures last month. I’ve already written about the great day and the brilliant plans for #VNFutures. But there’s something I haven’t told you, because I wanted some time to reflect (and log that in my PDP). While I’ve been here spouting…