Vets to be fast-tracked into Australia as puppy boom and border closures bite
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Overseas veterinarians will get special exemptions to enter Australia to address an acute shortage of vets which has been exacerbated by COVID-19, but the industry is warning more reforms are needed to address its bigger problems.
Australian Veterinary Association president Warwick Vale says at least 800 more vets are urgently needed across Australia to fill a shortfall that has been made worse by the pandemic puppy boom and dearth of skilled migrants.