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The Foundation for the Horse is accepting aid through its Disaster Relief Fund to support veterinarians working with wildlife, horses and other livestock affected by the recent bushfires in Australia; the Foundation will also match the first $10,000 in donations.
The sheer scope of the catastrophe compels the Foundation in this instance to reach out beyond its horse-centric mission dedicated to improving the health and welfare of equines. “We are all vets first, before being equine vets, and although our dollars may be needed in the future for rebuilding or for another disaster, this is now,” said Lisa Metcalf, DVM, MS, DACT, chair of The Foundation’s Disaster Medicine Subcommittee.
All contributions will be distributed to the Australia Veterinary Association’s Benevolent Fund to support the many veterinarians impacted by the fires or providing charitable care to affected animals.
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