PHOTO: AWL staff Sandra Hartley and Shannon Hobday with John Glenn and his puppy, Bella.
Several central west communities without local veterinary services received a visit this month from the Animal Welfare League (AWL) NSW, which provided free health checks, vaccinations and microchipping for dogs and cats.
Housed in a huge, fully-fitted out B-Double trailer complete with operating facilities, an isolation room, an autoclave, fridge and over 35 recovery cages, the AWL’s mobile vet service rolled into Parkes on June 14, followed by Narromine on June 15 and Wellington on June 18.
The mobile unit – an Australian first – is on a three-year mission to visit rural NSW communities doing it tough to provide free vet services for companion animals, said Derek Thompson, AWL Mobile Vet Truck Coordinator and Veterinary Nurse…