🎉 Happy Birthday to Clare 🎉
🥳Today, we're celebrating a very important member of our team - Clare, our Programs Lead!
🫶You'll all be familiar with Clare's cheerful manner, hard work, and positivity from our Masterclasses and social media!
🤗Clare, thank you for all you do for our team, the environment and the animals we love!. We hope you're spoiled on your special day - as you deserve!
🥳Please join us in wishing Clare a very happy birthday! 🎂
🌍Today, 5th of June 2024 is WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY!
🌍This year’s World Environment Day campaign focuses on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience under the slogan “Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration.”
🌍Drought and desertification are threatening essential ecosystems across the planet, including freshwater ecosystems and soil, the connective tissue that makes all life on Earth possible!
🐾Here at Vets for Climate Action we know that healthy animals need a healthy climate. We represent vets, vet nurses, vet receptionists, vet techs, animal carers, pet owners and animal lovers like you who want strong and immediate action on climate change.
👫We ARE #GenerationRestoration, and we know that reducing emissions is the most impactful action we can take to combat climate change and ensure a better future for the animals we care for.
📌If you would like to know more about how YOU can become a champion for the climate register your interest here: https://www.vfca.org.au/climatecare
🎥: Clare Werbeloff
A message from our chair Jeannet Kessels and patron Prof Peter Doherty on this #WVD2024 #worldvetday #worldveterinaryday
Veterinarians are essential health workers OF COURSE we care for the climate!
World Veterinary Association
🎉 Happy Birthday to Elise! 🎉
🥳Today, we're celebrating an incredible member of our team - Elise, our Rural and Regional Lead!
🫶Your dedication, hard work, and positive energy inspire us every day. We hope your special day is filled with joy and unforgettable moments.
🤗Thank you for all you do for the environment and the animals we love!
🥳Please join us in wishing Elise a wonderful birthday! 🎂
🥳🐾Happy National Pet Day!
😻For us everyday is National Pet Day - they bring so much joy into lives without even knowing it!
🫶We love our pets so much which is why we are inspired every single day to want to work even harder towards a world where humans and animals thrive in a healthy climate!
🐶Can you guess what the most popular pet is to have?
📌Leave a photo of your pets in the comments so we can see how pawfect they make everyday!
Biodiversity keeps ecosystems healthy.
@lykapetfood works hard to boost biodiversity. Their reforestation efforts have led to the preservation of native species, including:
🐨Strzelecki koalas
🐦Southern emu-wrens
🪱the giant Gippsland earthworm
Lyka also sources a broad selection of ingredients that aren’t often used in mainstream products, which also boosts biodiversity.
By being part of the Lyka community, you’re also supporting the reforestation of native plants and bird life.
Get 30% off your first Lyka box here: https://bit.ly/3GqwNZF
Did you know that Spirulina has been identified as a powerful superfood that can benefit dogs?
@lykapetfood co-founder, Dr. Matthew Muir, explains here that Lyka’s high protein spirulina is sustainably harvested using a low energy harvest system to ensure as little impact on the environment as possible.
It’s also dried at low temperatures to ensure the maximum amount of amino acids and nutrients are retained.
Lyka’s spirulina is free of toxins and regularly tested for continual safety.
Try Lyka for your pup! Get 30% off your first Lyka box here: https://bit.ly/3GqwNZF
Jeff from @lykapetfood ‘s research and development team places a spotlight on the sustainable way they source their seafood 🎣
Lyka only uses sustainably caught sardines from the Southern Australian Ocean. They also use MSC-certified fish in their fish bowl recipe.
If you have a dog at home, we highly recommend trying Lyka pet food.
Get 30% off your first Lyka box here: https://bit.ly/3GqwNZF
In the Sydney Morning Herald today, Vets for Climate Action's Dr Gundi Rhoades has shared a recent, heartbreaking experience about a much-loved pet, caused by the heat of summer.
As Gundi writes "Animals are the silent victims of our escalating extreme weather events driven by human-induced climate change... We need animal owners and animal lovers to think ahead when high temperatures are forecast. To plan for pets, wildlife and livestock; give them shelter, water and preferably for cats and dogs, a cool indoor space."
This why we do what we do at Vets for Climate Action: climate change is an animal health and welfare issue, affecting the animals we love.
Read more here:
https://shorturl.at/tCSW9
#ProtectOurAnimals #ClimateAction #VetsForClimate #v4ca #AnimalLovers #VfCAVolunteers #CleanFuture
ONE (with everything!).
Sustainable. Nutritious. Delicious.
ONE treats are unique in that are made using Black Soldier Fly Larvae.
This is a great source of protein for dogs and is approved by AAFCO.
The insect protein in ONE is carbon negative – that’s right . . . ONE treats actually sequester greenhouse gas from the atmosphere, making ONE a hyper-sustainable product.
BSFL protein is a novel, highly digestible protein and less likely to cause discomfort or indigestion in sensitive dogs.
Number 1 Australia
Dr. Geoff Wilson is a world-class polar explorer, dynamic keynote speaker, entrepreneur, family man and veterinary surgeon. Geoff holds multiple records for unsupported solo expeditions in Antarctica including the longest unsupported solo polar journey in history. He was also the first person to summit Antarctica's Dome Argus.
Here is a video of Dr Geoff Wilson on his Antarctic adventure Project Zero, in partnership with his son and team, holding our flag representing Vets for Climate Action - an organisation very close to his heart!
Dr Wilson is on a net-zero odyssey to the far reaches of the globe, exploring a changing climate and its effect on our world.
An expedition of ice and sea, entirely carbon neutral, traversing the most vulnerable and remote environments on our planet!
Their mission is to explore how humans can change to meet the global climate crisis. They seek to develop a comprehensive framework for sustainable. exploration in the modern era!
You can follow the team along in real time as they embark on a shared journey towards change @projectzero_earth
#projectzero #wecanchange
🏁As 2023 comes to an end, we have taken a look back at what Vets for Climate Action has achieved this year!
🥰We are SO proud of everything we have accomplished! We sincerely thank ALL of our supporters and our dedicated volunteers - we could not have done any of it without YOU!
🐾It has been a big year, the hottest on record in fact, and we know we have more to do next year - We and the animals would love your support in 2024!
📌You can get involved here: https://bit.ly/3TcthcS
🐾Vets for Climate Action welcomes the news that the NSW Parliament has passed its Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Bill which includes a net zero by 2050 target and critically, a target to reduce emissions by 70% by 2035.
👏We congratulate the NSW Labor Government, NSW Liberals and Nationals and crossbenchers on working together on this important legislation.
✍️In our submission on the legislation, VfCA called for science-based and strengthened emission reduction targets and that the Bill include explicit consideration of the impacts that a changing climate has on animals.
“Animals hold no responsibility for the causes of climate change, yet they experience the consequences most strongly. We are thrilled that all parties have listened and the Net Zero Future Bill will recognise the impact of climate change on our animals.”
Did you know that the temperature of the sand usually determines a sea turtle’s sex?
More females hatch from eggs laid in warmer sand, and cooler sand produces more males!
With temperatures increasing under our changing climate, parts of the species range – which is worldwide in tropical waters – are already experiencing higher than usual ratios of female hatchlings due to an increase in ambient sand temperature.
Dr Barraza says that “the best way to support turtles is to develop more comprehensive policies. We need to ensure that we reduce pollution in the ocean,” he said.
We all need to work together to reduce the pollution entering the ocean. This could include:
-Picking up rubbish you see at the beach/along the coast.
-Reporting any unusual leaks or spills at the beach/along the coast.
-Not pouring chemicals or oil down the sink at home or work.
-Being more sustainable in your everyday life, at home and at work.
Our Climate Care Program has some great solutions to becoming more sustainable, you can find out more about it here:https://bit.ly/3WS1vm8
https://bit.ly/3QNAbmo Video: Clare Werbeloff
🗓️Today is WORLD ANIMAL DAY!
🌏Today is an international event to celebrate animal welfare and rights, and to bring people together who are advocating for the improved treatment and welfare of animals, both in the wild and on farms!
🐾At VfCA we are doing our part to ensure we are working towards a world where animals and people can thrive in a healthy climate through our Climate Care Program!
🐶 🐮 🐨 🌱 🌊 🐬 If you want a simple solution to be able to contribute to making the world a better place for animals, take a look at our Climate Care Program and start today!
https://bit.ly/3WS1vm8
Number 1 (Australia) are a pet and vet distributor who are supporters of Vets for Climate Action. Their brand and product portfolio is centred around brands that fit their ethos of Healthy Pets, Healthy People, Healthy Planet, such as ZIWI Peak® Pet Nutrition– ZIWI Peak® is strongly committed to land stewardship.
By sourcing only from local farms, the brand also demonstrates a dedication to reducing the carbon footprint associated with transporting goods over long distances. ZIWI Peak's commitment to sustainable land use and biodiversity preservation is reflected in their holistic farming practices and focus on land stewardship.
Furthermore, the brand places a high priority on the ethical treatment of livestock and fish, ensuring that they are treated humanely and with respect for their welfare. This aligns with ZIWI Peak's mission to promote ethical practices and harm reduction.
https://bit.ly/3RdDBAn
🥰 For some feel good Friday news, we would like to introduce you to Sunny the Budgie!
☀️ 🐦 Elise our Regional Lead is the proud bird mum of Sunny!
👩⚕️ Elise is a practising veterinarian who lives with her family in a small town in north-east Victoria.
🌏 Elise - "Budgies are the ultimate climate friendly pet because Budgies have a very low carbon foot print"
🐾 We love animals and we would love to see yours, so please share a photo or video in the comments below!
This EOFY our animals need your support. Can you chip in to help us halve emissions to create a future where animals (and the people who love and need them) can live in a healthy climate? Click here to show your support: https://www.vfca.org.au/june23_donate
👂 Have you heard of Number 1 Australia core brand, ZIWI® ?
🌊 ZIWI® Peak’s farmers and fisheries work with animals from pure New Zealand land and sea.
⭐️Like free-range, grass-fed, ethically raised beef and lamb, local poultry, and wild-caught sustainable
seafood.
🌿By buying ZIWI®, you’re supporting ethical and sustainable farming practices.
🎥 Watch ZIWI®’s short video to discover where ZIWI®’s animals are ethically raised, where their fish are sustainably caught and meet the passionate people behind it all!
🤗If you would like to know more, visit https://bit.ly/3PcLRzZ
