Advocacy
Advocacy
The NZVA advocates for members on various issues affecting the veterinary profession, including business sustainability, veterinary wellbeing and animal welfare.
Key advocacy work
| Veterinary shortage - New Zealand urgently needs more veterinarians from other countries! |
| Intensive winter grazing - Winter grazing (including wintering on crops) is used in New Zealand pastoral farming systems to ensure animals have access to feed at a time of the year when pasture growth is limited, and pasture management is challenging. |
| Veterinary education - Advocacy work relating to findings from the Veterinary Schools of Australia and New Zealand (VSANZ) report, Rethinking Veterinary Education, which followed a review of veterinary education in Australasia. |
| Emergency Management Bill - The NZVA is advocating for animals to be included in the Emergency Management Bill, which would replace the Civil Defence Emergency Act 2002. |
| Submissions - NZVA submissions made on behalf of members. |
Member consultation
It is important that NZVA members provide feedback on the NZVA’s positioning to ensure our policies and position statements align with the views of our membership.
We encourage members to engage with each consultation and provide feedback.
