‘It saved his life’: The hotline to call when your pet gets sick

Panicked pet owners might call their veterinarian. Or turn to Google. But in thousands of cases – an estimated 7500 a year – they call a human poisons hotline. Now, pets have their own line with the establishment of the Australian Animal Poisons Helpline, a registered charity providing free animal poisons advice that expects to take 8000 calls in its first year.The national service was founded by specialist veterinarian in emergency and critical care Dr Rachel Peacock and two Perth-based…



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