Our animals deserve better care.
Advocate for more veterinarians and registered technicians school seats in New Brunswick!
How can you help?
You can contribute to better veterinary access in New Brunswick by speaking to your MLA, and advocating for increased veterinary student training for New Brunswick students. Speak to your MLA, let them know you support animal health, animal welfare, and veterinary access!
The situation
What’s the veterinary situation in New Brunswick?
For years, Canada has been experiencing a workforce shortage of veterinarians and registered technicians, especially in rural areas. This situation worsened after the pandemic.
This problem is becoming particularly urgent in New Brunswick, where the companion animal veterinary sector is severely understaffed and operating at burnout levels. While the government offers a Provincial Veterinary Service for many food production animals, private large animal practices are limited. Additionally, all companion animal hospitals in the region are privately operated.
One of the main reasons is that the increase in the animal population is not being matched by a corresponding rise in the number of professionals to meet this demand. In fact, our regional veterinary college continues to graduate the same number of veterinarians each year as it did back in 1990!
Why do we need more vets?
First and most important: all animal owners need to be able to access timely veterinary care. When veterinary hospitals are chronically understaffed, professional and technical care becomes slow and inadequate.
But the problem is even more serious: if we are short on veterinarians and technicians, we risk the health of animals, people, and the environment we share.
Deterioration in animal health can lead to an increased risk of human diseases and compromise our animal food supply.
New Brunswick needs more veterinarians to
Ensure food safety
Support farmed animal species
Guarantee animal welfare
Provide care for an increasing number of companion animals
How can you help?
You can contribute to better veterinary access in New Brunswick by speaking to your MLA, and advocating for increased veterinary student training for New Brunswick students. Speak to your MLA, let them know you support animal health, animal welfare, and veterinary access!
