RDFFG passes resolution around vet training
PRINCE GEORGE – A Labour Market Study by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association predicts there will be a shortage of 100 vets per year in BC.
“The shortage of vets right now, we’re looking at possibly 80 to 100 a year retiring in BC. And we’re training 20 and maybe a handful more at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatchewan,” says Lara Beckett, Director with the Regional District of Fraser Fort George. “That’s just not enough”