The Code of Conduct and Practice (CoCP) for the veterinary profession does not specifically deal with the euthanasia of lion itself. The CoCP provides in general that a veterinarian may euthanise a healthy animal if there is a justifiable reason to do so. Within the...

For immediate release Johannesburg, 30 November 2023 Locking horns with challenges: how wildlife vets play a vital role in advancing conservation   South Africa has to ramp up its conservation efforts, including in the protection of threatened and endangered...