GREENING YOUR PRACTICEThis website is intended to provide some resources to make it easier for veterinarians and veterinary practices to pursue a more sustainable environmentally responsible operation. By exploring the strategies, basic resources and options listed on the tabs above you will find methods for sensible decision making and evaluation of the environmental impact of your veterinary practice and suggestions for how to find better alternatives. Why Do Veterinarians Naturally Care About Environment?Most of our patients, from snakes, to cats, to cattle and wildlife, either live directly outdoors, spend part of their daily lives outside, or live inside but in a strictly controlled environment. Their health is therefore very much tied to the environmental conditions in which they live. As veterinarians we learn to seek answers from examining our patient’s environments. We have a deep appreciation for how our patient’s environment affects their health and readily appreciate the ecology of their lives from nutrition to air quality, water quality, climate, natural resources, degraded habitats and diminishing biodiversity. Veterinarians quickly grasp the importance of environmental sustainability and the value of keeping our environment healthy and strong for our families, our communities, our clients and our patients. |
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