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THURSDAY 30 MARCH 2023 TORRES NEWS
Vet clinic kicks goals with dedicated volunteers BY NADJA MACK
VOLUNTEERS AT WORK. Pic supplied.
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More than 130 consultations, including lots and lots of desexed dogs and cats, dozens of vaccines preventing nasty diseases such as heartworm, parvo virus and distemper, countless removed ticks and bumps, a saved infected eye, an operated hernia and several entropion surgeries to correct in-turned eyelids, were all done within five amazing days by a team of all-female vets and nurses earlier this month. They came from Vets Beyond Borders (VBB) and the Animal Welfare League of Queensland (AWLQ) to work with Thursday Island Animal Support Group (TIASG). President Sonia Einersen said prevention over treatment worked for her every time. “We have not had a serious parvo outbreak this year, however the wet weather washes up the virus which can live in the soil for up to eight years,” she said. “A quick needle can prevent needless suffering and death. “The same is true for heartworm and other nasties that are found on TI.” AWLQ Rural and Regional Program Manager and newly appointed VBB Program Manager Sylvana Wenderhold
said donations allowed the clinics to continue and contributed to the running costs. “If you get your cat desexed on the mainland, you pay between $150 – $250, for a dog it is between $200 – $500,” she said. “The TI clinic offers these services for free, however a donation is encouraged if you can.” Since TIASG was formed it has found new homes for 330 dogs and cats and was always looking for new foster carers on Waiben and Horn Island, and donations of towels for the clinic. Financial donations can be made to:
Thursday Island Animal Support Group Inc, BSB 084-951, Account 93482-4281, all donations
are tax deductable. 100 per cent of donations go towards the care of animals and to keep the clinics operating, everyone is a volunteer. The next TI vet clinic with the team from Vets Beyond Borders is scheduled for Saturday 27 May.
The Thursday Island Animal Support Group can be reached on 0477 271 958, a text or email is the preferred method of contact for non-urgent enquiries or to make an appointment for the next clinic. Full story next issue J
Royston wins Idol M Continued from P1 “At the time my mum was very sick with cancer, but she wanted me to stick to my dreams,” Royston said. “It was hard to leave… but you have to make some sacrifices and you have to work hard. “With the right support system behind you, you can do it.” Royston said he wanted to make sure other young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids in communities didn’t have to make sacrifices to pursue their passions, and contributing back to his community was on his mind. “I want to be able to help the next generation. “I want to go back home and hold music workshops, or bring along an actor and do acting workshops,” he said. He said he hoped the workshops would help to inspire the next generation of musicians and actors. “When I was a kid, we always had sports workshops and opportunities but not really music, and I would have loved to do something like that growing up in Mapoon,” he said. “I’m an advocate for going away and seeing the world, but also coming back home to use your skills and experience to better your community when you have the skills and the experience, and that is what I want to do.”
