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🗝️ Unlock Better Hires - 4 Must Ask Interview Questions + Fresh News & Jobs...

🩺 Hey there…
This Week | Better hires start with better questions: see the 4 must-ask interview questions that reveal skills, fit, and long-term potential. Plus, the second installment of our locum relief primer on getting prepared to start relief work. Pet-friendly perks are now part of job offers, opening up a new source of clients, idle time leaks are hitting profit harder than expected, and tips to align relief staff quickly with your practice culture. This week’s standout jobs: Small Animal Veterinarian in Indianapolis, Indiana, Small Animal Veterinarian in Toowoomba, Queensland, and a Senior Veterinary Surgeon in Tooting, UK. Veterinary Locumotion has relief talent ready now in Perth, Australia, London, UK, Rincon, Georgia, and more. And as always...please take care of yourself; you deserve it, and if you can, someone else too 🤗
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🗝️ Unlock Better Hires - 4 Must Ask Interview Questions
Skip the surface answers and get to what really matters. These four interview questions uncover true skills, team fit, and long-term potential. They help you make better hiring decisions and reduce turnover. See the questions that make all the difference...
🩺 Locum Relief Work: Decided. Preparation? Here's How
You’ve made the decision: locum relief work is the right move for you. Now comes the preparation that makes every shift smoother and every choice easier. This second article in our three-part series walks you through the essentials to set yourself up with confidence before you begin...
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📈 The $157B Pet Market Shift That Could Reshape Your Practice
Pet spending keeps climbing, led by younger owners who expect convenience, transparency, and tech-enabled service. That demand spills into care delivery, from teleconsults to data-driven follow-up. The clinics that adapt pricing, workflows, and client communication win share while holding team morale steady...
🛟 Why An Emergency Fund Protects Growth When Things Go Sideways
Cash cushions are not about fear. They buy decision freedom. Equipment failures, seasonal dips, and sudden repairs hurt less when three to six months of core outlays are parked and ready. Start small, automate transfers, and review targets quarterly so hiring and care standards never hinge on luck...
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🩺Job Of The Week
Small Animal Veterinarian
🔸Indianapolis🔸IN🔸USA🔸This is an exciting opportunity for a Veterinarian who loves surgery and wants more than routine procedures, while enjoying the work-life balance of general practice. It’s also ideal for someone ready to achieve bigger goals and grow into leadership. At Fort Harrison Veterinarians, you’ll join a supportive, easy-going team where collaboration and humor make even the busiest days enjoyable.
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🩺Featured Jobs USA + Canada
Mixed Animal Veterinarian
🔸Monett🔸MO🔸USA🔸Animal Clinic of Monett is a traditional rural practice that is the foundation for pet and livestock care in its community! In true James Herriot fashion, fill your days with a dynamic mix of species, cases, and clients. Yet, unlike Dr. Herriot, you’ll practice with modern technology and a full support team around you! And when you’re not at work experience all that the Ozark Plateau has to offer!
Small Animal Veterinarian
🔸Nashville🔸TN🔸USA🔸If you’re looking for a veterinary role with purpose, community, and impact, this is it. You’ll join a supportive, experienced medical team that values collaboration, kindness, and shared responsibility. We all bring something different to the table, and that’s what makes this work so rewarding. Every day your work will mean something real and immediate, all while enjoying an ideal lifestyle.
Veterinary Technician
🔸Henderson🔸TX🔸USA🔸Tired of not using your hard-earned training to its potential? Ready to use your mind every day and not do the same task over and over again, every single day? Look no further. We have that opportunity for you. This position is for a candidate who is interested in learning more and using their skill set. If a team that supports you through this is a must, then we are that team.
Small Animal Veterinarian
🔸Whitewater🔸WI🔸USA🔸There aren't many places where you can experience a tight-knit, rural community with easy access to the city life. Whitewater Veterinary Hospital is that place! Here, our clients matter, and will drive the extra mile just to stay connected. Where work feels like home. A place where we truly care about each other, our patients, and the medicine we practice. We can't wait to meet and learn from you!
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🐾 Pet-friendly perks are showing up in job offers, from pawternity leave to care stipends, giving smaller clinics a fresh lever to attract and keep clients.
🧾 Idle time, rework, and micro turnover drain profit more than expected, and these leaks rarely surface in budgets until growth slows or hiring lags.
🤝 Trust grows when teams explain choices plainly, set expectations early, and follow through consistently across every client touchpoint.
🧭 Clear practice DNA aligns relief vets faster, smooths workflows, and strengthens culture so patients, people, and the bottom line all benefit.
📱 Smart feeders, trackers, and pet cams have gone mainstream in homes, raising expectations for data-informed care and proactive follow-ups from clinics.
🐕🦺 A smart collar maker is courting users left stranded by a shutdown, pitching health insights plus GPS as a single device upgrade path.
🥗 A UK startup is teasing a vegan supplement that mimics GLP-1 effects for dogs, reflecting the rise of human-style weight loss ideas in pet care.
📰 A mobile veterinary provider’s abrupt shutdown spotlights how weak scheduling, pricing, inventory, and comms can snowball into service gaps.

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🩺Featured Jobs Australia + NZ + ASIA
Small Animal Veterinarian
🔸Toowoomba🔸QLD🔸Australia🔸Join our passionate team at Woofy's, where every day brings rewarding cases and genuine collaboration in our newly renovated Toowoomba clinic. We're growing fast and seeking talented veterinarians who want interesting, diverse work with mentorship and support. Plus, enjoy true work-life balance with no after-hours calls or weekend emergencies - just great veterinary medicine!
Veterinarian - Mixed or Large Animal
🔸Bundaberg🔸QLD🔸Australia🔸Ready to do your best work in a role where your skills are valued and your well-being is protected? Join a hospital that prioritises mentorship, professional growth, and gold-standard patient care — right on the doorstep of the Great Barrier Reef. You’re a compassionate, driven vet who’s seeking more than just a job. You want to do work that matters and backed by a team that cares.
Senior Small Animal Veterinarian
🔸Samford Village🔸QLD🔸Australia🔸We are seeking a Senior Small Animal Veterinarian who’s passionate about providing high standards of veterinary care and keen to help drive the growth of our companion animal services in the community. Our ideal candidate will want to help us grow the clinic and work as part of our team to continue our high standard of care. A growth-focused environment in an ideal lifestyle location.
ECC Specialist
🔸Melbourne🔸VIC🔸Australia🔸Are you looking for more than a job? Become a shareholder and build something meaningful and profitable alongside your clinical work. If you're looking for a role where you can have a real impact and share in the financial success, this opportunity is for you. The role is clinical-based with the focus being on improving the skills and knowledge of the current team and also interns.
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🩺Featured Jobs UK + Europe + Worldwide
Veterinary Surgeon – Weekend
🔸Sutton🔸Surrey🔸UK🔸Whether seeking a supplementary role, aiming to enhance your ECC skills, or to re-enter the veterinary world, our practice awaits. If you are looking for one shift a week, or one a month, we will be guided by you in how to make your weekends work. Along with being supported in clinic with committed colleagues, our central support teams are here to help too. Discover more...
Mixed Animal Veterinarian
🔸Dairy Flat🔸Auckland🔸New Zealand🔸A rare opportunity for a Mixed Animal role close to Auckland and stunning beaches, hiking, eating and lifestyle opportunities! Help animals of all shapes and sizes and work within a veterinary team who have each others’ back, enjoy a laugh (and the odd wine) and are committed to their patients, clients and each other! An extremely supportive work environment, providing excellent veterinary care.
Senior Veterinary Surgeon
🔸Tooting🔸Greater London🔸UK🔸You’re ready to lead a team of like-minded and passionate veterinary professionals. Welcome to Tooting! In this bustling market town south of the river is our popular Tooting clinic, who are looking for a confident veterinary surgeon to take the reins and step into this sought after position in this desirable location. Great team dynamic with leadership closely attuned to work-life balance.
Veterinary Radiologist
🔸Bristol🔸England🔸UK🔸We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Veterinary Radiologist to join our team. The candidate will have a strong background in diagnostic imaging and a passion for providing excellent patient care. Although the role is most suitable for a board-certified veterinary radiologist, applications by ECVDI or ACVR residency-trained clinicians will also be welcome and considered.
🌎 USA 🔸 CANADA 🔸 UK 🔸 EUROPE 🔸 AUSTRALIA 🔸 NZ
🏄 City, country, coastal. Relief shifts where you want, when you want...
📍AUSTRALIA - INVERELL, New South Wales
🏥 NEEDED ➡️ Locum Relief Veterinarian - GP
Beautiful clinic in beautiful country town looking for veterinarians and locums - We are a mixed practice but with mainly a small animal base. We have all the toys, a good surgical caseload and a great team. One of our team is on maternity leave, and another is just about to...
📍UNITED KINGDOM - LONDON, England
🏥 NEEDED ➡️ Locum Relief Veterinary Surgeon - GP
We are a small animal practice that also sees exotics. You will be supported by two RVNs, an SVN, a receptionist and a practice director who is an RVN of 10 years.We wholeheartedly welcome locum veterinary staff, fostering a supportive atmosphere, an all-encompassing orientation, and...
📍USA - WALDORF, Maryland
🏥 NEEDED ➡️ Locum Relief Veterinarian - Emergency
We are a 24-hour Emergency hospital in Waldorf, MD. Our doctors, and medical staff all work together in a collaborative environment to achieve our mission - helping pets live through their current emergency with expert medical care and compassionate client service. Our clinicians are supported by highly...
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📍AUSTRALIA - PERTH, Western Australia
🩺 AVAILABLE ➡️ Locum Relief Veterinary Nurse
Hi, my name is Jon. I have been nursing for almost 8 years, with 11 years of dog grooming above that. I come with extensive experience at various clinics and hospitals, excelling in critical thinking and compassionate animal care. Proven track record in mentoring staff and performing advanced procedures...
📍UNITED KINGDOM - LONDON, England
🩺 AVAILABLE ➡️ Locum Relief Veterinary Surgeon - GP
Hi, I am an Australian veterinarian who has been locuming around the UK since mid 2024. I have locumed throughout several clinics, mostly in blocks, and usually 5 days a week. I am very flexible in my arrangements as my partner is also a agency nurse (human) and therefore...
📍USA - RINCON, Georgia
🩺 AVAILABLE ➡️ Locum Relief Veterinary Technician
Experienced relief veterinary technician - my name is Mackenzie, I’m a small animal relief technician with almost 14 years of experience. I’m passionate and hard working, and have experience in general practice, emergency medicine, neurology, and surgery...
Veterinary & Pet Company
Share Prices
Company | Loccation | Code | Share Price |
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USA | USD 39.57 | ||
USA | USD 17.91 | ||
USA | USD 645.55 | ||
USA | USD 46.63 | ||
USA | USD 156.62 | ||
UK | ANCR | GBP 261.00p | |
UK | CVSG | GBP 1292.00p | |
UK | PETS | GBP 236.80p | |
AU | AHX | AUD 0.80 |
Prices as of noon GMT on Friday, 22 August 2025 - Source Google Finance
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