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World Service,2 mins

Australia's animals are 'shutting down'

The Food Chain

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Bushfires and drought have killed hundreds of millions of Australia's wild and farm animals, and the country's vets have witnessed some heartbreaking scenes. Dr Gundula Rhoades, who owns a veterinary practice in Inverell, New South Wales, tells Graihagh Jackson about the devastation in her area and the worrying long-term impact it could be having on livestock. (Picture: An emaciated sheep at a drought-hit farm in New South Wales, Australia. Credit: Brook Mitchell, Getty Images)

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