Vet criticises DPI over outstanding EI vaccination payments

A Queensland vet says he is still thousands of dollars out of pocket for work he did for the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) during the horse flu outbreak.

Dr Stephen Tanner says he is disappointed that after stepping up to help during the equine influenza crisis, he is still waiting to be paid a third of the money he is owed by the DPI for vaccinations.
Dr Tanner runs a clinic at Warwick which was at the heart of the outbreak.
"We've had to pay our creditors and we've had pay bills along the way and we've had to increase our overdraft to cover that," Dr Tanner said.
Equine Veterinary Australia spokesman Dr Chris Reardon says DPI staff are working as quickly as they can.
"They have acknowledged they are behind and they're doing their best to catch up the situation," he said.
Dr Reardon says the DPI will try to pay all outstanding equine influenza accounts by the end of next month.