By Andrew Kidd Fraser
Dr Rick Fenny is as Western Australian as the Nullarbor Plain, Kim Beazley, and the Fremantle Doctor.
He’s not only been a vet for 50 years in most parts of rural Western Australia, but also has a media profile as the real-life vet to Red Dog, the kelpie who famously roamed WA’s Pilbara region in the ’70s. In recent years Fenny has also become a reality TV star in the series,
Now in his early 70s, looking after creatures great and small has been the centre of Fenny’s life. But he has also branched out from being an animal vet to becoming a serial entrepreneur, using the veterinary facilities he set up to establish a broader business empire.