More than £13,000 will be shared between two organisations after more than 30 staff and friends took on a popular walking challenge in Yorkshire.

Applications are now open for the first Discovery and Impact grants to be offered through the RCVS Mind Matters Initiative.

While it backs scrapping the current council election system, the BVNA called for nurses to be seen as of “equal merit” in governance matters.

Due to open this autumn, CVTC Harrogate will be the third nurse training centre for the group.

With cases now recorded close to the Channel coast on the continent, the latest Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)-led webinar on the virus heard a renewed plea for vigilance.

Three puppies that were dumped in bushes near Colchester have each found homes linked to the veterinary practice group that treated them.

Officials say the new resources have been developed with the input of both clinicians and pet owners, with one saying she would be “very at ease” if they were used at her future consultations.

Charity bosses say they need to act to ensure they have capacity they need to meet demand for services.

A long-serving veterinary nurse has sought her own removal from the RCVS register to settle disciplinary proceedings over the removal of a microchip from a cat at a Suffolk practice.

Illness couldn’t stop Neah Evans from claiming a second Olympic medal in Paris, although Laura Muir was edged out in a spectacular 1,500 metres final.

Practice leaders say it is  “an honour” to be able to help animals living at a sanctuary that helps older and terminally ill pet owners.

In its strongest criticism yet of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) process, a senior BVA official described some aspects of the authority’s current thinking as “worrying”.

Police and charities are working together to tackle the problem as new RSPCA data suggests attacks on cats more than doubled in the first half of this year.

Defra is under renewed pressure to act on its pledge to halt the controversial scheme after two campaign groups launched a legal challenge against the granting of additional cull licences in England.

A vet and academic believes an emerging discipline that explores more of the social aspects of veterinary medicine can help students prepare for life in practice.

Despite concerns about challenges faced by the breed, and ongoing calls for the sport's abolition, officials say work to support prospective owners will continue.

New figures have revealed neglect reports to the charity relating to the dog type more than trebled in the first half of this year, while incidents of intentional harm nearly doubled.

Officials hope the new event, which takes place during November’s London Vet show, will celebrate the profession amid its current challenges.

The RCVS has been urged to support external scrutiny of the veterinary sector as part of current plans to reform the organisation’s governance.