A future Labour government says trading, training and keeping primates would be made a criminal offence.

The widely anticipated manual is a comprehensive starting point on medicine and surgery for a fast-growing sector of animal ownership, says association.

Researchers investigated the patterns of acquiring and clearing these nasal microbes, which have not previously been studied in detail. 

Call for employees who are grieving following the death of a family animal to be allowed time off work.

World-first study reveals dogs are able to detect lung infections at ultra-low concentrations.

High level Campylobacter contamination has decreased considerably, but remains high in smaller retailers, butchers and independents.

Researchers disagree with traditional theory that cats ingest grass to make themselves throw up when they are feeling ill.

Investigations are ongoing, but at present this appears to be unrelated to the cases in Devon and Dorset earlier in the year.

Picnicking Romanian tourists have been blamed for spreading the deadly haemorrhagic disease by the Bulgarian prime minister.

New research investigating a rare, but aggressive, cancer – histiocytic sarcoma – will be hugely beneficial to one of the UK’s native gun dogs.

Select committee calls for evidence into illegal smuggling of dogs from European Union into UK.

Data shows 2018 was the worst yet for complaints about the puppy trade in England to the RSPCA’s 24-hour emergency hotline.

Noel Fitzpatrick has been pictured in a cage as he seeks to raise awareness about the welfare issues surrounding some commercial puppy breeding operations.