March 2019

Insurance provider Legal and General has revealed survey data showing 1 in 4 dog owners said they worried their vet personally judged how well they looked after their animals.

3 mins

Research to investigate the epidemiology of canine heatstroke in the UK after the RSPCA received 8,000 calls to report animals in hot environments in 2017.

4 mins

Those wishing to take advantage of cheap early bird tickets for the CAW Head Nurse Congress have until 31 March to do so.

3 mins

Import of animal medicines will be prioritised in the event of a no-deal Brexit through additional freight capacity arranged by Government.

5 mins

A shirt signed by a 2017-8 England rugby union squad is up for auction to raise funds for the charity, which helps smallholder families in Africa.

3 mins

New figures show both the BVD Stamp It Out initiative and BVDFree England campaign are gaining traction, but vets are being urged to make another push against the disease.

3 mins

New programme available that includes both theory and cadaver-based practical courses across a range of topics relevant to first-opinion practitioners.

3 mins

Three new cases confirmed – bringing UK total to 184, with two months of the traditional cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy “season” left to run.

3 mins

“The new mobile unit will provide us with an amazing opportunity to reach more donors and make sure we have blood products available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year” – John Hill.

4 mins

Laura Muir is already focused on more success after winning both the 1,500m and the 3,000m at the European Indoor Championships.

5 mins

The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order will mean Natural England can no longer issue release licences for grey squirrels.

4 mins

An emergency Sunday call-out for a recent graduate resulted in a rescue mission to save an elderly gentleman stuck up to his neck in slurry.

4 mins

“Those fighting the war on poaching in Africa are making real progress and it is progress which our clients, through their generosity, are now partners in bringing about” – Medivet.

5 mins

“We are confident that we have made every effort to ensure continuity of supply of veterinary medicines in the UK” – NOAH/VMD.

4 mins

February 2019

Blue Cross calls for breed-specific legislation to be repealed to save the lives of dogs condemned to die “purely on appearance”.

4 mins

A German manufacturer of toys for domestic cats has made super-sized, strengthened versions for big cats in a UK zoo.

5 mins

In 2018, officers rescued more than 22,000 cats and received more than 150,000 calls about cats to its national control centre – the equivalent of 18 calls every hour.

2 mins

Campaign follows research from the 2018 PAW Report revealing more than half of veterinary professionals believe they have seen an increase in dog behavioural issues in the past two years.

4 mins

Research finds shared specific personality traits, and that each changes over time, according to largest study of its kind.

5 mins

Stacey Godbold, from Paddons Veterinary Surgeons in Cambridgeshire, is first to receive British Veterinary Receptionist Association’s gold accredited award.

4 mins