January 2019

Well-being of veterinary professionals continues to be a strong theme at VET Festival – and this year’s event will feature international yoga teacher Lara Heimann alongside a host of top clinical experts.

4 mins

Tributes paid to vet who played a pivotal role in developing some of the profession’s leading associations and who laid the groundwork for today's Veterinary Times.

7 mins

Former RCVS president Bradley Viner said more could be done to raise awareness of the importance of clinical governance in relation to enhanced animal care.

3 mins

RSA Insurance Group says new initiative – covering More Than, John Lewis, Tesco and Argos-branded policies – avoids need for forms and pays owners directly for pets’ medication.

3 mins

Study conducted retrospectively across two decades reveals lifespan of overweight dogs compared to dogs of an ideal weight.

7 mins

Trading Standards team spent “a number of years” bringing Welsh farmer – who was running a fraudulent puppy breeding business – to justice.

4 mins

Animal welfare researcher and study author Emma Gosling said little hard evidence existed into the rabbit industry and question marks hung over the type of rabbits being bred and sold.

3 mins

Honour reflects Anna Meredith’s work as a veterinarian across a career focused on zoological and conservation medicine and wildlife population health.

5 mins

December 2018

Kody had been stumbling, falling and veering to one side, and was diagnosed and treated at North Downs Specialist Referrals.

4 mins

Mini lion lop rabbit undergoes surgery at Glasgow's Vets ’n’ Pets Family Roundhouse Veterinary Hospital to insert pins as thin as sewing thread into its shin.

4 mins

Battered bull lurcher that needed round-the-clock care, paid for by £4,000 in donations from worried well-wishers, goes home with RVN who helped treat him.

8 mins

Anyone looking to buy or adopt a puppy or kitten below six months must now either deal directly with the breeder or with an animal rehoming centre.

5 mins

Inquisitive hound finds himself in doghouse – and requiring emergency treatment at the veterinary practice – after scoffing Christmas cake.

6 mins

Emma Milne's book Picking a Pedigree? is written to help education of prospective pet owners by offering science-based information.

6 mins

Charity is urging supporters to help working donkeys in Tanzania by donating towards provision of doughnut bandages.

4 mins

“Most of us have instruments and implants lurking at the back of the cupboard that have become redundant. These could be really helpful to the clinic in Goa” – specialist Andy Moores.

4 mins

Champion event rider Mary King, who won three medals at the Olympic Games from 1992 to 2012, has been a keen supporter of the charity for many years.

4 mins

Latest survey figures from the BVA show increasing numbers of vets see Brexit as a threat to the profession.

6 mins

Labradoodle Bessie believed to have swallowed wooden skewer at summer barbecue before it perforated her oesophagus and migrated into the chest, where it remained lodged.

5 mins

Car maker Ford has produced a concept ‘quiet kennel’ for nervous pets that uses smart technology to cancel out firework noise.

2 mins