May 2024

New rules will come into force in England next month and cat owners are being encouraged to get their pets chipped before the deadline.

8 mins

Vets have two chances to attend, with dates set as 11 June and 13 June.

2 mins

Not-for-profit social enterprise was established by volunteers in 2019 with a mission to support professions to improve health and well-being of animals, people and environment.

5 mins

Trimble Group says new facility will meet growing need of animal health sector in creating cutting-edge and engaging content.

3 mins

Two vaccines have now been approved for emergency use in the Netherlands and an academic believes the rollout there will have a crucial influence on the scale of any new outbreak here.

9 mins

A campaigner who is planning legal action over current plans for future bTB control policy believes a shift may be accelerated when voters head to the polls.

7 mins

A judge has ruled the major vet firm was in breach of its contract with former clinical operations director Ciara McCormack over a dispute that led to her exit from the company two years ago.

7 mins

A leading academic advocate of the diet says he is more confident of his team’s findings, after new analysis raised questions over health claims linked to the approach.

10 mins

Association has partnered with the Links group and Hestia to support people experiencing domestic abuse. 

7 mins

Increased degree funding and debt relief for vet students are among the ideas that a Commons committee has asked to be reviewed.

5 mins

Increased monitoring, greater public awareness and work towards new approaches to infections are among priorities outlined in document.

9 mins

The BVA has urged political parties and individual candidates to engage with the sector and local clinicians ahead of polling day on 4 July.

5 mins

Anna Judson tells association’s Scottish dinner it had been “painful” to see how the profession was “misrepresented” after the Competition and Markets Authority published its report in March.

9 mins

Welfare organisations have welcomed the new law, which has been granted Royal Assent, following decades of campaigning.

6 mins

Vet sector professionals urged to go further in recognising non-human rights during the Animal Welfare Foundation’s annual discussion forum in London.

9 mins

Kentdale Referrals in Cumbria is among the first practices in the world to be accredited by Zero Pain Philosophy, joining a handful of others in the UK.

5 mins

With time running out to neuter older dogs, charity leaders have urged owners who need help to seek it now before funding runs out.

7 mins

The 75-year-old monarch succeeds his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, in a role she held prior to her death two years ago.

2 mins

Dozens of people took part in the session, which was designed to help owners do the right thing for their pets in an emergency.

4 mins

A vet and RVN are preparing to dig deep on wheels, on foot and on water for a leading medical charity.

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