Images depicting the role working animals played in Britain’s history were released to mark International Working Animal Day and raise awareness of those still toiling today.
An international team of scientists has identified genetic mutations that could potentially allow avian influenza strain H7N9 to cross the species barrier and spread between humans.
A project aimed at “radically enhancing” understanding of canine genetics and inherited disease by creating the UK’s largest dog genome bank has reached another major milestone.
With a nose like that: music legend Sir Paul McCartney has thrown his support behind 2017's Wetnose Day, the charity initiative that aims to raise funds for animals in need across the UK.
A fund-raising campaign – plus support from a fellow charity – has succeeded in preventing the closure of a Worldwide Veterinary Service animal shelter in remote northern Thailand.
Adapted from an existing feline TB test, the assay assists in the diagnosis of suspected canine or feline TB cases, as well as helping to categorise the type of Mycobacterium involved.
Members of the profession can enhance their knowledge around dog bite prevention and behaviour at a special event in London this month, hosted by It's Me or the Dog presenter Victoria Stilwell.
In a Guide Dogs-funded study, University of Nottingham vet school researchers have developed a new tool that can be used to predict a young dog’s likelihood of successfully completing guide dog training.
Owners are being warned to ensure their dogs are fully up to date with vaccinations after an outbreak of a highly virulent strain of parvovirus near one of the UK’s most densely populated dog walking areas.
A woman who abandoned her poorly, elderly dog in a dustbin to die has been given 80 hours of community service and banned from keeping animals for life.
The BVA and Britain’s largest canine welfare charity have expressed disappointment at a decision by members of the Scottish Parliament that could reverse a ban on docking certain working dogs’ tails.
A record-breaking number of delegates flocked to the Veterinary Education for Tomorrow (VET) Festival 2017 for a packed programme with a well-being theme.
