March 2017

A dog that captured the hearts of animal lovers nationwide when CCTV revealed the moment it was abandoned is coming on leaps and bounds, according to the RSPCA.

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Cat owners on low incomes have benefited from a collaboration between vets, animal welfare organisations and pharmaceutical companies in a charity neutering day.

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CVO Nigel Gibbens has welcomed the publication of the world’s largest pig welfare study, which assessed 5,463,348 pigs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland over the course of three years.

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Danetre Health's “Photizo to the Rescue” campaign allows people to nominate their favourite rescue charity or not-for-profit rescue to become Photizo’s "Rescue of the Month" and receive a Photizo Vetcare device.

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Vets and VNs are being urged to help raise awareness about the threat from ticks, as well as the preventive measures to protect dogs, cats and their owners from the risk of tick-borne illnesses, such as Lyme disease.

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More than 100 volunteers have been recruited to trial the RCVS’ proposed outcomes-based system of measuring and recording learning and development.

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The latest issue of the free-to-read European Journal of Companion Animal Practice is now available online, featuring interactive papers and podcasts, as well as veterinary app and book reviews.

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Clinical director at Vets Now Amanda Boag has been elected by RCVS council as the college’s new junior vice-president, replacing Stephen May.

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UK-based vets and VNs are being offered the opportunity of working at a flourishing new practice on the west coast of India as it seeks to expand its team.

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The RCVS will be raising awareness of its Mind Matters Initiative and promoting the Practice Standards Scheme Awards at this year’s BSAVA Congress, it has said.

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A Kent couple who sold sick puppies have been jailed for causing unnecessary suffering to dogs after the RSPCA carried out an undercover investigation.

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Veterinary professionals will have the chance to don their dancing shoes at the Veterinary Education for Tomorrow (VET) Festival party night in June.

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ZSL London Zoo’s resident rockhopper penguin Ricky is on the move to Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire to p-p-pick up a mate.

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More than 100 delegates came together at Wood Green in Cambridgeshire for a range of lectures and discussions on charitable veterinary care.

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Research has detailed how a new vaccine has protected cows from respiratory syncytial virus infection, thought to be the main cause of the majority of respiratory diseases in cattle.

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Davies Veterinary Specialists has presented a £5,500 cheque to charity after some impressive fund-raising by staff was matched by their generous employer.

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A cat that almost died after having boiling water poured over it has pulled through following intensive veterinary treatment from staff who were “horrified” by the attack.

Vets are being urged to encourage horse owners to take part in the 2017 National Equine Health Survey – one of the UK’s most important equine endemic disease-monitoring initiatives.

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The Bella Moss Foundation is looking for enthusiastic and outgoing volunteers to help promote its objectives and activity at BSAVA Congress this April.

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Scientists are confident of bringing back the woolly mammoth using advanced gene splicing techniques.

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