The charity says it fears rescue teams will be busier than ever in the run-up to Christmas after significant rise in reported incidents.

The Irish-owned global animal health company has set up a sterile injectable manufacturing facility in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, to supply China, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Organisers report double the number of delegates at second VetLed Veterinary Patient Safety Summit hosted at Harper and Keele Veterinary School on 8 November.

As part of its efforts for Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18-24 November) the association appeals directly to equestrians to not hold on to prescribed antibiotics for a rainy day.

RSPCA chief vet Caroline Allen has defended her charity’s calls for a ban on greyhound racing after a senior vet working in the discipline claimed it is delivering on a strategy organisation had helped draw up.

Individuals from IVC Evidensia raise £6,000 for StreetVet in high-level fund-raising effort.

Veterinary Vision has been recognised at the top level of Cat Friendly Practice under the International Society of Feline Medicine’s scheme.

Its work, as it also prepares to become the UK’s latest veterinary school, has been recognised with a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education.

Reluctance to take on the Persians from charity’s rescue centres at odds with popularity of kittens.

Birmingham vet centre – one of the largest in UK – has capacity to treat up to 10,000 pets a year.

A new digital platform aims to help vets treating the condition after more than three-quarters of survey respondents said they linked key signs to old age.

The college has agreed to work with the Advanced Veterinary Care Foundation in Mumbai to help improve standards and increase collaboration.

Owners are being urged to act quickly to secure exemptions to keep their pets before the ban comes into force early in the new year.

Around 100 companies and organisations have given support to the plan that sets out the industry’s objectives for the next five years.

The association’s president said Steve Barclay had taken over the department at “a critical time” and urged him to work with them on new veterinary legislation and other subjects.

Movement restrictions are in place around the site near Canterbury, where a single cow was confirmed to have the virus over the weekend.

Researchers say work on analysing dozens of samples is expected to be completed early in the new year and has “very exciting” potential.

Advice has been reissued to owners after an American study raised fears of a potential decline in effectiveness from the two main treatments available in the UK.