November 2024

Police and the Food Standards Agency are continuing their inquiries, although officials stress there is no current safety risk to the public.

3 mins

A disciplinary panel said it felt Shakira Free Miles had sought to justify her actions, but there was no evidence that her views could bring further harm to either animals or the profession.

7 mins

World Horse Welfare head Roly Owers acknowledges need for further improvements at group’s annual conference, but insists not everything should change.

8 mins

The island is one of three new areas to be added to the restricted zone after new cases were detected.

3 mins

Move comes as a campaign group warns that plans for the latest round of culling activity mean it is likely badgers will become extinct in several parts of England.

10 mins

The Ruby Goodhew Foundation has been launched to support student vet nurses following the death from leukaemia of Ruby Cabral – née Goodhew – in October 2023.

4 mins

Key aspects of the college’s reform agenda were backed by council members yesterday (7 November), despite calls in some quarters for more dramatic change.

8 mins

Move brings four UK registration database brands – Animal Tracker, Microchip Central, Animalmicrochips and We Trace Pets – under Identicare banner.

3 mins

Biosecurity specialist manufacturer signs five-year agreement with the veterinary group.

4 mins

Restrictions have been set up around a farm in East Yorkshire where the virus has been confirmed.

5 mins

Latest veterinary degree programme also attracting interest from outside Scotland, with third of all applications for 2025-26 academic year from elsewhere.

9 mins

Another county has been added to the restricted zone as more cases linked to the transit of animals from areas affected by the disease were detected in North Yorkshire.

4 mins

Cats and Their Stats analysis by Cats Protection warns “rash breeding decisions”, plus more kittens needing homes and depiction of one concerning one in a major film, make current problems worse.

9 mins

Animal Aspirations has celebrated the progress made since its launch five years ago, but warned more still needs to be done.

6 mins

The possibility of professionals being given the chance to vote for members of a college committee has been mooted ahead of a key meeting later this week.

8 mins

The Pirbright Institute has carried out the first comparative study of traditionally used Göttingen minipigs against the larger model for testing duration of laboratory-made monoclonal antibodies.

4 mins

UK Pet Food finds just 4% of surveyed owners thought their pet was overweight, while half admitted they had never sought veterinary advice on the issue.

9 mins

Vet Laura, now 31, finished fourth in the 3,000m on the indoor track in Prague in 2015, while she was still a student, but she gets the medal after the winner’s later disqualification for doping offences.

3 mins

October 2024

TV star joined other big name ambassadors at the charity’s seventh annual conference which was held in London from 16 to 17 October.

5 mins

New study from the RVC and the University of Southampton suggests saddles fitted to the curve of a horse back when it is still may not be optimal for distributing weight when moving.

6 mins