Defra halted imports from Ukraine, Poland, Belarus and Romania for health reasons, and also to free up quarantine space for the owned pets of refugees coming to the UK from the war zone.

SPVS and VMG event is back face-to-face for the first time since before the pandemic, with four lecture streams planned across two days.

Tim Richardson is confirmed as new Linnaeus COO following his successful leadership of several primary care and referral practices.

The 1,000th registrant to the NOAH Animal Medicines Best Practice training scheme has been reported.

Yorkshire veterinary nurse will scale world-famous, 52-metre-high attraction tomorrow for Vetlife.

Four streams – two for companion animal and one each for equine and farm – plus an exhibition of 18 companies, brought people to Truro for day of learning.

Cockburn Vets in Coalville, Leicestershire wins a second successive gold award in the national scheme, while Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service also comes out on top again.

NOAH, AnimalhealthEurope and the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe among those spreading awareness of vaccines’ contribution in animal health and welfare as part of 20 April celebrations.

IVC Evidensia division sponsors the University of Bristol vet school’s hockey team, providing cow print hockey shirts for the players.

Third annual conference will be held on 2 September and features a range of speakers, including Sarah Heath, Anne McBride, Nathalie Dowgray and Sue Paterson.

Premier Vet Alliance has moved the times of three webinars in April, May and June to 7:30pm because of the challenges affecting depleted practice teams.

Linnaeus-owned Southfields Veterinary Specialists, Essex will offer visitors the chance for a behind-the-scenes tour of its new 40,000 sq ft, £16 million hospital.

Officials are concerned about the health risks for the UK of large numbers of rescue animals entering the country, and instead Defra wants to prioritise pets of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Association brings in leadership advocate Richard Casey to accelerate delivery of the WSAVA’s goals.

The Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations and The Webinar Vet teamed up for the event, which ran all day on 9 April and featured 19 live sessions.

Former BVA president Sean Wensley publishes book that aims to put the veterinary profession at the forefront of the societal discussion about animal welfare.

Mind Matters Initiative announces collaboration with the BVNA and VetLed to launch number of new initiatives, including training sessions, campaigns and workshops to tackle the problem. 

The new checklist-based tool from MSD Animal Health is designed to help users develop an action plan to help shepherds address key areas of flock health and productivity.