In a video posted to Facebook, former Royal Marine Pen Farthing says “Taliban have moved in next door to our shelter” and is refusing to leave until all staff have left the country.
In the largest study of its kind, VetCompass used a year’s worth of anonymised data from more than 22,000 dogs and found about 12.5% of all dogs studied (2,797 dogs) were affected by dental disease.
The co-founder of Vets4Pets, Tim Harrison, has launched Harrison Family Vets in Reading, with ambitious plans to open as many as 75 practices across the country by the end of the decade.
Andrew Michael Dobson has been removed from the RCVS register after carrying out a pre-purchase exam on a horse, despite his membership having lapsed due to non payment of annual renewal fees.
“This year we saw that a majority of the successful applicants were women and I hope that this trend towards a more diverse range of applicants will continue” – fellowship board chairman John Innes.
EU’s International Research Consortium on Animal Health (STAR-IDAZ IRC) is calling on veterinary professionals to learn from the coronavirus pandemic and more actively study zoonotic viruses.
Programme will be hosted virtually by the BSAVA Regions for the first time in the form of seven half-day programmes from September 2021 until March 2022.
Veterinary nurse Donna Brotherton and her husband Mark are offering a £10,000 reward for the return of their dog after brazen thieves pushed their son to the ground and stole border terrier Melchett.
Independent practices and larger groups have all struggled to fill multiple vacancies covering all areas of the industry, with some even stooping to “unprofessional” headhunting practices to fill their rosters.
A high court has ruled that an RVN’s beloved pet alpaca must be euthanised within eight days for carrying bTB, despite evidence disputing the accuracy of tests designed to identify the presence of the disease.
Test results will be added to the dog’s registration details, triggering publication of the result in the next available Breed Records supplement and on the Health Test Results Finder on The Kennel Club website.
Pilots include support such as monthly professional skills training, well-being support and a one-to-one mentoring framework as part of internship programmes.
PetMedix says successful performance of first fully canine antibodies in dog trial paves the way for next-generation technology to meet therapeutic needs in fast-growing pet health market.
