A member of the RCVS Governing Council has spoken of his own multiple suicide attempts at the launch of a new initiative designed to tackle mental health stigma in health professions.
A husband and wife team say they have “filled a gap” within the veterinary industry by combining their animal care expertise to create zoo-related CPD.
The BVA and BVNA have launched a new campaign encouraging the veterinary family, UK governments and the general public to show their support for “team vet”.
The college says the donation of 50 elephant feet from zoos and safari parks across the EU have provided an “invaluable insight” of foot disease in the species.
Pan-European initiatives to reduce and rethink the use of antimicrobials in animals, in a bid to combat the spread of antimicrobial resistance, have been announced.
A high-tech, non-invasive instrument that gives unprecedented diagnostic access to a dog’s gastrointestinal tract has been hailed a success by one of the first UK vets to use it.
Veterinary practices, PR agencies and industry marketers are being invited to showcase their PR campaigns by entering this year’s Veterinary Marketing Association PR Award for 2016.
Veterinary authorities have reacted with dismay to the news an American citizen has died from an infection that proved resistant to all known antimicrobial drugs.
“Safeguarding international trade through disease control and surveillance” is the theme of the third Official Veterinarian Conference, which will take place in Swindon on 21-22 September.
A vet has called for a working protocol between police and local councils to deal with horse abandonment after putting up £4,000 to track down those who left dying horses in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
