October 2022

Having appointed a new environment secretary, Rishi Sunak has been urged to prioritise animal welfare legislation on his first full day in the job.

6 mins

Practice group says course will equip mentors with additional skills to develop graduate vet students and student nurses into high-flying veterinary professionals.

5 mins

Officials told delegates at BCVA Congress they aim to have a viable jab for use on cattle by 2025.

8 mins

Peter Shergold, Cats Protection’s head of field operations, concerned by rapid increase in number of  owners buying cats online and fewer adopting from rescues.

12 mins

Society of Greyhound Veterinarians' Michael Watts fears thousands of dogs could face being euthanised if a campaign for the abolition of UK greyhound racing succeeds.

14 mins

Held at Marlow Rowing Club in Buckinghamshire on 14 October, the event provided a forum for learning and ideas exchange with the aim of transforming veterinary patient safety and standards of care.

6 mins

Vets, VNs and SQPs are able to attend the free CPD webinar being run by Zoetis on 26 October.

3 mins

The role of the farm vet has “increasing relevance in today’s world”, Colin Mason said in his first comments after taking up the position.

5 mins

Delegates have been urged to get behind the ongoing Animal Health and Welfare Pathway project on the first day of the annual gathering in Birmingham.

6 mins

Stakeholders from across the veterinary sector met at Brockholes Nature Reserve near Preston last month for the first Veterinary Green Discussion Forum.

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Charity volunteers enjoyed two days of CPD featuring lectures, workshops and inspirational speakers.  

8 mins

Eleven of the team members at Stanley House Veterinary Group have clocked up almost three centuries of service to the sector between them.

7 mins

The BVA president has warned plans to only guarantee energy price support through the winter could force owners into “difficult decisions”.

6 mins

VetCT and Exotic Vet Support raise awareness about potential for delayed or misdiagnosis of acute surgical abdominal conditions in rabbits, including gastric dilation and volvulus.

5 mins

The Cats and Their Stats Report 2022, released by Cats Protection, also indicated much greater reluctance to visit a vet among owners already worried about other living costs.

13 mins

Professionals are being urged to put forward peers who they think deserve recognition for outstanding work in the field.

7 mins

BVA president warns the veterinary sector is already feeling the effects of the continuing economic crisis.

8 mins

The boss of a Wiltshire veterinary hospital is stepping down after a career spanning four decades.

6 mins

BVA president Malcolm Morley says the issue should be top of the agenda for talks between UK and EU leaders, with current arrangements due to expire at the end of the year.

5 mins

Research team at VetPlus has teamed up with animal behaviour specialists Company of Animals and app developer Arch for app that tracks behaviour and highlights anything of concern.

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