Brexit deadlock risks increasing animal deaths and suffering unless the current stalemate is fixed quickly, a senior sector leader has warned.

Plans include proposals to remove the requirement - under certain circumstances - for vets to conduct a physical exam before deeming an animal to be 'under their care'.

BVA President Justine Shotton told the organisation’s Annual Welsh Dinner that the pressures of Brexit, COVID-19 and the rise in pet ownership were taking an “unsustainable” toll on the profession.

“Our amazing people are core to our success and investing in them… is vital to make sure we attract and retain talented vets, vet nurses and support teams” – Duncan Phillips, UK and Ireland chief executive.

More than 250 vets are already registered to provide data to Medicine Hub, an industry-wide initiative to collect data on the amount of antibiotics being used in cattle and sheep.

As the profession grapples with a growing recruitment and retention crisis, and vet teams are increasingly stretched, neutering appointments are proving more difficult for owners to book.

Three vets have been suspended from practice over the dishonest submission of mobility score assessments in cows.

VMG president Rich Casey has urged practitioners to be transparent and face the challenges head on as families and businesses continue to feel the squeeze.

Warwick John Seymour-Hamilton, who was first struck off in 1994, has failed in his latest successive attempt to be restored to the RCVS register of practising veterinary surgeons.

More than 900 cases required from primary care vets in UK for study aiming to help avoid unnecessary use and help to tackle antimicrobial resistance.

Since 2020 the number of clinics has increased ten-fold as the demand for breeds such as pugs and French bulldogs has soared – despite the wealth of evidence highlighting the many health problems suffered by these breeds.

Independent family owned The Pet Vet acquires eight surgeries in deal, which has come about after CVS agreed to unwind its earlier £20.4 million acquisition of Quality Pet Care.

Sharp increase in imports of both dogs with cropped ears and declawed cats, fall in rescue centre adoptions and big rise in owners with no experience all noted in PDSA’s 2022 report.  

Vets urged not to refer wild birds brought into their practices to the charity, because of the risk of spreading the infection.

International group makes its latest senior appointment and announces plans for a new referral board.

Elizabeth Berry has warned of the growing need for workers, just as the numbers coming to work in the UK are falling. 

Vet Sustain and VetSalus are teaming up for an inaugural online training course launching on 4 July to empower farm animal vets and paraprofessionals around the world.

The RVC is among dozens of institutions to offer support to the war-torn country’s higher education sector in a scheme officials hope will lead to longer-term collaboration.