Discussion, held as part of the annual SPVS Congress in Birmingham, also heard calls for the development of a framework to aid appropriate deployment of the technology.
Police investigating the death of a woman in Essex have warned against speculating about the type of dogs involved in the incident, amid claims they may have been XL bullies.
Duncan Phillips said regulation of the professions, together with ministerial attitudes towards it, have “simply not kept pace” with the rate of their transformation.
Senior vet and academic Dan O’Neill said the findings emphasised the “health and welfare crisis” with several popular breeds and importance of responsible ownership.
Number of exemption certificates issued could outnumber euthanasia compensation claims by as many as 300 to one ahead of registration deadline at noon tomorrow (31 January).
Leading industry figures also tell Parliamentary inquiry that action is needed “sooner rather than later”, amid concerns about a current lack of political engagement.
Team at Southfields Veterinary Specialists carry out life-changing surgery on feline patient Sypha after air rifle pellet found lodged in her nasopharynx.
Team of veterinary professionals from multiple services involved in treatment of cocker spaniel born with rare congenital anomaly – two additional limbs fused together and an extra vulva.
