Owners to be offered a free test as part of project being run by clinicians from nine CVS Group practices across south-west England to gather more data on affected dogs.
The Badger Trust has called for a coordinated non-cull approach to be adopted across Britain and an end to what it views as “anti-badger rhetoric” in policy.
Three organisations have announced plans to offer financial assistance to owners who have sought ownership ban exemptions for their dogs with the support of veterinary practices.
With a total of 36 animals now known to have contracted the virus, a senior vet has urged farmers to act now to seek the right to move animals out of restricted areas if they need to for welfare reasons.
University of Bristol’s small animal centre says it is the first vet school hospital to be part of the project, which is run jointly by Dogs Trust and the British Veterinary Behaviour Association.
College opens short course to help veterinary professionals remain compliant with its code of conduct in situations where it may be necessary to disclose information without a pet owner’s consent.
The Andes mountains are among the obstacles in David Hodges’ way as he bids to ride coast-to-coast from western Chile to Buenos Aires for cat welfare charity.
Webinar to advise vets on the present situation hears vaccine ultimately needed to tackle outbreak, amid fears about the potential for case numbers to keep rising during 2024.
Efra select committee backs the idea, initially proposed by the BVA, amid growing fears about the procedure’s health effects and wider unease about the legislative plan itself.
UK CVO Christine Middlemiss praises colleagues’ “professionalism and resilience” in 2023 and says she is “very keen that we manage to progress a new Vet Surgeons Act”.
Issue is part of a broader exercise seeking public views on whether new licensing requirements in Wales should be applied to animal-related activities such as rescue centres.
