June 2020

Royal college announces it will consult the profession on plans to drop criminal standard of proof in disciplinary cases.

8 mins

Four videos covering the sensitive subject of weight management in horses have now been uploaded to BEVA’s online learning platform.

6 mins

Association hopes new resource will aid veterinary professionals in their discussions with clients about feeding their pets.

3 mins

College to run free sessions for vets and VNs to help them address challenges created during the COVID-19 pandemic.

7 mins

“Publication of this research is important as it provides veterinarians with additional evidence of the commercial test’s accuracy” – Corrine Austin, director at Austin Davis Biologics.

5 mins

“We’ve gathered some of the highest-rated speakers from our worldwide portfolio of events to bring practical and relevant CPD to your own laptop, PC or tablet...” – Charlotte Ellicott, Vet Show.

4 mins

“… if you are monitoring worm egg counts on a fortnightly basis and have only just taken a count before the rain arrived, don’t assume all is okay…” – sheep vet Fiona Lovatt.

5 mins

Multi-disciplinary team swings into action to save the life of a 10-year-old cocker spaniel.

5 mins

International Cat Care and its veterinary branch the International Society of Feline Medicine say academy will allow feline vets across the world to collaborate on and share research.

3 mins

Team at Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists treats young Labrador retriever diagnosed with rare congenital heart disease.

6 mins

Overall winner and two other vets from UK take the top awards in scheme that promotes clinical and subclinical case study submissions from across Europe.

4 mins

Leading vet-led animal welfare charity announces grants of up to £30,000 for research projects during ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and continuing social distancing.

5 mins

May 2020

Growing number of vets planning to leave the profession due to the impact of COVID-19, according to CM Research’s latest Veterinary Industry Tracker.

7 mins

“It was great to see so many veterinary colleagues and pet owners coming together online to honour the exceptional work carried out by some of the best veterinary professionals in the country” – James Barnes, Petplan.

3 mins

The college will be holding two disciplinary hearings online in June to consider applications from two vets to be restored to the register.

2 mins

“Being able to treat these conditions using novel surgeries is a real differentiator for us" – Tom Cardy of Cave Veterinary Specialists.

5 mins

In an open letter to the UK’s upper chamber, presidents of the BCVA, Sheep Veterinary Society and Goat Veterinary Society call for help in getting British food safeguards.

9 mins

Vet Wellbeing Awards suspended due to coronavirus, but RCVS and SPVS have announced that practices can nominate individuals for Practice Wellbeing Star 2020.

4 mins

University of Glasgow professor Ian Ramsey to head association for 2020-21 and oversee move of congress to its new home in Manchester.

5 mins

Research article by The Donkey Sanctuary highlighting link between welfare of working equids and well-being of their owners is accepted in peer-reviewed scientific journal.

4 mins