Patients are expected at the new London Vet Specialists site in Hammersmith this summer as bosses say they are already expanding their team ahead of the move.

The BVA has described the move as “an important step”, despite pressure from unionist politicians for even more dramatic steps.

Initial restrictions on the controversial type are set to come into force later this month, but an ownership ban is not planned until the end of July.

Officials say the cattle are being kept at their present locations, with further mitigation measures in place, while reduced midge activity has reduced the risk of further transmission.

Henlow Veterinary Centre bosses said it was “shocked” and “thrilled” by its success at the society’s annual congress, and hopes its story can now help others.

Trust leaders hope public support for their latest petition can force a change in approach, despite Defra’s insistence that the controversial programme will continue.

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).

A range of challenges are being planned by the charity ahead of a major celebration event this autumn.

Leading industry figures also tell Parliamentary inquiry that action is needed “sooner rather than later”, amid concerns about a current lack of political engagement.

Vets and owners are being urged to move quickly as a new scheme to offer financial assistance towards neutering costs opens next week.

Positive Pawprint report details success in three main pillars: caring for people, patients and the planet.

Newly published analysis from the Dogs Trust and Oxford Economics found what they call “dogflation” was twice as high as overall inflation last month.

Interim accreditation arrangements will remain in place for the time being, subject to annual review, following a vote of the college’s council.

Welfare campaigners have warmly welcomed new plans that would allow maximum five-year jail sentences for offenders who take pet cats or dogs.

Dogs Trust leaders say financial challenges remain an ‘ongoing’ problem as they reveal more than 45,000 people contacted charity about giving up pets in 2023.

A vet who will join a vaccination team in India next month is then planning to get airborne in a different way for the cause when she returns.

Newly released RVC analysis found four in five pandemic puppy owners had used at least one aversive training measure on their dogs and nearly all those surveyed experienced some form of behavioural issue.

Officials say rapidly rising costs mean businesses should pay more towards a national testing scheme for food products of animal origin.

The BVU has urged employers to talk to their staff about security measures after a man who attacked a vet in his own practice was sent to prison.

Edinburgh government says it will introduce the same rules that are currently being implemented in England and Wales, but claims they should not be viewed as a ban.

A new PDSA clinic that will provide treatment to some RSPCA clients is expected to open in the spring.

Calls for a new, Britain-wide approach to bTB have been rejected by the department as it maintains its approach is working.

Details of the measures north of the border are due to be outlined by ministers tomorrow (18 January), as charity leaders urge them to learn lessons from England and Wales.

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have worked with Dogs Trust on the GenPup-M system, which they hope to turn into an app for owners to use.