Members and non-members alike have been told their feedback is “vital” as the group’s president urged them to take part.

Synergy Farm Health will launch its new online scheme, which it hopes will help producers to prove they meet industry standards, at an event next week.

The claim was made as one of the profession’s largest care providers, the CVS Group, announced significant revenue and profit increases in its latest annual results.

Anna Judson took up the top role during the association’s Members’ Day event in Glasgow.

Dog owners, whose pets have suffered paralysis, are being actively recruited to take part in a trial of new technology which researchers hope could make it easier to predict how dogs will recover.

Campaigners have described the number as “an important milestone”, but warn much more still needs to be done to eradicate the disease for good.

The organisation’s inaugural Veterinary Business Excellence Awards are part of a packed agenda, which includes a Vet Times Big 6 Live discussion on artificial intelligence.

Although moves to define and outlaw the breed won’t apply in Northern Ireland, the USPCA says the plan has raised fears among owners there.

The Action for Animal Health Coalition has welcomed a new global commitment to prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics, but warned it won’t be enough without continuing progress.

Measures contained within the Government’s Border Target Operating Model proposals are set to be introduced next year, amid concerns from MPs about lengthy delays to this point.

College leaders say the decision to recognise the City University of Hong Kong programme is a “significant” moment for the whole region.

Officials have claimed that more than £75,000 of veterinary support has been given to owners in need during the initiative’s first year.

More than 40 bands discovered in a lump removed from eight-year-old Tiger in an emergency operation.

The document is the latest released as part of a project aiming to promote increased diversity.

An academic who removed herself from the RCVS register in protest at the veterinary sector’s treatment of dogs suspected of having B canis says a complete overhaul of its approach is now needed.

Vets have teamed with a Portugal-based group in an initiative they hope will improve access to feline blood products in the UK.

Katie Mantell will take up her new role in December, the organisation has announced.

Bosses have welcomed a ‘strong’ set of results, but say a near 50% increase in profits is influenced by last year’s measures taken to address competition concerns following an acquisition deal.

Senior officials hope the development of new guidance on the role of nurses in practice can ease workforce pressures and improve welfare.

Officials have highlighted the case of a feline who was returned home after being missing for three weeks in a bid to encourage owners to chip their animals before new laws are brought in next summer.

A charity boss who says his final wish is to secure the future of the charity he founded has appealed for veterinary professionals to volunteer in support of its work.

Research for a manufacturer suggests half of country’s dog owners are not aware of the link tapeworm in dogs poses to livestock.

Vet school leaders say the launch of their course is a “landmark day” as dozens begin studies in Preston.

SPVS and the RCVS will host a free Zoom session on the issue next month, and are inviting vets to be there and submit questions now.

Probe widely welcomed by professional bodies, major care providers and campaigners, but VMG president Miles Russell said it can only be effective if practices and owners play a full part. 

The Dog Control Coalition has urged ministers to target bad breeders and owners, claiming moves to ban the XL bully will not prevent future attacks on people.