Allister Webb

June 2023

Claire Parkinson has co-authored a report that also argues urgent public education is needed to help address a growing trend of dog bite incidents.

12 mins

Researchers have partnered with the sport’s regulator and the Horse Welfare Board for a three-year project examining ways of improving safety and welfare.

6 mins

A new round of reform proposals has put hundreds more jobs at risk, just weeks after plans for the company to outsource its finance operations were revealed.

6 mins

Professionals are being encouraged to take part in a project examining current and future digital capabilities, and how to develop them, but there isn’t long left to have your say.

4 mins

Farmers’ views are being sought ahead of the expected publication of a new report by the Badger Trust on controversial culling policies this autumn.

4 mins

Veterinary leaders have described proposed new regulations as “a step in the right direction”, while urging devolved administrations to follow suit.

5 mins

Political leaders are being urged to act following what a senior vet described as “very positive” talks with country’s parliamentarians.

7 mins

Organisers have welcomed the “positive” feedback from delegates after hundreds attended the group’s first solo congress.

3 mins

Bosses hope to raise ÂŁ100,000 in 12 months for the group, which cares for the pets of homeless people, after making it their first official charity partner.

5 mins

Nominations open for the 2023 prize, which will be presented during the London Vet Show in November.

5 mins

Navaratnam Partheeban has led the figures from the veterinary and animal welfare sectors recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.

5 mins

BVNA officials describe process of judging practices’ submissions as “incredibly tough” as they reveal the winner and runners-up in one of the competitions it launched as part of the annual campaign.

4 mins

Practices looking to make their work more sustainable are being invited to join others embarking on the programme next month.

5 mins

Applications are now being sought to fill vacancies on five of its councils and committees.

4 mins

Leaders of a data collection scheme on antibiotic usage say vets have a “vital” role in building on recent progress as they hope to double the number of datasets held this year alone.

10 mins

Veterinary professionals urged to focus on “cost-effective” care solutions as more than 200,000 cats and dogs are currently unregistered because of a lack of practice capacity for new clients.

13 mins

As RCVS Academy hosts new online course, figures reveal disciplinary committee hearings accounted for less than 0.5% of all concerns raised with the RCVS last year.

10 mins

Charity’s data follows launch of online support materials for anxiety, and suggests the service may now be seeing levels of annual demand beyond even the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

11 mins

Pressure is growing for devolved administrations to follow Westminster’s lead and introduce compulsory microchipping for all cats before they reach 20 weeks old.

7 mins

Sergejs Markuls is aiming to run 100 miles in 24 hours to help raise vital funds for the veterinary charity.

6 mins

May 2023

The warning from Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) followed publication of the initial findings of its fourth major investigation of industry activities in two years.

13 mins

Donation points have been set up at Dunedin Vets’ clinics after one of its staff put her best foot forward.

3 mins

An online questionnaire – funded by Defra – has been opened as part of the study, but time is running out for veterinary professionals to have their say.

12 mins

Ministers insist measures included in the widely supported legislation will be delivered individually – but the move has provoked anger from opposition politicians and welfare groups.

7 mins

A total of 1,400 people have taken part in the project to date, but professionals and students are still being urged to get involved, regardless of their individual circumstances.

5 mins

Two new incidents of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy have now been confirmed by a Hampshire-based practice following tests.

4 mins

Renewed fears exist over the fate of long-sought animal welfare legislation as the fight to get it into law was taken to Downing Street.

6 mins

The North of Ireland Veterinary Association has called for ideas on how to tackle the questions of recruitment, retention and return at an event in Portadown later this month.

3 mins

Long-term funding solutions are critical to ensuring future sustainability in the sector, Malcolm Morley told guests at the dinner in Edinburgh.

6 mins

Document calls for an immediate rethink of policy relating to the disease in England, which its authors say is cruel, wasteful and “fundamentally wrong” – but Defra dismisses its claims.

13 mins