Figures from the Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS) show cases related to clinical fees rose by 27% in the year to October 2022, to 441 individual referrals.
Six areas are currently under restrictions following recently confirmed outbreaks, though the wider risk to poultry is still said to be low, particularly with strict biosecurity protocols.
Many vets still feel confused and under-prepared for implementation of the professionâs new âunder careâ guidance, only weeks before it comes into force, the BVA has warned.
University of Central Lancashire leaders say the new facility should be complete in early 2025 after they teamed up with a nearby college to secure additional practical training provision.
Defra insists it remains committed to introducing measures unveiled earlier this year, but the BVA is concerned they havenât yet been debated by MPs.
Cats Protection officials said the analysis, which has been published in the PLOS One journal, marks a major step forward in understanding of how different population sub-groups connect with each other.
Practices across England and Wales are being encouraged to take part in the programme, which officials say has already provided assistance in more than 2,500 cases.
Analysis from the University of Bristol Veterinary School has found a mutually beneficial relationship exists between unhoused pet owners and their dogs, but suggests service providers do more to accommodate it.
The RCVS is set to extend the circumstances in which vets can prescribe antibiotics, but the BVA says many professionals feel âinadequately preparedâ for implementation of the new rules.
Efforts to reduce antimicrobial resistance in Wales have been boosted by the development of a new app that users say has also helped to improve biosecurity on their lands.
The charity says reports of dumped animals rose by 14% in the first half of this year and it is now spending thousands of pounds a week on private boarding because its facilities are full.
New figures show contacts to the veterinary charityâs helpline are up around 11% so far this year, though the rate of increase has slowed in recent months.
The moves by CVS and Goddard Veterinary Group â now part of VetPartners â were outlined after an industry body warned falling practice acquisitions were likely to increase bossesâ attention on limiting costs.
More than 16,000 people have already signed a new online petition, after measures intended to tackle the problem were dropped with the demise of the Kept Animals Bill last month.
The Competition and Markets Authority says more time is needed for suitable buyers to be found for 12 veterinary businesses, but still expects to accept the companyâs plans.
Thirty-four vets will join the body on the annual Fellowship Day in November, which will hear a keynote address from Englandâs former chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies.
