Allister Webb

October 2024

Vets and industry leaders are encouraging farmers to share their experiences of the virus in a project they hope will help to improve current support and planning for potential future incursions.

6 mins

VMD forced into response after Defra ministers were urged to declare a nature emergency and impose a total ban on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.

10 mins

Bosses say they have taken in more dogs in one month than ever, while the RSPCA has warned of a “bottleneck” in its rehoming operations.

5 mins

September 2024

Seven subject areas are being promoted through the new programme, which is expected to hold its first CPD event early next year.

4 mins

A prominent member of the association’s council has been honoured for her work on the body, while two scholarship grants have been given to young researchers.

5 mins

University of Glasgow senior lecturer David Reader argued the competition regulator’s current review may not be sufficient to examine all of its problems. 

10 mins

Danny Chambers has been appointed as a Liberal Democrat spokesperson only two months after his election victory.

4 mins

The VMG has called for collaboration to ensure the industry is “inclusive” of staff with disabilities or chronic conditions following a report.

5 mins

Congress delegates also told sport in Australia would be “finished” without a dramatic reduction in casualty levels around its most prestigious race.

9 mins

A stark caution about the impact of treatment charging was delivered during a discussion of the current “crisis” affecting pets in Wales.

5 mins

Aberystwyth University’s Darrell Abernethy took the message of collaboration to the UN General Assembly in New York.

5 mins

Tests and vaccines to be made available more widely as two more counties designated as high-risk areas for the BTV-3 strains.

9 mins

Project leaders have described the recognition given to their work on neurodiversity as “incredible” and hope it will continue to break down barriers in the sector.

4 mins

Officials say measures enabling RVNs to both vote in and stand as candidates in BEVA council elections will trigger positive change for the whole sector.

4 mins

Debate at BEVA Congress hears equine practices had put prices up, but historically had been “too cheap” and “too shy” over charges – and had benefitted from impact from corporates.

10 mins

Bosses say they are thrilled to be working out of their multi-million pound facility in Basildon four months after the site was forced to close in connection with a fire in a neighbouring building.

4 mins

Equine clinicians were called in by a Merseyside safari park to help with a fracture the kind of which had not been recorded anywhere else before.

5 mins

Widespread support for college’s public advisory group’s role to be continued when its work was discussed at the latest RCVS council meeting.

9 mins

Members are being invited to share their recollections for a memory book officials hope to present to the family as a celebration of his life and career.

6 mins

Brooke clinicians from India and Pakistan are developing their skills through an award named in memory of legendary horse racing commentator Sir Peter O’Sullevan.

4 mins

Helen Macdonald has appealed for action from Defra ministers to end what she sees as officials’ “abuse of power” against her in connection with alpaca’s death in 2021.

9 mins

New restrictions covering East Yorkshire and much of Lincolnshire are now in place as the number of affected premises continues to rise.

5 mins

Two senior industry figures have been preparing for their own fundraising challenge as new figures revealed Vetlife had received nearly 2,500 calls for support in the first half of this year.

8 mins

Ministers must "urgently safeguard our biosecurity", Neil Hudson cautioned after plans to review funding of the APHA’s Weybridge base were outlined.

4 mins

Abandonments of XL bully dogs have rocketed by almost 700% so far this year, according to latest figures, in a trend officials fear is linked to legislation against them.

6 mins

Tributes have been paid to a “stalwart” of the veterinary sector who led several of its most prominent organisations and served as an RCVS council member for nearly a quarter of a century.

5 mins

Bruce Blazon succeeded Roger Smith in the post during the association’s annual congress in Liverpool.

6 mins

A total of 56 premises across England are now known to have been affected by the virus so far.

4 mins

Dogs Trust estimates around one in four handover enquiries have cited behavioural issues as a factor, while PDSA indicates rise in use of aversive training methods.

9 mins

Three new infections have been discovered in north-east Lincolnshire as a new report suggested the virus could be found in many other parts of England, too.

5 mins