Allister Webb

September 2024

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

Officials from RUMA Agriculture UK have offered to share insights from their work following publication of study showing farmer disconnect with efforts.

9 mins

Bosses and union leaders are blaming each other for the disruption at Valley Vets ahead of a new walkout later this week.

6 mins

Ex-Army officer Richard Dening-Smitherman has swapped the fast food industry for the veterinary sector in his latest role.

4 mins

Government officials have urged vets and farmers to consider whether vaccinating their animals is the right move for them as new cases were confirmed in East Anglia and East Yorkshire.

9 mins

Clinicians and campaigners on both sides of the bTB divide have been urged to come together to support the department’s latest strategy to tackle the disease in England.

11 mins

The BCVA president and Scotland’s chief vet were among recipients of the accolade at the college’s graduation event in Glasgow.

5 mins

Veterinary professionals, students and researchers are being given the chance to showcase their work at a major industry event next spring.

3 mins

In submission to Competition and Markets Authority, one sector body wants restrictions in the prescribing rules on clinicians considering clients’ financial circumstances to be “lifted forthwith”.

10 mins

Clinicians now have until the end of September to share their experiences in a project organisers hope will be the basis for lasting change in the professions.

4 mins

Ministers say a new deal is a key part of their efforts to reduce “barriers” to trade.

5 mins

Three new facilities are set to be built in rural areas of the African country to make access to care easier.

3 mins

Three districts on both sides of the River Humber have been hit by curtailments after a bull was confirmed to have contracted the virus.

3 mins

Website puppies.co.uk backed veterinary and welfare groups’ long-standing calls for a change of approach to the issue.

9 mins

Three inoculations will be available for use, subject to licence, following an intervention.

4 mins

RVC researchers hope their analysis will help to address “unfounded biases”, particularly among owners.

8 mins

Campaigners are demanding an immediate end to the badger cull programme, while vets’ and farmers’ groups insist activity should still have a role in Government’s new strategy on the disease.

8 mins

Three counties in eastern England are now subject to animal movement limits amid warnings that the virus is now spreading locally.

4 mins

Some of sector’s largest operators also issue warnings efforts to regulate prices may be “unworkable”.

10 mins

Practices have until mid-October to submit their entries for the awards, whose winners will be showcased at the group’s annual congress in the new year.

4 mins

Places are now available at four new sessions in the latest phase of the Vet Nursing Vision programme, which will take place this autumn.

5 mins

A total of 27 animals across 10 sites in Norfolk and Suffolk are now known to have the virus and officials say there is now evidence it is being transmitted locally.

4 mins

August 2024

Department vows to work with vets and farmers in wake of BBC programme, as it today (30 August) also reveals consultation on ending the cull within five years.

14 mins

Leaders of a South Tyneside practice say their plan to move to a new site will enable an increase in staffing and an expansion of services.

4 mins

Clinicians are being encouraged to book their places at a summit this autumn examining issues of patient safety and how to improve it.

4 mins

However, leaders of the Veterinary Antibiotic Amnesty acknowledge more still needs to be done to raise professional engagement ahead of the third annual programme in November.

10 mins

Representatives of Vetlife “thrilled” after veterinary charity nominated for a major award ahead of a ceremony next month.

4 mins

SRUC says its new facility will be one of only a few in the world that can measure all emissions from livestock when it is operational.

6 mins

Restrictions have been extended across a large area of Norfolk and Suffolk following confirmation of further cases in sheep.

4 mins