A joint response by the BVA, the BSAVA, the BVNA, SPVS and the VMG has been published after a consultation on plans for a full market investigation ended yesterday (11 April).
Vetlifeâs new impact report has been released in which its president says he thinks the current need for its services is higher âthan at any time in its historyâ.
Consultation on pathway project imminent, but Sue Paterson told BSAVA Congress delegates initial focus groups highlighted significant âinequalitiesâ in access.
Officials say the incident has caused âconsiderable operational disruptionâ to its UK business and appropriate regulators have been informed because of the risk of malicious activity.
The case in Dunfermline is the first reported north of the Central Belt, raising fears that the disease may be spreading further north than previously thought.
Plea comes as Antibiotic Amnesty organisers reveal major advances in both the number of products returned and practices participating in last yearâs programme.
Defra warned in a legal letter on behalf of two wildlife organisations, which alleged the department failed to properly set out its case for the proposals.
Two leading vets and researchers clashed on the issue during a packed, and at times heated, discussion at BSAVA Congress, while the BVA defended use of anthelmintic products.
Members of the Justice for Pets Action Group believe current disciplinary procedures do not properly challenge poor behaviour and misconduct by clinicians when it occurs.
College leaders say the Inverness facility, which has been opened by the Princess Royal, will also play a key role in educating some of the countryâs future vets.
An online fund-raising push has been launched to support the initiative, which officials say has already provided more than 42,000 pet meals this year alone.
VSC chairperson Stuart Reid laid out the scale of the challenge faced by universities when he gave evidence to the Commons EFRA select committee on 12 March.
Two wildlife groups have hinted they could take proceedings over new proposals for bTB control in England, including the provision for further culling.
Tougher rules on the keeping of these animals in England were supported at the Manchester event, although questions were raised on whether similar standards could be applied to other species.
But a presentation to the BSAVA Congress in Manchester also heard fears that providers could potentially be accused of wrongdoing without even knowing about it.
Practices are also being urged to move quickly if they have âappropriate and eligibleâ candidates for roles before the process of implementing the new regulations begins next month.
Organisers of the 2023 Antibiotic Amnesty say they are âdelightedâ with the results of the latest campaign as they hope to encourage even greater participation later this year.
The new proposals, which are intended to follow on from the current intensive culling activity that is due to end in early 2026, were outlined in a 40-page document published on 14 March.
