After leaving school following A-levels, Paul Imrie became a junior reporter on the weekly paper serving his hometown of Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. He spent four years on the district and city desks of the Derby Evening Telegraph, and during this stint studied for, and achieved, the Diploma in Journalism from the now PA-owned Editorial Centre in Hastings.
Following a further four years with the Leicester Mercury, Paul joined VBD in 2004, and has been deputy editor of Veterinary Times, editor of VBJ, and editor of Veterinary Times since 2009. He has also been VBD’s editorial manager since April 2010.
YouGov poll for The Donkey Sanctuary showed donkeys were UK’s second “favourite farm animal” after horses, but majority still wrongly believe they are stubborn.
College has already sent out three questionnaires and reported on the findings, which in the last one showed practices were moving in right direction in post-lockdown recovery.
Community of independent practices helps Keeley Orrin – University of Liverpool senior rep for the International Veterinary Students’ Association – roll out student-specific CPD throughout August.
Five vet students and an RVN receive £1,000 each for research projects, with one of them poised to receive an additional £1,000 for best presentation and runner-up £500.
College creates VN training centre at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service, with applications open to study VetSkill Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing at new facility.
In this podcast, sponsored by Purina Petcare, we’re joined by Andy Sparkes to talk about the important welfare issues around feline relinquishment, particularly as a result of the owner’s allergy to their cat.
Veterinary Marketing Association will offer range of bite-sized and easy-to-follow video tutorials, marketing templates and guides on wide range of marketing topics.
Sarah Reeves, clinical director at Shearbridge Veterinary Centre in West Yorkshire, had started Master of Business Administration course the same day her son went to school for the first time.
Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service to offer experienced VNs chance to undertake three-year residency programme in industry-leading programme launching next month.
The Jack Russell terrier-Chihuahua cross had suffered multiple fractures and soft tissue injuries in a collision with a car, but was helped back to health by team at Davies Veterinary Specialists.
Association develops comprehensive new policy with 67 recommendations to improve welfare of animals at slaughter ahead of upcoming review of regulations in England.
Seven-year study sheds new light on how NSAID carprofen, commonly used in cats and dogs, could be repurposed in fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Four colleagues have successfully completed their Master of Business Administration degree, with another 12 from practices across the UK also studying for qualification.
Roslin Technologies, the UK’s agri-tech venture builder, is developing a unique vehicle to deliver vaccines to sheep and goats that uses a single-cell parasite found on a remote North Atlantic island.
Quarter of new owners admit buying a puppy during COVID-19 lockdown having conducted little research, with same proportion saying they inadvertently bought from a puppy farm, according to The Kennel Club.
Nicola Menzies-Gow outlines the three types of laminitis – sepsis-associated, endocrinopathic and supporting limb – but explains how the clinical signs remain unchanged.