August 2024

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

Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) has called on Defra to intervene following an appeal for help from its counterpart body in the war-torn country.

9 mins

Senior RCVS figures say they have identified areas where reform may be needed to ensure that the use of new technology is regulated.

7 mins

Company to host “meet the expert” sessions covering strangles and equine cushing’s disease on its stand at BEVA Congress in Liverpool (11 to 14 September).

3 mins

Katrina Tsang shared experiences after a report suggests more than a third of veterinary professionals had experienced discrimination, bullying or harassment linked to a disability or chronic condition.

11 mins

Awards are a collaboration between Lantra and Landex which celebrate the exceptional talent, dedication, and achievements of learners across the land-based and environment sectors. 

5 mins

Officials have set up a 20km control zone around the affected farm in south Norfolk and warned there is a “high risk” of onward spread.

5 mins

New legislation introducing specific offences of abducting cats and dogs came into force this weekend.

5 mins

New licensing and inspection regime will crack down on unethical breeding practices and improve standards of animal care and welfare – with BVA calling other UK nations to follow suit.

10 mins

Supporters of the current badger culling programme in England say the BBC programme risks misleading viewers when it is aired tonight.

7 mins

Five focus group sessions are planned during September and October, and vets are being urged to secure their places now.

6 mins

The campaign is the latest battleground in the debate over the ethics of using animals in sporting competition.

6 mins

UCAS data has indicated an increase in both initial admissions and overall applications in 2024, although the full picture is unlikely to emerge for some time.

5 mins

Academics at the University of Surrey say there is a “profound and enduring impact” based on the levels of bacterial diversity found during the first few weeks of life.

9 mins

Eight more days of strike action is set to affect Valley Vets amid little sign of a breakthrough in its pay and conditions dispute.

5 mins