November 2020

Campaign aims to promote initiatives and resources that demonstrate how veterinary professionals can use their expertise and knowledge to work towards a more sustainable future.

5 mins

Members of the community of independent practices are involved in a two-week online festival inspired by its Thriving in Practice initiative, including sessions on building resilience and confidence.

4 mins

ā€œImmediate steps have been taken to limit the risk of the disease spreadingā€ ā€“ UK CVO Christine Middlemiss.

3 mins

ā€œIt was previously thought such differences were purely aesthetic and had no impact on the animalā€™s motion, but what we have found dispels such notionsā€ ā€“ Constanza GĆ³mez Ɓlvarez, University of Surrey.

7 mins

Trade and Agriculture Commission being placed on full legal footing to help protect animal welfare by providing statutory scrutiny of all future trade deals.

5 mins

October 2020

More than four million domestic cats across the UK are not getting regular veterinary checks, according to largest report of its kind from Cats Protection.

9 mins

Mischievous moggie uses up two of his nine lives after being run over twice in six months.

5 mins

David Argyle will make a statement to RCVS council at its next scheduled meeting on 5 November 2020, to give council opportunity to consider the matter further.

5 mins

Claire Horton has today announced she will be leaving Battersea Dogs and Cats Home after 11 years at the helm.

6 mins

Rescue chicken Yolko Ono will feature both on the cover and inside the VN Times ā€œMakes Me Smileā€ 2021 calendar.

3 mins

ā€œFor the Recordā€ will form part of the college archives, and aims to amplify under-represented voices across the profession and inform future generations.

7 mins

Black, Asian and ethnic minorities board meets for first time to discuss how IVC Evidensiaā€™s new scholarship scheme can have maximum impact.

5 mins

Cats Protectionā€™s hopes of bringing in mandatory chipping of cats attracts support of more than 50 politicians.

3 mins

Royal college warns against a ā€œtrial by mediaā€ following unsubstantiated allegations of bullying surrounding its next president, David Argyle.

12 mins

Human and animal nursing champion trained and worked as a veterinary nurse, and now works as a clinical nurse specialist for living kidney donation.

7 mins

Mandisa Greene to appear on ITV documentary as part of busy schedule for college president during Black History Month.

9 mins

ā€œWe are looking forward to hearing from a wide range of veterinary professionals and animal owners to help us produce this vital resourceā€¦ā€ ā€“ Freya Rooke, University of Nottingham.

6 mins

Research carried out in Welsh mountain ponies raises the possibility of predicting weight loss success by analysing the faecal microbiome of individual animals.

5 mins

ā€œItā€™s very positive to see this downward trend across almost all countries ā€“ not just in terms of total sales, but also the highest priority antibioticsā€ ā€“ Cat McLaughlin, who chairs the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance.

5 mins

Researchers at Scotlandā€™s Rural College to look into system where calves are kept with their mothers for up to five months.

4 mins