Officials hope the new courses, which are being offered from this autumn and include a first of its kind programme, will encourage veterinary professionals to diversify their skills.

Remote radiology and specialist consultancy marked its 15th anniversary at its Cambridge headquarters last month.

StreetVet says its partnership with two other organisations has increased wider awareness of their work.

Vets and farmers urged to regularly monitor herds as the virus continues to spread in mainland Europe.

Prominent vets from the UK and China, together with a former senior official, have been recognised ahead of the group’s congress in September.

More than £13,000 will be shared between two organisations after more than 30 staff and friends took on a popular walking challenge in Yorkshire.

Applications are now open for the first Discovery and Impact grants to be offered through the RCVS Mind Matters Initiative.

While it backs scrapping the current council election system, the BVNA called for nurses to be seen as of “equal merit” in governance matters.

Due to open this autumn, CVTC Harrogate will be the third nurse training centre for the group.

With cases now recorded close to the Channel coast on the continent, the latest Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)-led webinar on the virus heard a renewed plea for vigilance.

Three puppies that were dumped in bushes near Colchester have each found homes linked to the veterinary practice group that treated them.

Officials say the new resources have been developed with the input of both clinicians and pet owners, with one saying she would be “very at ease” if they were used at her future consultations.

Charity bosses say they need to act to ensure they have capacity they need to meet demand for services.

A long-serving veterinary nurse has sought her own removal from the RCVS register to settle disciplinary proceedings over the removal of a microchip from a cat at a Suffolk practice.

Illness couldn’t stop Neah Evans from claiming a second Olympic medal in Paris, although Laura Muir was edged out in a spectacular 1,500 metres final.

Practice leaders say it is  “an honour” to be able to help animals living at a sanctuary that helps older and terminally ill pet owners.

In its strongest criticism yet of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) process, a senior BVA official described some aspects of the authority’s current thinking as “worrying”.

Police and charities are working together to tackle the problem as new RSPCA data suggests attacks on cats more than doubled in the first half of this year.