August 2020

Study suggests compounds used in the manufacture of plastics may have contributed to the deaths of dolphins washed up on beaches in the US.

6 mins

“I feel humbled by the efforts of all speakers, facilitators and organisers made over these two days to make this conference truly remarkable and inspiring” – Issa Robson, British Veterinary Ethnicity and Diversity Society co-founder.

6 mins

“These findings may function as a guiding rule
 by providing an intraoperative measure of how likely re-obstruction and stricture formation is to occur” – Journal of Small Animal Practice editor Nicola Di Girolamo.

6 mins

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.

4 mins

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.

15 mins

“We remain concerned that if the UK cannot reach agreement with the EU, we won’t have the capacity to meet the increased demand for veterinary certification” – BVA.

4 mins

Wildlife Disease Surveillance Focus Group says wildlife must be tested closer to areas of risk – and the wildlife trade needs greater oversight – to avoid repeat of COVID-19.

7 mins

Puppies of some of the most popular breeds - some of which are being illegally smuggled into the country - are selling for as much as ÂŁ9,000 as prices soar post-lockdown.

7 mins

“We intend for September 2021 to mark an exciting, fresh start for the profession following the harrowing experiences of 2020" - BEVA president Tim Mair.

4 mins

“These findings will allow researchers to develop new diagnostic tests for pregnancy losses, which would offer hope to thousands of owners of breeding mares that suffer this condition” – Mandi de Mestre of the RVC.

8 mins

Results from Dogs Trust’s Generation Pup survey have shown one in four people bought their puppy at younger than eight weeks old.

7 mins

More than ÂŁ700,000 donated to a wide range of animal charities that are struggling to survive the impact of COVID-19.

5 mins

RVC researchers looking at whether it may be possible to use companion animal coronaviruses as models to alter the expression of the genes that cause severe disease in humans infected with COVID-19.

7 mins

“It’s amazing to see that so many rabbits are living happier and healthier lives as a result of lockdown” – Suzanne Moyes of Burgess Pet Care.

8 mins

The Asiatic lion pride at ZSL London Zoo are being fed frozen meat chunks by keepers to cool down as mini heatwave hits capital.

4 mins

More than two-thirds of all heatstroke events are triggered by exercise with breeds such as the chow chow, French bulldog and cavalier King Charles spaniel most at risk.

6 mins

Research finds eight scent detection dogs were able to correctly identify 94% of more than 1,000 saliva or tracheobronchial secretion samples after one week of training.

7 mins

Practice owner and veterinary business consultant Brian Faulkner is running a marathon every day in August to raise cash for the charity.

4 mins

“This [research] aids our understanding of how a pathogenic avian flu virus could become established in wild bird populations” – Sam Lycett of The Roslin Institute.

5 mins

July 2020

The National Animal Welfare Trust is lobbying for funding for rescue and rehoming charities, spearheading its campaign with two kittens, Wilfred and Boris.

4 mins