February 2020

Ceva Animal Welfare Awards 2020 will see individuals and organisations recognised across 10 categories for their dedication and hard work in animal health and welfare.

8 mins

January 2020

Some anecdotal evidence suggests affected dogs can transmit the disease. It therefore makes sense for owners and vets to handle suspect cases carefully, and limit contact between affected and unaffected dogs – SAVSNET.

7 mins

Training soon to be available online from newly approved regulator Vetpol.

5 mins

Additional volunteers have had to join the veterinary crisis organisation as the charity fields a record 3,117 contacts in 2018.

5 mins

European Parliament calls for stricter measures to combat illegal trafficking of pets.

3 mins

Germany and Poland discuss setting up a “fenced corridor” to prevent African swine fever spreading. The disease has been found 30km from Germany – one of Europe’s major pork exporters.

3 mins

Veterinary personnel “touched” by bush fire crisis pay for medical supplies to be sent to colleagues in Australia to aid injured wildlife.

3 mins

More than 330 veterinary professionals responded to the a joint VMG and SPVS survey, which was conducted online during July and August 2019.

5 mins

Russell Kane, known for hosting Live At The Electric and regular appearances on Celebrity Juice, will compere the VMA Annual Awards, in London on Friday 20 March.

2 mins

New appointment “indicates Fitzpatrick Referrals’ continued commitment to providing the very best service to its referring vets and their clients”.

2 mins

Despite Government manifesto promises on animal welfare, the RSPCA says no legal guarantee exists that welfare will be protected in a future trade deal.

3 mins

The proportion of dogs screened for hip and elbow dysplasia has increased, while grades and scores of dogs used for breeding have also improved.

5 mins

Entrepreneur and BBC Dragons’ Den star Jenny Campbell will share advice on balancing a career and family commitments in Friday’s keynote address, with wider stream details also announced.

6 mins

Muriel Taylor joined Pennard Vets in 1950 and, over the years, has worked in virtually every aspect of office work at the practice, though never in a clinical role.

5 mins

“We are pleased to see that animal health and welfare gets the prominence it deserves in this long-awaited bill” – BVA president Daniella Dos Santos.

6 mins

Nominations sought for awards created to celebrate those who have made a significant contribution to the health and welfare of dogs, with a total prize fund of ÂŁ66,000.

7 mins

The BVA, BSAVA and British Veterinary Zoological Society have collaborated to produce a joint statement and a series of recommendations to promote better rabbit welfare.

6 mins

Two out of four new cases are in UK counties that have never before recorded the fatal canine disease.

3 mins

Pending the success of the six-month “traffic light” scheme, the initiative will be rolled out across the UK in the summer.

5 mins

Scientists say mutations caused by viral recombination events are a major driver of foot-and-mouth disease virus evolution.

6 mins