July 2024

Issue back in focus after four horses euthanised during a recent race meeting in Devon and consultation indicates significant support for a ban on greyhound racing in Scotland.

10 mins

The event ā€“ which will feature live streams for remote audiences ā€“ will be hosted at The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth on 28 July.

5 mins

The RCVS said the programme has been in development for some time in response to professional feedback, as campaigners prepared to stage their latest protest demanding change.

8 mins

New research from the RVC has shown that hippos can get airborne when moving at high speeds.

8 mins

Professionals have been urged to remember the people behind leadership roles as the outgoing RCVS president hits back at ā€œa small numberā€ of vets for their criticism.

6 mins

Poll of farmers at ScotSheep also shows 86% had heard of ovine Johneā€™s disease, but only 54% were considering testing.

3 mins

Liberal Democrat Danny Chambers and Conservative Neil Hudson will be heading to Westminster after winning the Winchester and Epping Forest seats respectively overnight.

5 mins

National Equine Welfare Council found one in 20 of respondents were considering having their horse euthanised within the next 12 months because of increased costs.

9 mins

Educational support will be offered via a range of platforms in an initiative that both sides hope will champion the role of nurses in practice.

5 mins

Changes are being proposed to both practice and central support staffing in the latest round of restructuring proposals to hit the sector.

5 mins

Fund-raising already underway after charity was chosen following nationwide vote of staff.

5 mins

Nigel Hicks swapped Cornish life for far-flung Malaysian Borneo in a full veterinary career.Ā 

6 mins

Farmersā€™ Union of Wales voices concerns about higher costs and weaker working relationships with the current state of the sector in a submission to an ongoing parliamentary inquiry.

9 mins

Professionals who hold or supply imported medicines have less than two weeks before service scrapped.

3 mins

June 2024

Clinicians at the University of Surrey said some colleagues had come to ā€œdreadā€ surgeries because of bleeding problems, as they urged vets to share their own experiences in a new survey.

10 mins

ā€œSustainableā€ support is needed to enable efforts to license dog breeding establishments in Wales to make the maximum impact, Anna Judson argues.

5 mins

The college has published its annual report for 2023 including reflections on how the scrutiny of external regulators has re-emphasised the professionsā€™ wider social role.

4 mins

Fears have been raised that dozens of jobs could be at risk, although the company says it canā€™t currently give specific details.

3 mins

Likes of Dogs Trust and The Kennel Club Charitable Trust are among those leading the way on dog-centred health research, for instance, on breed-specific disease around conformation.

9 mins

Good causes in the UK and abroad are set to share more than Ā£50,000 raised during the annual initiative.

5 mins