National charity providing canine blood to vets still needs more donors to come forward to combat increased demand as transfusion medicine continues to advance.

Significant investment will add more clinical capacity and a host of new facilities to small animal practice in Worcester.

Vets Now announces Royal Armouries Museum and New Dock Hall will be home to emergency and critical care streams for next year’s event on 8 and 9 November.

Bodies unite to protect the public from “dodgy pet sellers”, and ensure any animal advertised online by classified websites is done so legally and ethically.

Richard Sutcliffe – who was convicted of two counts of common assault by beating and of undertaking, or attempting to undertake, non-emergency surgery on the eyelid of a person – receives suspension for six months.

Specialist equipment includes a state-of-the-art “gait analysis walkway”, which provides a range of data for clinical and research purposes.

Scheme aims to provide “uniquely global perspective” that recognises regional, economic and cultural aspects that may affect prevalence and impact of veterinary wellness.

Isabelle Vets in Guernsey take part in “Bright Tights Day” for charity that helped former director who battled ovarian cancer.

The programme has been designed for a range of levels of clinical experience – from the recent graduate to those returning to equine practice from a career break.

“This meeting aims to uncover what is being done across professions, including some innovative work by veterinary professionals” – president of the Royal Society of Medicine Comparative Medicine Network.

“There are no easy answers to reducing disease levels, and what is required is new drive, and a concerted and concentrated effort, by all sectors involved” – Sir Charles Godfray.

Hard work and dedication from staff has turned a practice that started nine years ago with four staff into a veterinary hospital.