“I believe when we face deliberate, calculating and sadistic behaviour, we need to deploy the full force of the law to show we will not tolerate evil,” says Michael Gove.
Mogens Hansen, who founded his own charity to improve animal welfare in developing countries, has been recognised with a top award at WSAVA World Congress.
With the global consumption of meat by humans predicted to keep rising, figures have suggested the threat of antimicrobial resistance in animals and humans is set to escalate.
RCVS and European equine internal medicine specialist uses BEVA Congress to urge veterinary professionals to look out for signs of tick-borne disease threat.
Traditional poultry farming methods in the Mekong Delta exacerbate risk of potentially deadly avian flu spreading beyond Vietnam and across wider south-east Asia.
Research aimed to help dog owners, breeders and vets be aware of any relevant health concerns and identify the breeds most at risk of suffering from particular disorders.
Practices that promote the use of NSAIDs can win an all inclusive package to the 30th World Buiatrics Congress in Japan in pharmaceutical firm's competition.
“We started at 6am on the Saturday and finished at 8:30am on the Sunday, stopping only to fuel up and nurse our feet,” said organiser and assistant head nurse, Kathryn Trett.
Much of the practical teaching on the University of Nottingham course will be delivered by qualified veterinary physiotherapists on campus and in practices.
Vets4Pets begins what it hopes to be a long-term partnership with the AHT by providing the funds for its canine genetics team to employ a new research assistant.
For 60 minutes on 2 October, Acorn House Veterinary Hospital in Brickhill will take steps to make visits to its practice easier for autistic people, such as dimming the lights and reducing noise.
BVA senior vice-president Gudrun Ravetz says figures showing rise are a “major animal welfare issue”, reiterating the association's call for all animals to be stunned before slaughter.
Willie Anderson, who was a contemporary of Alf Wight and qualified the same year the Mini car launched, is still seeing animals after close to six decades in profession.
Veterinary surgeon Vicky Morton is “over the moon” after winning a trip for two to Thailand for the International Society of Feline Medicine autumn conference.
