Pressure is growing within the veterinary sector against tougher migration rules, which it is feared will drive up both costs and recruitment challenges.
A joint response by the BVA, the BSAVA, the BVNA, SPVS and the VMG has been published after a consultation on plans for a full market investigation ended yesterday (11 April).
Vetlife’s new impact report has been released in which its president says he thinks the current need for its services is higher “than at any time in its history”.
The case in Dunfermline is the first reported north of the Central Belt, raising fears that the disease may be spreading further north than previously thought.
Plea comes as Antibiotic Amnesty organisers reveal major advances in both the number of products returned and practices participating in last year’s programme.
Two leading vets and researchers clashed on the issue during a packed, and at times heated, discussion at BSAVA Congress, while the BVA defended use of anthelmintic products.
Members of the Justice for Pets Action Group believe current disciplinary procedures do not properly challenge poor behaviour and misconduct by clinicians when it occurs.
College leaders say the Inverness facility, which has been opened by the Princess Royal, will also play a key role in educating some of the country’s future vets.
An online fund-raising push has been launched to support the initiative, which officials say has already provided more than 42,000 pet meals this year alone.
Tougher rules on the keeping of these animals in England were supported at the Manchester event, although questions were raised on whether similar standards could be applied to other species.
But a presentation to the BSAVA Congress in Manchester also heard fears that providers could potentially be accused of wrongdoing without even knowing about it.
