MSD Animal Health wants to hear from past winners of its Connect or Intervet Bursaries to find out how the awards have helped direct their veterinary careers.

Sick animals previously deemed untreatable have been offered a lifeline with the introduction of the UK’s first stand-alone interventional radiology service.

The BVA and the British Veterinary Poultry Association have given their support to a new best practice procedure for prescribing antibiotics to game birds.

A study of dog DNA has revealed a genetic mutation linked to flat face shapes, such as those seen in pugs and bulldogs.

Staff have promoted the “awesome and important” role veterinary nurses play by throwing their own careers event for Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month 2017.

A sponsored open day by The Mayhew Animal Home attracted more than 900 visitors and raised £10,000 towards its charity work.

Animal health and welfare issues have been placed on a prime political platform, with the issues featuring heavily in the main political party manifestos.

Britain’s largest pet insurance firm is reviewing the registration process for its breeder scheme following allegations in a Sunday newspaper.

A horse called Elvis, which couldn’t help falling in mud, found a good luck charm in vets Will Allman and Becky Piper.

A leading canine charity is appealing for volunteers to act as temporary "foster carers" to help pets caught in the middle of their owners’ abusive relationships.

More than 20 volunteers turned up to help a team from Whitstable Bay Veterinary Centre undertake a litter cleaning session on a nearby beach.

The fine – the first in the Scottish SPCA’s 178-year history – was imposed after the society admitted staff at a now closed wildlife centre were put at risk of exposure to hazardous allergens from birds’ droppings and feathers.