November 2016

Leading veterinary organisations have launched a joint campaign to help owners better understand the complexities of their pet’s five welfare needs.

4 mins

New figures show the use of farm antibiotics in animals across Europe has fallen by 2.4%, but average use is three times higher than recommended in the O‘Neill Review.

5 mins

A leading welfare VN is calling on veterinary colleagues to sign a petition giving protected status to police dogs and horses.

4 mins

The first known importation into the UK of a tick capable of vectoring the potentially fatal zoonotic Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus has been reported on a recently travelled pet dog.

4 mins

British vet Rob Pope is on a mission to complete a Forrest Gump-like run back and forth across the US to raise charity funds.

3 mins

Students wishing to pursue their interests in animal welfare can now apply for financial support from the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare.

3 mins

The RCVS disciplinary committee claims vet Ian Beveridge has “satisfied the committee that he is fit to be restored to the register.”

4 mins

A man has been jailed for 10 weeks and banned from keeping animals for life after leaving his pet English bull terrier with a untreated tumour hanging off its bottom jaw.

3 mins

A vet swapped his stethoscope for a saucepan when he was accepted to appear on the popular TV show that sees five strangers compete to host the best dinner party.

3 mins

A charity founded by a British veterinary nurse has been nominated for an award for its efforts in using film for fund-raising.

3 mins

The molecular mechanisms that underpin a common genetic form of "tying up" in horses have been discovered by RVC scientists.

5 mins

The search is on for vets and veterinary nurses to participate in an "access all areas" documentary charting daily life in practice.

4 mins

BEVA has reported record numbers at its 2016 congress, with more exhibitors than ever before and delegate numbers up 4% on previous years.

3 mins

Former Defra policy advisor Graeme Cooke is an experienced vet who has worked in a variety of clinical practice types, with extensive time spent in both rural and urban communities.

4 mins

Ceva is calling for nominations for its 2017 Awards for Animal Welfare, which aim to recognise those going above and beyond in animal care.

5 mins

The CVS Group has joined forces with the Dachshund Breed Council in an x-ray screening programme aimed at reducing the prevalence of a crippling back disease in the species.

4 mins

VPMA president Renay Rickard has welcomed five new members to the association’s board.

3 mins

An antimicrobial resistance debate hosted by The Bella Moss Foundation on its 10th anniversary has “kick-started” an alliance that aims to improve communication between animal and human health professionals.

3 mins

October 2016

The Government has reported an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Russia.

2 mins

The European Medicines Agency has issued a marketing authorisation valid throughout the EU for a vaccine against a new type of haemorrhagic disease virus.

2 mins