Vet and chair of trustees Kit Sturgess attends annual gala to hear of charity work made possible by lottery raising more than £1.1 billion for good causes to date.
Full data from 22 practices on hundreds of cases shows what was prescribed and for which conditions, and will help inform group’s clinical audits and guidelines for antimicrobial use.
Weeley Veterinary Centre wins top gold award as more than 40 practices recognised at the event in London, which was held in-person for the first time this year.
Bosses hope to raise £100,000 in 12 months for the group, which cares for the pets of homeless people, after making it their first official charity partner.
Christine Middlemiss says profession must shift culture on food safety roles as she joins delegation asking RCVS council to extend a scheme helping to plug potential OV workforce shortages.
New WSAVA president Ellen van Nierop also worried about critical disparity of access to medicines – with half of all vets working without the basic drugs they need to protect small animal welfare.
P-22, a 12-year-old cougar, was a regular sight in iconic locations including the Griffith Observatory, Mulholland Drive and the Hollywood Sign, but was humanely euthanised last December.
BVNA officials describe process of judging practices’ submissions as “incredibly tough” as they reveal the winner and runners-up in one of the competitions it launched as part of the annual campaign.
