Two leading welfare organisations say a lack of pet rights for housing tenants is contributing to the growing rehoming crisis.

Vets and farmers are being encouraged to keep up the momentum after several hundred new sites were declared free of the disease.

RCVS director of education warns of need for reform while college outlines work taking place to support changes it plans to implement from autumn 2024.

The service – “Occurrence of parasite-associated infections” – is based on data collected by German laboratories, but it is hoped it will soon feature data collated from across Europe.

The Cardiff Cat Clinic, the only feline-exclusive practice in Wales, had long hoped to provide the service – not only for its own clients, but others facing waits across the country.

Officials say “substantial progress” is being made in tackling the disease as plans for a second phase of testing were announced by the APHA.

Vets urged to be watchful for new cases of Brucella canis after it was revealed that a review of current risk assessments is taking place.

College has announced plans for seven online workshops, beginning later this month, to explore ways the veterinary sector’s workforce challenges could be resolved.

The public is being invited to directly contact the prime minister to demand long-awaited welfare legislation is finally passed into law.

Vets will be given an update on the emergency at a BVA event next week, after government scientists outlined plans to increase monitoring.

Professionals and members of the public have until the end of March to have their say on the measures, which include revised prescription guidelines for vets.

The group will offer up to eight weeks’ full pay in exceptional health event circumstances, and changes will also apply to major surgery as part of a gender transition in “veterinary industry first”.

As data from Surveillance of Equine Strangles shows high levels of disease in 2022, Dechra has raised importance of vaccination alongside good biosecurity measures.

Condition also common in the bichon frise and West Highland white terrier, according to RVC study.

Comprehensive study funded by California-based AnimalBiome reports success rate in cats experiencing chronic digestive issues was 77%.

Hundreds of staff set to receive payout after company’s share price more than doubled during the programme.

The CVS Group hopes to open its state-of-the-art new facility in Bristol this spring.

Hundreds of delegates headed to Birmingham for the organisation’s first annual gathering since 2020.