Scientists at the University of Bristol said they hope their research will help raise wider public awareness of the risks associated with the dietary programme.

An RSPCA veterinary nurse who took on the care of a bulldog that has to sleep with its head on a pillow to help it breathe is leading a new plea to guide the public away from extreme breeds.

Staff at the Walnut Tree Veterinary Hospital in Milton Keynes have praised emergency services following a dramatic evacuation as fire engulfed nearby homes and businesses.

Group reports an increase in like-for-like sales of 8%, as well as a rise in the number of vets it employs.  

Nearly 40 separate projects across Europe have received support grants from the company’s new Group Veterinary Medical Board and bosses say the scheme is an investment in the future.

Government officials say they are “concerned” by the growth of new clinics and could change the law, but a charity fears reform proposed by the RCVS would not go far enough.

A scientist who is set to receive a global award for his work in small animal medicine says his career has been “a journey as rich as anyone could wish for”.

Delegates at the XLVets AGM last month took part in workshops, heard talks and lectures from guest speakers, and built a 100-metre-long moveable structure from scrap as part of a team building exercise.

The company has continued its European growth with the acquisition of its first practice in Ireland and says it expects more to follow soon.

Guillaume Leblond and his team at North Downs Specialist Referrals have found that using the dorsal atlantoaxial stabilisation technique when performing spinal surgery can likely reduce complications.

MP and vet Neil Hudson warns a lack of funding to redevelop the Weybridge base could risk "devastating" consequences from future outbreaks.

The BCVA and Cattle Hoof Care Standards Board expect to start delivering new courses later this year.

The event will be held at the Central Hotel in Glasgow from 4 to 7 September, and features a three-day programme covering a range of veterinary pathogens of importance in the UK and abroad. 

“Lucy and Rosanna are our first proper abattoir OVs that have come in from a UK vet school and I’m really, really delighted with that” – Charles Hartwell, Eville and Jones chief executive.

An Irish practice has urged owners to be vigilant after reporting several cases of the disease.

An investigation has concluded officials acted reasonably and within the law in their efforts to evacuate more than 150 animals, plus dozens of staff, during the Taliban takeover last year.

The effects of long COVID are inspiring a bid to raise £10,000 by paddling 115 miles down the River Severn next month.

A Jersey veterinary receptionist is preparing to step back into the ring for a charity bout before she hits the roads for the London Marathon.

A book and a charity cycling challenge are among the activities planned as a Somerset practice celebrates 100 years of veterinary care.