Former RCVS president Amanda Boag and Liz Barton, co-founder of WellVet and the Vet Mums group, say much more needs to be done across veterinary sector to stamp out systemic issues.
Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations teaming up for a full day of CPD with The Webinar Vet on 9 April to raise funds for war-torn country.
Vets at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referrals Service fitted an emergency pacemaker to the seven-year-old German shepherd dog after he was diagnosed with persistent atrial standstill.
Andrea Ang, of The University of Edinburgh, won the BVBA Veterinary Studies Award 2022, with Sophie Oliver, of the University of Nottingham, the runner-up.
Ruminant Health and Welfare has sent the survey to students on lambing placements to better understand the impact of Schmallenberg virus on the 2022 lambing season.
âIt would be deeply misguided to push back the need for these vital checks even further and in so doing weaken this layer of protection for both animal and public healthâ â James Russell, BVA.
Volunteers from the firmâs headquarters in York joined forces on 29 March to take part in Keep Britain Tidyâs Great British Spring Clean, which is taking place from 25 March to 10 April.
A âDiagnostic Supportâ programme is being introduced in April, followed by âInpatient Care for Exoticsâ in June and âLaboratory Diagnostic Supportâ in October.
Jasmine Knight, a wild animal biology masterâs student at the RVC, wants to collect data in an anonymous survey on professionâs attitudes to animal welfare in research animals, pets, livestock and wildlife.
Follow-up border checks by APHA showed a shipment of 19 animals imported by a rescue charity from Ukraine travelled on falsified rabies documentation.Â
British Veterinary Professionals for Ukraine, which had been coordinating the sending of medical equipment to human and vet medics, turns attention to supplying vet medicines.
Focus of this yearâs Rabbit Awareness Week â which starts on 27 June â will be rabbit environment after research showed this to be the most neglected welfare need of one of the UKâs most popular pets.
âAs a professional association we recognise we can play a useful role in connecting UK vets with Ukrainian veterinary professionals seeking refuge hereâ â BVA president Justine Shotton.
