September 2024

Three new infections have been discovered in north-east Lincolnshire as a new report suggested the virus could be found in many other parts of England, too.

5 mins

Officials from RUMA Agriculture UK have offered to share insights from their work following publication of study showing farmer disconnect with efforts.

9 mins

Bosses and union leaders are blaming each other for the disruption at Valley Vets ahead of a new walkout later this week.

6 mins

Team at Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists used leeches to improve blood flow in their bid to save the tongue of eight-year-old Summer.

3 mins

Government officials have urged vets and farmers to consider whether vaccinating their animals is the right move for them as new cases were confirmed in East Anglia and East Yorkshire.

9 mins

Pennard Vets, which has eight practices in Kent, wants to raise more than ÂŁ2,500 for its local branch of the National Search and Rescue Dog Association.

6 mins

A quartet of vets are preparing for an epic 1,200 mile ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats in memory of colleague who took her own life.

5 mins

Clinicians and campaigners on both sides of the bTB divide have been urged to come together to support the department’s latest strategy to tackle the disease in England.

11 mins

Veterinary professionals, students and researchers are being given the chance to showcase their work at a major industry event next spring.

3 mins

Mobile Vet Referral is bringing a range of specialist-led internal medicine services direct to practices.

3 mins

In submission to Competition and Markets Authority, one sector body wants restrictions in the prescribing rules on clinicians considering clients’ financial circumstances to be “lifted forthwith”.

10 mins

Ben Witcomb and Dan Roden are heading to a shelter to help rehabilitate injured wildlife. 

5 mins

Three districts on both sides of the River Humber have been hit by curtailments after a bull was confirmed to have contracted the virus.

3 mins

Website puppies.co.uk backed veterinary and welfare groups’ long-standing calls for a change of approach to the issue.

9 mins

Three inoculations will be available for use, subject to licence, following an intervention.

4 mins

Claims worth more than ÂŁ13,000 uncovered in an investigation involving police fraud department.

5 mins

RVC researchers hope their analysis will help to address “unfounded biases”, particularly among owners.

8 mins

Campaigners are demanding an immediate end to the badger cull programme, while vets’ and farmers’ groups insist activity should still have a role in Government’s new strategy on the disease.

8 mins

August 2024

Department vows to work with vets and farmers in wake of BBC programme, as it today (30 August) also reveals consultation on ending the cull within five years.

14 mins

Launched by vet-led Zero Pain Philosophy initiative for September’s international Pain Awareness Month, survey will seek to find where knowledge gaps among clinicians still remain.

5 mins