July 2024

Farmersā€™ Union of Wales voices concerns about higher costs and weaker working relationships with the current state of the sector in a submission to an ongoing parliamentary inquiry.

9 mins

Professionals who hold or supply imported medicines have less than two weeks before service scrapped.

3 mins

War of words erupts between group behind Valley Vets and British Veterinary Union after 94% of its members at practice vote in favour of taking industrial action.

9 mins

Alice Swetnam, who has been working in equine practice since graduating in 2018, joins team at Seadown Veterinary Services.

3 mins

An RCVS and European specialist will share her experience at a free CPD event next week.

3 mins

Robert Jones Vets in Blackpool is now operating from a larger, purpose-built facility in the seaside resort.

3 mins

June 2024

Clinicians at the University of Surrey said some colleagues had come to ā€œdreadā€ surgeries because of bleeding problems, as they urged vets to share their own experiences in a new survey.

10 mins

ā€œSustainableā€ support is needed to enable efforts to license dog breeding establishments in Wales to make the maximum impact, Anna Judson argues.

5 mins

The college has published its annual report for 2023 including reflections on how the scrutiny of external regulators has re-emphasised the professionsā€™ wider social role.

4 mins

Creature Comforts has just opened its second site, in the capitalā€™s St Johnā€™s Wood.

6 mins

Likes of Dogs Trust and The Kennel Club Charitable Trust are among those leading the way on dog-centred health research, for instance, on breed-specific disease around conformation.

9 mins

Niall Connell will take up the role on a permanent basis this autumn after being elected by members.

5 mins

Outlawing of the breed this year brought additional pressures to sector, led to disagreements in teams and saw some at the centre of abuse from angry owners ā€“ so having policies in place is key.

9 mins

Pet owners are being urged to sign up now to help the Dogs Trust-led scheme achieve its goal by the end of this year.

4 mins

Eight surgeries acquired from CVS by UKā€™s largest family-owned independent vet group.

4 mins

Christianne Glossop, former chief vet in Wales, urges Animal Welfare Foundation discussion forum delegates to more actively promote successes instead of reacting to more negative stories.

9 mins

BEVA members can now access a six-part training programme that developers hope will make equine practice safer and more satisfying for clinicians.

3 mins

Tens of thousands of people have signed a new petition demanding ā€œtransparency and fairnessā€ in the veterinary sector, despite senior figures insisting practices are already delivering.

10 mins

Officials have stressed England has no current cases, but farmers and clinicians must be on their guard.

5 mins

Vets at a West Yorkshire hospital have treated a dog with an eye condition they had not seen before and which they believe he contracted while abroad.

3 mins