January 2024

A dog owner has begun a seven-month prison term after he admitted causing actual bodily harm in an attack on a vet in York.

10 mins

Training concerns were raised as a disciplinary committee heard a vet submitted paperwork claiming to have inspected birds at three locations when she had not.

8 mins

Support when human life at risk by an infection unaffected by many antibiotics to dramatically reduce usage on his land.

6 mins

Event from 25 to 27 January in Birmingham will feature a Vet Times Big 6 Live focusing on AI and day dedicated to starting up or expanding a veterinary business.

3 mins

A Peterborough-based veterinary nurse has challenged herself to walk to the highest points in all of England’s counties in aid of Vetlife.

4 mins

Association issues priorities for animal health and welfare – including new Veterinary Surgeons Act – at start of what many expect will be a UK general election year.

9 mins

Ministers at Holyrood say they don’t want the country to become a “safe haven or a dumping ground” for dogs being moved to escape a ban on them elsewhere.

5 mins

Owners to be offered a free test as part of project being run by clinicians from nine CVS Group practices across south-west England to gather more data on affected dogs.

9 mins

Fortnightly sessions to update vets on current outbreak in eastern and southern England begin this week.

4 mins

The Badger Trust has called for a coordinated non-cull approach to be adopted across Britain and an end to what it views as “anti-badger rhetoric” in policy.

6 mins

Three organisations have announced plans to offer financial assistance to owners who have sought ownership ban exemptions for their dogs with the support of veterinary practices.

11 mins

The Scot has had her position in the 2015 race upgraded after the winner was banned for drugs offences.

6 mins

British Veterinary Dental Association course aimed at general practice vets looking to improve skills.

3 mins

With a total of 36 animals now known to have contracted the virus, a senior vet has urged farmers to act now to seek the right to move animals out of restricted areas if they need to for welfare reasons.

5 mins

University and its School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine agrees memorandum of understanding with City University Hong Kong.

4 mins

University of Bristol’s small animal centre says it is the first vet school hospital to be part of the project, which is run jointly by Dogs Trust and the British Veterinary Behaviour Association.

5 mins

Project aims to shed light on reasons for bottle-jaw cases in closed flock on a Welsh farm. 

6 mins

Staff are ‘thrilled’ by the project as they plan to create more services for clients.

4 mins

A former BVA president is among four new recruits at the sustainability group as officials hope they can herald a new chapter in its work.

4 mins

College opens short course to help veterinary professionals remain compliant with its code of conduct in situations where it may be necessary to disclose information without a pet owner’s consent. 

4 mins