BVA members are being given the chance to share their views and help shape the organisationâs strategy and policy development by joining its council.
The health and welfare of millions of UK animals is at risk due to impulse buys of pets, often with no research or knowledge of their welfare needs prior to purchase, a report has said.
The profession could learn from the way veterinary nurses are trained to enable a seamless transition from student to professional life, RCVS council has been told.
Northern Irelandâs vets face unique challenges and opportunities as the UK's Governments plan Brexit, said BVA president Gudrun Ravetz at an annual dinner.
Nominations are now open for the 2017 Petplan Veterinary Awards, which recognise members of the vet profession who have gone âabove and beyondâ in their daily roles.
Peter Kertesz, one of the worldâs few specialist zoo dentists, has added a seal pup to his list of unusual patients after a procedure at Paignton Zoo's Living Coasts park in Torquay.
The owner of a cat that died after spending its last days in a âhot and noisy utility roomâ at a veterinary practice says he has persuaded the RCVS to rewrite part of its Practice Standards Scheme criteria.
The Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture alliance has described a 10% reduction in sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals in the UK as "very encouraging".
Cardiologists at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service performed a life-saving heart operation on their smallest canine patient â a puppy weighing around the same as a bag of sugar.
The BVA has raised concerns over John Lewis' Christmas advert depicting "Buster the Boxer" on a trampoline â and has urged owners not to recreate the scene at home.
A new nationwide pet health advice line that promises to âmake unnecessary trips to the vet a thing of the pastâ has been launched for a monthly subscription fee of ÂŁ4.50.
New research suggests cattle vets are ârisk-averseâ when it comes to giving dairy farmers vaccination advice, but farmers really want, and would be willing to pay for, the considered opinion of a trusted vet.
Owners and vets risk damaging the human-animal bond by failing to understand rabbits find being lifted off the ground frightening, a review has suggested.
