November 2023

A Greater Manchester-based professional showed “exemplary” insight into her misconduct over the treatment of a cocker spaniel that died five days after a major operation, a disciplinary report said.

8 mins

IVC Evidensia, which has targeted raising ÂŁ100,000 for the charity, is exclusive sponsor of the project, which was unveiled as part of the event that attracted a top number of delegates.

6 mins

The initiative has seen the use of the study in treatment pathways for otitis externa more than quadruple during the four-year programme.

6 mins

Newly published analysis has revealed sales of the medication for food-producing animals fell substantially last year and are down nearly 60% since 2014.

7 mins

The Dog Control Coalition has called for greater clarity about how owners who want to keep their pets can do so within the forthcoming new law.

5 mins

More than 20 organisations have signed an open letter urging the UK Government to act amid fears the substances are already at dangerous concentrations in some English rivers.

6 mins

October 2023

Plans unveiled today (31 October) appear to breach the Government’s previous pledge to define and ban the controversial dog type by the end of 2023, but officials claim plans give owners time to prepare.

7 mins

Supporters of Labour commitment to scrap the controversial policy if it enters government say the plan is on “the right side of history”, but the BVA argues all options, including culling, should remain open. 

14 mins

Twenty-seven vets have been welcomed to the RCVS register after completing the membership exam as the overall number of overseas vets registering in the UK looks set to hit a four-year high.

7 mins

Bosses say the project represents the group’s single biggest investment in one practice, which will offer some of the most advanced cancer treatments in Europe.

4 mins

Latest in Farm Animal Veterinary Society Carpool Cases series, with Ami Sawran – a member of the clinical and farm executive boards at VetPartners – taking the session.

5 mins

Provet’s small animal nutrition course, hosted by specialist vet and independent consultant Mike Davies, will be held at the Holiday Inn Basingstoke and via Zoom from 19 to 21 January.

2 mins

Veterinary professionals and researchers from across the UK and Europe have taken part in the fourth Mind Matters Initiative Research Symposium in Manchester.

12 mins

Alterations made so vets and VNs, who have to show how they have reflected on what they have learned from their CPD, can more easily track progress and see when they are compliant.

6 mins

A vet with a major care provider has told a parliamentary committee that some owners are already asking for their dogs to be euthanised because of Government plans to outlaw the controversial dog type.

14 mins

Thrums Vets, largest independent practice in Scotland, attracted 16 and 17-year-olds from across UK and is now planning similar events. 

9 mins

Northern Ireland could be left without any vaccines for Salmonella and leptospirosis if a permanent supply agreement is not reached with the EU, Anna Judson told the association’s Northern Ireland dinner.

7 mins

A host of industry organisations are backing the initiative, after new research suggested there was no significant impact from using antibiotics to treat canine diarrhoea.

13 mins

Endocrinology app has been created using latest AI technology developed by RVC’s VetCompass team.

7 mins

Colin Mason opened the association’s annual congress in Telford with a plea for vigilance against bluetongue as it continues to spread in mainland Europe.

4 mins