Efforts to reduce antimicrobial resistance in Wales have been boosted by the development of a new app that users say has also helped to improve biosecurity on their lands.
New figures show contacts to the veterinary charityâs helpline are up around 11% so far this year, though the rate of increase has slowed in recent months.
More than 16,000 people have already signed a new online petition, after measures intended to tackle the problem were dropped with the demise of the Kept Animals Bill last month.
Thirty-four vets will join the body on the annual Fellowship Day in November, which will hear a keynote address from Englandâs former chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies.
A vet who was struck off two years ago has lost his bid to return to the RCVS register after a disciplinary panel decided to adjudicate on the case in his absence.
Bosses claim regulatorsâ move to delist one of its French operations, which has now been upheld after a legal challenge, could put many practices at risk.
Researchers from the University of York said current economic challenges, including high veterinary care costs, may act as a source of additional stress, though they acknowledge further analysis is needed.
Bosses say their plans â which could see hundreds of support staff roles axed â are necessary, but Unite leaders have accused them of caring more about their bottom line than animal or staff welfare.
An RVC study has found the proportion of puppies being sold with passports more than doubled between 2019 and 2021, with a growing proportion of those also under the minimum legal import age.
Results from an RVC questionnaire show almost a quarter of pet rabbits in the sample were impacted by painful ear conditions or those that could impair their hearing.
The RCVS says it will consider its approach as part of a forthcoming technology review, after veterinary industry leaders were urged to act now to set guidelines around the use of AI in practice.
