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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Veterinary professionals and researchers from across the UK and Europe have taken part in the fourth Mind Matters Initiative Research Symposium in Manchester.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Communication, leadership and management – all key to sustainability of vet profession – will feature as part of a series aimed at all members of the team.
A committee of MPs has heard concerns that Government plans to define and outlaw the breed by the end of the year will present major challenges for the veterinary and charitable sectors.
