January 2023

Dogs Trust received 50,000 owner requests for them to take on their pets last year – while a new survey found vet bills to be the highest cost concern for owners in 2023.

14 mins

Plans for a free support session later in January have been announced following confirmation of two new cases of the disease.

4 mins

Fourteen events are planned between January and April, and officials say they want to extend their work to consider collective, as well as individual issues.

4 mins

Vets and other stakeholders are being invited to have their say in a review process that opens next week ahead of the release of a new edition later in 2023.

5 mins

UK’s chief vet said she was “humbled” to be recognised for services to the veterinary and farming sectors.

6 mins

December 2022

BVA’s president says the sector is embracing change as he sets out his aims and fears for the year ahead.

13 mins

Bosses say the new body will help improve clinical and operational standards across the business.

4 mins

Small animal hospital is latest in the UK to receive the Green award in the Investors in the Environment national accreditation scheme.

6 mins

A pledge of £5 for every one of its Lunch and Learn sessions between April and November raises cash to help charity with an increasing demand for its services.

4 mins

A year after being hunted by the Taliban, young vet settles into practice life in West Yorkshire. 

15 mins

The Titanic Vet Show to take place at the iconic venue in Northern Ireland, with six speakers across two days covering mental health and communication topics.

4 mins

A Derbyshire vet is enjoying a festive rest after completing a six-month, 18,000-mile cycling challenge.

4 mins

Started as the business arm of the BVA, the society has seen good and bad times for the profession – and will focus on how present practice teams can grow and thrive at its first solo congress in a decade.

5 mins

An RCVS committee concluded a suspension was necessary despite allegations the process was flawed.

8 mins

The deadline for nominations for the 2023 awards looms soon after the festive period.

4 mins

BVA and others were concerned more than half of all medicines currently available in Northern Ireland would have been discontinued from 1 January.

11 mins

Academics at the University of Liverpool have received £75,000 of funding from the CVS Group for work they hope will help to make the industry safer.

8 mins

Committee report welcomed by charity which led petition signed by more than 35,000 people, but greyhound racing authorities raise concerns amid fears ban could lead to thousands of dog deaths. 

7 mins

Inaugural annual report by the Responsible Use of Medicines Alliance Companion Animal and Equine group reveals usage on the rise in cats and dogs, but identifies four priority areas for improvement.

11 mins

Dog owners are being urged to remain “calm, but vigilant” amid concerns that more cases could follow.

5 mins