September 2021

Former members of the largest private online community for vets have accused Facebook group Veterinary Voices of becoming “really nasty” after a fracas over Geronimo the alpaca saw four members banned from the group.

12 mins

A year after the launch of its Good Workplaces Initiative, BVA reveals statistics showing 47% of vets feel their workplace is “only fairly good”, with 9% describing theirs as “not good”.

7 mins

Puppy abandoned at shopping centre car park survives after three weeks of intensive care from staff at County Dublin practice.

7 mins

Nominations are now open for each of the five categories in the 23rd Petplan Veterinary Awards.

5 mins

Joint initiative will see students study for two years at Aberystwyth University’s new School of Veterinary Science before completing their degrees at RVC’s Hawkshead Campus in Hertfordshire.

5 mins

Charity regulator requests further information regarding fund-raising initiative used to evacuate more than 150 at-risk animals and Nowzad staff from Afghanistan.

7 mins

The pan-European IVC Evidensia Care Fund has now helped 600 animals since being set up in 2020 to help pets whose owners are facing serious financial challenges.

3 mins

Delegates will get the chance to attend Manchester Central for BSAVA Congress 2022 (24 to 26 March) or get involved online via an interactive virtual platform.

5 mins

“It really was like playing hook a duck, and after about half an hour we got the loop around it and pulled it out” – Debs Smith, senior vet at Pride Veterinary Centre.

4 mins

College is having active discussions with EU vet schools, is hoping to entice some clinicians back into practice and is planning a workforce summit to discuss current issues.

8 mins

Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association hosting webinar for vets and VNs featuring practical tools and guidance to pass on to owners.

3 mins

US and UK-certified vet specialist Adam Mugford joins Anderson Moores in Hampshire.

4 mins

Much-anticipated replacement to the PDP is running, with platform to allow workplace advisors to record and monitor the progress of graduates under their care.

5 mins

Speakers and delegates from around the world to take part in virtual event from 28 to 29 September.

3 mins

Vets With Horsepower held a day-long CPD session for 26 hours, attracting delegates from 74 countries to 34 talks by 26 different speakers.

6 mins

Pea Whizzle back in full voice after vets at Southfields removed part of his trachea during intricate op.

5 mins

Study of 475 veterinary professionals by VetSurgeon.org finds 64.8% of cases could have been done in normal working hours, and 6.9% were general inquiries and clearly not an emergency. 

12 mins

Cambridgeshire animal hospital has acquired new heart and lung machine that will allow it to join only a few sites worldwide offering the treatment option in small animals.

5 mins

TVM UK’s awareness week is dedicated to helping owners identify common symptoms of eye disease in their pets.

2 mins

RCVS Knowledge’s National Audit for Small Animal Neutering relies on practices to submit their data to help establish nation’s neutering benchmark.

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