Less than a week after alpaca euthanised for having bTB, protesters are marching on the offices of Defra calling for radical changes to Government policy on control of the disease.
Staff at Beechwood Veterinary Group in Leeds had to perform life-saving surgery on Staffordshire bull terrier Jess after a stick lodged down her throat â narrowly missing her heart and other arteries.
Three winners were recognised at the ceremony, which was held as BEVA marked the successful return of live events with its congress in Birmingham from 5 to 7 September.
Association is staging professionâs first major return to face-to-face learning since start of pandemic, with its hybrid event continuing today in Birmingham.
Huw Griffiths, clinical director at Liphook Equine Hospital in Hampshire, will take over as president from Lucy Grieve on Monday (6 September) in a ceremony at BEVA Conference in Birmingham.
Shorter journey times, ban on live animal exports for slaughter and stricter rules on moving animals in extreme temperatures are all part of Government reforms.Â
The team at The Vet Clinic in Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire, has been using recent case of Maggie, who presented with 30cm stick lodged under her muscle and skin, to warn other clients of dangers.
Tess was brought into ChesterGates Veterinary Specialists with coughing and lethargy, with CT scan revealing large mass occupying entire cranial mediastinum.
Burgess Pet Care awards, held in conjunction with the Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund, celebrate the work of veterinary professionals who work to improve the lives of the UKâs pet rabbits. Â
Mr Farthing says he and members of his charityâs veterinary team â along with truck filled with rescue animals â were inside the airport, but ejected into Kabul after deadly terror explosions.
BVA in Northern Ireland had fed into the earlier consultations, and says it is âdisappointingâ launch document âmakes no mention of the role of the veterinary professionâ in future policy plans.
Infection couldnât be ruled out in Jack Russell terrier with consolidated right cranial lung lobe, but thanks to veterinary help and Alpine air, sheâs scaled heights to full recovery.