Veterinary Industry News

Pet insurance provider, Vetsure, has been named Business of the Year (over 50 employees) at the 2025 National Business Awards, recognising i...

Vetsure Named Business of the Year at 2025 SME National Business Awards

With new Defra import rules and a UK pet abandonment crisis highlighting the need for responsible welfare, Speranța Shelter’s prevention-...

Beyond rescue: UK dog lovers urged to help tackle Romania's stray dog issue at its heart

Speranta Shelter

A dedicated client care team at a group of veterinary practices across Wiltshire and Somerset have been recognised for their outstanding lev...

Garston Veterinary Group team earn BVRA recognition

Linnaeus Group

Four teams of vet students have been announced as finalists for the inaugural Global Veterinary Challenge. The shortlisted students, fromthe...

Finalists announced for £100k Global Veterinary Challenge Award

Worldwide Veterinary Service

Petplan announced the five winners of the 2025 Veterinary Awards during a ceremony held in London last night. Now in their 26th year, these ...

Winners announced for the 2025 Petplan Veterinary Awards

Allianz

The UK’s largest dog welfare charity Dogs Trust is celebrating a better future for dogs as The Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Fe...

"A victory for compassion”: Puppy Smuggling Bill to become law

Dogs Trust

Television personality and animal rights advocate, Olivia Attwood, joined animal welfare charity, Batters...

Olivia Attwood joins Battersea to speak out against ear cropping trend

Battersea

Dechra will be extending its otitis externa product range with the launch of DuOtic otic gel, the first licensed steroid and antifungal comb...

Dechra previews DuOtic otic gel for otitis externa at LVS

Dechra

A major new study, led by Dr. John Tulloch at the University of Liverpool and in collaboration with CVS, has revealed the significant scale ...

New study reveals need for cultural change and increased safety focus in companion animal veterinary practices

CVS UK Ltd

The new Ambassador role will support global working animal charity, Brooke The role is calling for recognition and investment for women in t...

Actress Annette Badland appointed Women's Ambassador to raise awareness on gender equality issues in working animal communities

Brooke

A West Midlands-based PR agency has celebrated a new client win in the animal charity sector with a visit to Romania to see the team in acti...

Romanian dog charity’s tail to be told by award-winning agency

Speranta Shelter

Could your dog help to save a life this Christmas?Pet Blood Bank UK is issuing an urgent appeal for dogs across the country to donate blood ...

Dog blood supplies are critically low: Pet Blood Bank UK issues urgent appeal for donor dogs before Christmas

Pet Blood Bank

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has today (Wednesday 19 November 2025) published its ‘Exit Survey 2022 – 2024’ report,...

New Exit Survey results paint a picture of why vets and vet nurses choose to leave the Register

RCVS

New research reveals impact of plastic pollution on donkeys, people and the environment in KenyaA study by the University of Portsmouth has ...

Researchers find microplastics in 100 per cent of donkey faecal samples tested

The Donkey Sanctuary

As freezing temperatures hit parts of the UK, Dogs Trust is warning that rock salt and grit, often used on roads and pavements at this time ...

As freezing weather hits the UK, Dogs Trust warns owners to wipe pooches’ paws after walks to avoid illness

Dogs Trust

Veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses who wish to stand as a candidate in next year’s elections for the Royal College of Veterinary Su...

Prospective candidates encouraged to step forward as 2026 elections nomination period launches

RCVS

Medivet has today (Wednesday 19th November) announced the appointment of four new senior directors, as the nationwide veterinary services pr...

Medivet makes four senior hires to strengthen true partnership model

Medivet

A little Chihuahua is living life to the fullest after treatment for three protruding discs in her spine. Lola was referred to Li...

Chihuahua Lola loving life after 'challenging' spinal surgery

Linnaeus Group

CoVet, the premier AI-powered veterinary co-pilot and scribe app, has announced a new partnership with MWI’s Merlin, the UK’s leading pr...

CoVet partners with Merlin to boost client communication and reduce admin workload

Companion Consultancy

Latest complaints data from the VCMS 5% increase in activity over Spring 2025ongoing theme of communication and expectations around sta...

VCMS releases latest quarterly vet complaints data

VCMS

PetProov.com has today announced the launch of the Innate Health Assessment (IHA), a free, 10-point welfare framework developed by the All-P...

PetProov partners with APGAW to launch free Innate Health Assessment tool for dog breeders

Petproov

The latest RUMA Agriculture Targets Task Force (TTF) Report has been released today (18 November 2025) marking the final update in the RUMA ...

Latest RUMA Agriculture Targets Task Force report released - the last of the TTF2 cycle marking another important and valuable phase in the livestock industry’s antibiotic stewardship journey ahead of TTF3 launch

RUMA

Sales of veterinary antibiotics in the UK remain at the lowest level recorded a new report published today shows (18 November). This an...

Public and animal health benefit from record low sales of veterinary antibiotics

DEFRA

The RCVS has today submitted its formal response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) provisional decision on remedies for the...

RCVS broadly welcomes CMA’s provisional decision proposals but raises concerns over governance reform

RCVS

New research from Zoetis UK reveals that many pet owners are missing the early signs of canine arthritis, delaying diagnosis and disease man...

Vets Urge Action as Dog Arthritis Misconceptions Persist

Zoetis

UK’s largest veterinary membership organisation publishes full response to Competition and Markets Authority...

Competition watchdog’s vet medicines proposals ‘unreasonable’ and ‘ineffective’

BVA

The Responsible use of Medicines Alliance - Companion Animal and Equine (RUMA CA&E), has this week announced the first ever national AMU...

RUMA CA&E announces National AMU Reduction Targets for companion animals

RUMA

The National Equine Forum (NEF) organising committee has chosen a picture pair of horses grazing together in perfect harmony as the wi...

Two equine friends chosen as #NEF26 cover stars

NEF

UK Independent veterinary hospice care provider, Dignipets, have released a new mobile app to help pet carers stay on top of their pet's car...

Dignipets releases new pet Quality of Life monitoring app in time for London Vet Show

Companion Consultancy

Vets have been thanked for saving the life of a therapy cat who was discovered five days after being seriously injured in a road accident.&n...

Vets save therapy cat's life following road accident

Linnaeus Group

Dechra has launched a new 250ml Diatrim 200mg/ml sulfadiazine + 40mg/ml trimethoprim solution for injection vial to provide vets and farmers...

Dechra launches new 250ml Diatrim vial

Dechra

The Federation of Independent Veterinary Practices (FIVP) has been working with independent practices in the UK to gather information and fe...

FIVP responds to CMA provisional remedies

FIVP

A leading veterinary practice that launched just five years ago and now works with farms across a swathe of central Scotland has opened a se...

Farm vet expands in South Lanarkshire with second site

XLVets

The College of Animal Welfare (CAW) has announced the launch of its new City & Guilds Level 2 Award in Supporting Wellbeing and Mental H...

New Wellbeing and Mental Health Qualification Launched by CAW – and Registration is FREE until 31 December!

The College of Animal Welfare

Humanimal Trust, the charity founded by renowned orthopaedic veterinary surgeon Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, has unveiled its enhanced ONE Me...

Humanimal Trust launches enhanced ONE Medicine Network - connecting people, organisations and ideas across species

Humanimal Trust

Dignipets, a UK leader in home-based end-of-life and palliative veterinary care, has announced the appointment of Kelly Foden BVetMed MRCVS ...

Dr Kelly Foden to offer end-of-life care in Taunton and South Somerset with Dignipets

Companion Consultancy

KRKA UK has announced the winners of its annual Veterinary Reception Team Hero Awards, celebrating the dedication, compassion and exceptiona...

KRKA UK honours excellence in its Veterinary Reception Awards 2025

Companion Consultancy

Leading veterinary group IVC Evidensia has expanded its White Cross Vets network with the opening of two new practices in Coventry and Stann...

IVC Evidensia expands White Cross Vets network with two new state-of-the-art practices

IVC Evidensia UK & IE

BVA Congress session to explore benefits and pitfalls of the AI revolution As the use of AI technology becomes increasingly common in veteri...

What does Artificial Intelligence mean for farm vets and animal welfare?

BVA

Molly Varga Smith BVetMed DZooMed (Mammalian) MRCVS, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine and Veterinary Advisor to Supre...

Molly Varga Smith and Craig Tessyman team up at London Vet Show to improve clinical outcomes for small pets

Supreme Petfoods

Enhancing diagnostic capabilities to support better animal health outcomes LEATHERHEAD,UK – Nov.11, 2025 – Zoetis Inc. today annou...

Zoetis Acquires Veterinary Pathology Group to Strengthen Veterinary Diagnostics in UK and Ireland

Zoetis

Dechra is hosting a canine Cushing’s syndrome webinar on ‘Bolder dosing for smarter Cushing’s management’ to highlight the principle...

Dechra hosts webinar on bolder dosing for canine Cushing’s syndrome

Dechra

The Home of Veterinary Equipment is returning to London Vet Show this NovemberVeterinary professionals planning to upgrade their practice or...

The Biggest Display of Veterinary Equipment in London

Burtons Veterinary Equipment

VET.CT team support vets at London Zoo with live reading of CT images during the silverback gorilla’s full health check.Kiburi, the 21-yea...

Collaborative CT Gives King Kiburi the All Clear

VetCT

- CVS Care Plan 2025 reports on the group’s environmental progress -- Report shows increase in non-medical waste recycled and a reduction ...

CVS Group halves the amount of waste going to landfill

CVS UK Ltd

A call is being made for tighter biosecurity on UK pig farms as government data shows cases of swine dysentery continuing to rise.The latest...

Call for Improved Biosecurity as Swine Dysentery Cases Rise on UK Pig Farms

Roam Technology