Veterinary Industry News

Dr Sarah Cleaveland was announced as the winner of the Trevor Blackburn Award in recognition of her work on zoonotic, livestock and wildlife...

Organisations around the world will be aiming to raise awareness and understanding about the importance of rabies prevention on the second a...

The BVA Congress, being held at the Royal College of Physicians in London, on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 September features a highly topical ...

And Predicts Doubling of Turnover - Whatever the atmosphere surrounding the well reported credit crunch, it seems that the North East is sti...

Common birds are in decline across the world, providing evidence of a rapid deterioration in the global environment that is affecting all li...

Staff at VRCC was stunned by the news that an Elephant had tragically killed Kenyan Wild Life Veterinary Specialist Dr Zahoor Kashmiri last ...

The latest additions to VETS.TV - the new web TV service currently being piloted by BVA at www.vets.tv. - include BVA President Nick Blayney...

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) welcomes the inclusion by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) of the veterinary professio...

Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity has announced it will be withdrawing from Crufts and Discover Dogs. Dogs Trust will also...

The Kennel Club is lodging a complaint to Ofcom in respect of the recently broadcast programme ‘Pedigree Dogs Exposed’ (BBC1) in view of...

Sunday 21st September 10.00am - 4.30pm Lanwades Park, Kentford A date for your diary! Gala open day 2007 Featuring exciting displays...

The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) welcomes the new ‘Animals in Pet Shops Code of Practice’ announced today. The code gives ma...

DENPLAN’S managing director Stephen Gates is set to inspire vets as part of the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) lecture s...

From the 6-9 October Onderstepoort will celebrate the centenary of its establishment in 1908 and a century of achievements in the field of v...

Healionics Announces Multi-Million Dollar STAR™ Biomaterial Supply Agreement with TR BioSurgical for Veterinary Glaucoma Implant Redmon...

Dechra Veterinary Products is sponsoring a series of free evening CPD seminars on skin cytology and interpretation being given by Liverpool ...

New videos filmed at BSAVA Congress in April are now available for viewing on VETS.TV at www.vets.tv. These include:BSAVA Congress - a flavo...

THE Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) has published advice to help practitioners set realistic and reasonable script fees for...

SPVS is holding a special event for anyone interested in setting up their own practice. The event, which will be presented by Hazlewoods ...

Join Caroline Kisko and Dr Jeff Sampson from the Kennel Club as they answer your questions and dispel concerns over pedigree dog breeding ...

Surgi-Lock 2oc™ and Epi-Heal™ Designed to Work in Conjunction to Provide Surgical Wound Care for Dogs, Cats and Equine Meridian Anim...

The Board awarded Mark Wharton the first ever Fellowship of the Veterinary Benevolent Fund at their Annual General Meeting yesterday in ...

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has today (Monday) expressed disappointment, but no surprise, at the Government's decision to rejec...

Pfizer's New Prescription-Only Convenia® Eliminates Difficulty Owners Have Giving Pills to Pets for Weeks Pfizer Animal Health has an...

25 - 27 September, Royal College of Physicians, London With climate change having taken a central position on the world's agenda and the ...

To help veterinarians and the general public understand the complexity and passion behind animal welfare issues, the AVMA has launched a Web...

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has today (Friday) launched its new 'Good Practice Guide to Handling Veterinary Waste' consisting o...

On Saturday 30 August Mr Fred Nind MRCVS will be setting off on a 500-mile walk from Edinburgh to London to raise funds for the RCVS Trust i...

Australia - Australian veterinarians have come out strongly against the importation of more wild-domestic pet hybrids like the savannah cats...

USA - Dogpile.com, the search site that combines the top results from the leading search engines, will celebrate Pet Sitters International's...

Minister, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the annual BVA Welsh Dinner. A particularly warm welcome to the Minister, Elin Jones, for findin...

A new gene therapy has helped pet dogs with cancer live longer and could potentially improve the quality of life and survival of people with...

Leading UK Veterinary Referral Centre VRCC are working alongside Kenyan Veterinary Surgeons Dr Zahoor Kashmiri and Nonee Magre to stage ...

Speech by BVA President Nick Blayney at the BVA Scottish Dinner (12 June 2008) Honoured guests, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the annu...

The WSPA DART team remains in Myanmar, delivering aid and working with the FAO and local people to improve the health of animals that surviv...

Chip it Scan it Check it National Microchipping Month is back for June 2008! National Microchipping Month is a campaign that encourage...

For the MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health and the MSc in Livestock Health and Production Academic year (commencing Feb 2009) ...

Dr. Bernard Vallat, director general of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), was selected as the first recipient of the Penn Vet ...

The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) will from June 2008 introduce a Graduate Diploma in Professional and Clinical Veterinary Nursing tailored...

Commenting today (Wednesday) on the publication of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee’s report on the Veterinary Surgeons A...

Pet owners express bereavement when their pet dies. But do animals mourn the loss of one another? Charles Darwin was one of the first...

In a bid to ensure veterinarians around the world are familiar with the latest developments in animal welfare, the World Society for the Pro...

Designed To Raise Awareness Of Pets With Allergies, As Well As Testing & Treatment Options Bio-Medical Services (BMS), a veterinary refer...

BVA Animal Welfare Foundation 2008 Discussion Forum The latest in the increasingly popular BVA Animal Welfare Foundation discussion forum...

The BVA has today (Wednesday) welcomed Defra Secretary of Sate Hilary Benn’s announcement on the arrival of the first batch of Bovilis® ...

This is a request for help setting up a vet-clinic lab in Addis Ababa. We have none in the entire country, but the need is very great. ...

Global responsibilities for animal welfare: BVA President calls on the veterinary community to sign up to UDAW World Veterinary Day (WVD...

The New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) is using World Veterinary Day to expose their wild side. “The World Veterinary Associati...