Veterinary Industry News

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...

Maternal occupational exposures and risk of spontaneous abortion in veterinary practice Female vets run twice the risk of miscarriage as ...

The new Postgraduate Programmes Online website has been launched and the following programmes are now available in Veterinary Medicine.Clini...

June 25th 2008 will be a momentous day for the International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (IAADP). For the first time in their fi...

A revised and expanded international syllabus to assist with the teaching of animal welfare in veterinary faculties has been launched by the...

The BVA Animal Welfare Foundation (BVA AWF) in conjunction with the Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS) has announced the launch o...

SMB - Scandinavian Micro Biodevices – is set to revolutionise European veterinary practices with its diagnostic device QuickVet Analyzer. ...

Representatives at last Wednesday’s (2 April) BVA Council meeting discussed a range of matters of interest, not only to BVA members but to...

Australia - With the celebration of Senior’s Week on April 6 – 13, the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) urges pet owners to think...

Photo: Steve Dyson Victoria Stilwell joins search for the ‘best your pet can get - Marc Abraham, the Paul O’Grady Show’s veteri...

In recognition of National Scoop the Poop Week, April 1-8, Pet Butler is encouraging pet owners to make an extra effort to be respectful of ...

Following the sucess of our Crufts YouTube channel we now have a new Kennel Club channel on YouTube . This channel will include video from o...

Four new courses are starting this spring for vets wanting to work towards the new RCVS modular certificate. Soft Tissue Surgery C-SAS.2...

USA - In the ongoing foreclosure crisis, some former homeowners have been abandoning their pets—but others may turn to humane organization...

Against the backdrop of BSAVA Congress (3-6 April), the biggest veterinary gathering outside the USA, the British Veterinary Association (BV...

The Australian Veterinary Association is urging rabbit owners to take care of their bunnies this Easter, offering 5 top tips for rabbit owne...

Citing concerns about the spread of disease and injury, inhumane treatment of animals, and ecological damage, Dr. Gail Golab, PhD, DVM, dire...

Every year, the AVMA promotes World Veterinary Day to the press and public while encouraging U.S. veterinary groups to celebrate the occasio...

First there were the BAFTAs, then the Brits and now the glittering Veterinary Oscars! This is your chance to make a difference by honouring ...

Solihull based specialist recruitment firm Open has announced that fundraising for their chosen charity Guide Dogs this year will be full of...

The 2008 competition is now open! - all that you need is a camera, a roll of film and - of course - a love of dogs! Dog Photographer of ...

The Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund (RWAF) raised concerns today over the unsatisfactory hutches being sold by many sold by many high s...

The Bella Moss Foundation has been granted Charity Registration, and celebrated the event at Crufts this year. Photo left to right: ...

An article in this week’s issue of The Veterinary Record (8 March 2008) explains how the midge that carried bluetongue virus to the UK pro...

The theme for the World Veterinary Day 2008 is “The diversity of the veterinary profession”. The WVA and the OIE agreed on the creati...

The Animal Health Trust (AHT Equine) has announced the launch of a bi-monthly programme of free equine CPD seminars, exclusively for members...