Veterinary Industry News

The Guide Dogs is taking the lead in launching a pan-European guide dog movement. Meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesd...

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One of ZSL’s key scientists today unveils plans for a crucial conservation project to save the world’s most endangered mammal, the Yangt...

Veterinary practice in the next generation will be no holiday camp - but it will be a place where a well trained and properly remunerated mu...

What Was the Best New Veterinary Drug of 2006? Who Brought You The Biggest Advance in Drug Delivery? Which Was the Animal Health Compa...

Harriet the tortoise, one of the world's oldest known living creatures, has died in Australia aged about 175. Senior vet Dr John Hangar to...

Special offer - 5% discount for any practice using RRM (Recycling And Resource Management Ltd) as their Hazardous waste removal company. See...

The Blue Cross animal adoption centre in Burford is currently caring for 47 guinea pigs handed over by one owner when they became too much t...

With the weather warming up, pets are more likely to be outdoors - increasing the risk of them straying. The RSPCA recommends that all cats ...

The eagerly awaited announcement of the winners of Cats Protection’s Rescue Cat of the Year Awards 2006 will take place on 6 July at the C...

Avian influenza will be a hot topic in Honolulu next month as veterinary experts from around the world gather for the 143rd American Veterin...

America's livestock and meat industries have one of the world's best health and safety records, but that status may be threatened in the yea...

Britain's pet charity, The Blue Cross, has revealed that some pet owners would feel too guilty to go to experts for help if they could no lo...

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From 1 August 2006 the entry requirements for student veterinary nurses will change. Candidates applying for enrolment after this date must ...

The Pet Care Trust, the national charity promoting responsible pet ownership, has published a report on the current state of the pet retail ...

"We believe pet health insurance is an integral part of responsible pet ownership, and I am delighted there is an RSPCA policy that is both ...

With warm weather set to continue into the weekend, the RSPCA is urging pet owners to follow its advice about keeping animals safe in hot we...

June sees the fourth annual National Microchipping Month organised by the Kennel Club, with special microchipping events for dogs being held...

A statment by Dr Leon Russell, President of The World Veterinary Association (WVA) - Global miniaturization resulting from rapid travel syst...

Our latest arrivals are 2 otter cubs that we have been hand-rearing since they were born at the hospital on May 30. Their mother was bro...

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During the month of June we are offering a discounted promotion for clients and non clients of the practice to have their pets microchipped ...

The Kennel Club Annual Report is now available online at www.the-kennel-club.org.uk. The Kennel Club represents all dogs and, through the...

New research from South Georgia reveals that three species of albatross nesting on the islands have declined at an alarming rate over the pa...

Delegates at the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) Annual Conference have been told that imported ornamental fish are posing a serious...

The Chief Veterinary Officer's annual report, reviewing extensive developments in animal health and welfare in Great Britain during 2005, wa...

A single test for more than 600 deadly viruses is being developed by a group of Defra funded scientists, offering the possibility of spottin...

A South Gloucestershire farming family, who shifted production from diary farming in 2004 to concentrate on beef cattle, have diversified th...

Are you a runner or want to give it a go? Are you free on Sunday 2nd July 2006? Then why not join the Petsavers 10K Team who will be tak...

The nation's oldest charitable animal hospital stepped back in time yesterday to celebrate its centenary. Events at The Blue Cross animal...

PetsNeedYou.com was recently launched to promote the cause of rehoming rescue pets. Around 60 rescue organisations have already registered o...

Cats Protection, the UK’s leading feline welfare charity, is proud to lend its support to a new book that will be a vital resource for any...

Tickets for the awards ceremony - Would you like to attend the rescue cat event of the year and support Cats Protection’s work at the same...

Extracted from an article entitled 'A comparison of earnings across professions' - An analysis of the earning of veterinarians requires look...

We are a small island in Greece (Thassos) and we are trying to keep animals from being cruelly treated and starved, there is one English lad...

Dr Mark Vaudin, who has held the post of Head of Genetics at the Animal Health Trust since October 2004, has been appointed Interim Chie...

National Pet Week's aims are to: Promote responsible pet ownership Make people aware of the benefits of pets to people Increase public awa...

National Pet Week helps create awareness of the benefits of companion animals and the need to look after them responsibly. Of course respons...

British farmers are competing for a slice of the international beef market as UK beef exports resume today. Prime British beef will now ...

When owners smoke, they expose their pets to over 4,000 toxins including 40 known cancer-causing substances and carbon monoxide. Not only do...

A veterinary practice presented with an animal suspected of having avian influenza should immediately inform the Divisional Veterinary Manag...

Avian influenza (bird flu) is much in the headlines at the moment. With the breeding season upon us, and many birds returning from Africa, s...

Each year, the RCVS hosts a Careers Afternoon for school leavers and others who are interested in becoming veterinary surgeons. This event i...

For the week 20th April to 27th April 2006, we are offering 20% off all new VetClick website packages to celebrate this year's BSAVA Congres...

Vets Now announced the programme for their annual Emergency and Critical Care Congress during BSAVA 2006. This years distinguished gue...

The Blue Cross Welfare Award, part of this year’s Petplan Awards ceremony, has been presented to the chief executive of the Feline Advisor...

The JA Wight Memorial Award, sponsored by The Blue Cross, has been awarded to Kate Kerr for her substantial contribution to animal welfare a...

To celebrate the launch of our new catalogue, we are offering some great web-only specials! Valid until 30th April 2006.Orders over £100 wi...