Veterinary Industry News

On July 25, 2006, one of BETA co-founders and a BETA volunteer managed to get inside the southern suburbs of Beirut – the WAR ZONE –, li...

Animal – The International Journal of Animal Bioscience’ is the central element in a new and exciting collaborative venture between Euro...

BVA Congress 2006 dates: 29 and 30 September, with AGM on Sunday 1 October. Cavendish Conference Centre, London W1. Our annual Congress ...

Kuching, Malaysia: UK Biodiversity Minister Barry Gardiner has today (28 July) pledged over £100, 000 in UK support for projects to protect...

In this scorching weather please remember to do everything you can to keep your bunnies cool and comfortable. In the wild they can burrow be...

The President of the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA), Dr Kersti Seksel says the latest tragic dog attack in NSW demonstrates that ed...

The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) has strongly condemned advice from euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke that people wishing to...

Launching today (Tuesday) a position statement on the import of captive live birds from countries outside the EU, British Veterinary Associa...

A joint FAO-OIE-WHO initiative, Rome/Paris/Geneva - A global early warning system for animal diseases transmissible to humans (zoonoses) wa...

WSPA has released funds to aid an animal shelter that has been partially destroyed by a missile during the conflict in Lebanon, leaving its ...

Beirut for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (BETA) is a registered charity actively working on animal welfare issues in Lebanon. Since it...

Commenting today (Friday) on this week's announcement that the Government had further delayed a decision on a badger cull BVA President Dr F...

The 2006 Petsavers 10K Team hopes to raise a fantastic £15,000 from this year’s event exceeding expectations and funds raised in previous...

Disease widely checked but could pose threat for years - While avian influenza has been successfully checked in Western Europe and much of...

RCVS Day - the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeon's AGM and Awards Day - saw the investiture of the new President, Professor Sheila Crispin...

In recent years scientists and conservationists have raised the alarm that amphibians are disappearing before our very eyes. Even in seeming...

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...