Veterinary Industry News

Dr Peter Webbon has been appointed Chief Executive of the Animal Health Trust with effect from 1st January 2007. For the last 5 months, foll...

With Livery Yard licensing likely to be introduced next summer under the new Animal Welfare Act the veterinary profession will have a key ro...

The BVA Animal Welfare Foundation (BVA AWF) has produced a practical leaflet designed to enable veterinary surgeons to assist pet owners mee...

A condition of the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme is that accredited practices will be inspected every four years, but may also be subject t...

Enjoy a fun day out this autumn, and help raise funds to protect snow leopards in Nepal's Sacred Himalayan Landscape, by taking part in WWF ...

Pet owners who have been watching medical television shows like ER and RPA are demanding more and more sophisticated emergency care for thei...

Veterinary surgeons graduating from 2007 onwards are required to complete the RCVS Professional Development Phase (PDP), and in preparation ...

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has been saddened to hear that Mr Don Haxby CBE HonFRCVS, its President in 1983-4, has died. Mr ...

Following reports on 21st August that a young farmer died from Rabbit Flu, The Rabbit Welfare Fund (RWF) has been inundated with phone calls...

The Blue Cross is celebrating 100 years of veterinary care in the capital by reinstating The Blue Cross Medal. The pet charity is invitin...

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and Petlog have joined forces to remind vets about the valuable role they can play in helping to re...

The British Veterinary Association's cattle and sheep divisions welcome the Review of the Livestock Movement Controls. Commenting on the...

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Celebrity animal lovers, including Christian Slater, Billy Piper and Dame Judi Dench, have signed teddy bears to be auctioned online to supp...

In response to the Government announcement of further action to improve testing of cattle for bovine tuberculosis, the Presidents of the BVA...

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A bevy of current and former top cyclists, including Floyd Landis, Axel Merckx, Robbie Ventura, Greg Demgen, Sarah Hammer, Steve Hegg, and P...

Equine Veterinarians Australia (EVA) is the name and "helping vets help horses" is the mission of the newly launched peak body of Australia..

Mathew Topper, a PhD student, recently set himself the challenge of visiting all the decorated cows in Edinburgh’s Cow Parade in just 24 h...

Did you see the cows? - Cows have always been central to VETAID’s work and we are thrilled to have played a major role in Edinburgh’s Co...

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...

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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...