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The RCVS is to embark on an important communications campaign over the next few months to raise awareness amongst the general public of the ...

WSPA is leading the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH) team, comprised of international animal welfare groups, in preparation for swif...

Rising student debt, a lack of diversity within the profession, and fewer practicing rural and production animal veterinarians are among the...

Photo District News (PDN) and Kodak announced today the launch of Best Friends: The Ultimate Animal Photo Contest, which celebrates the art ...

Highlighting the importance of legacies to the survival of charities, the Animal Care Trust (ACT), registered charity of the Royal Veterinar...

Tuesday 20th October 2009, Central London, 08:30 - 14:00 (half day) CONFIRMED: Susanna May, Deputy Director, Food & Farming Group, Defra ...

BRISTOL ZOO GARDENS has installed the latest KONICA MINOLTA CR System for animal radiography in its state-of-the-art veterinary centre. ...

A novel solution to a problem vets encounter when using a conventional, usually human health, laryngoscope on small animals has been devised...

Two governments, on different continents, have this week made the same significant decision: to recognise the global importance of animals 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...

The Bella Moss Foundation sponsered by Pet Plan wil raise awarness of MRSA in animals. THE BELLA MOSS FOUNDATION is a testament to one wo...

Pill may help owners help dogs shed extra pounds - A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips. It turns out that adage applies to dogs as ...

Laura Poole, a veterinary nurse from the country’s oldest charitable animal hospital, marks the sacrifice made by animals in wars at the A...

Leading African writers have donated stories, free of charge, to a children’s book which aims to transform perceptions of wild animals...

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

Commenting on the Farmers Weekly survey and feature ‘Vanishing Vets’ British Veterinary Association (BVA) President Dr Freda Scott-Park...

IAWPC

Hollywood actor John Cusack has become the latest international star to condemn Morocco’s treatment of street dogs, sharing a hard-hitting...

DEFRA

The UK Chief Veterinary Officer is urging livestock keepers to remain vigilant to the clinical signs of Foot and Mouth disease (FM...

International Animal Rescue

A young female sloth bear rescued from the illegal ‘dancing’ bear trade in eastern India is now being cared for around the clock by Wild...

RCVS

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is calling upon members of the professions to help recruit new members for its Public Adviso...

RCVS

With the publication of the government’s consultation on proposed reform of the Veterinary Surgeons Act (VSA), which would modernise the r...

CVS UK Ltd

CVS is launching Prescribing with Purpose, a new clinical improvement initiative designed to support veterinary professionals in providing m...

Calls for donations of veterinary medicines, equipment and funds for war-torn countryGlobal animal welfare charity The ProSalus Foundat...

Battersea

Leading animal welfare charity, Battersea, welcomed the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Emma Reynolds MP...

RUMA

The Responsible use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA Agriculture) has today released the third cycle of targets from its Targets T...

CVS UK Ltd

CVS has announced the launch of a new Lifestyle Parasite Risk Assessment initiative, designed to help its veterinary teams to take a sustain...

International Animal Rescue

Slow lorises, small nocturnal primates, are under threat from electricity cables in Indonesia. Victims are injured and found electrocuted fr...

BVA

Three early-career vets - Rosemary Charnley, Jade Urquhart-Gilmore and Leah Hunter - have been announced as the finalists for the prestigiou...

Elanco

Interactive CPD programme grounded in One Health and responsible use principlesShort, practical learning modules built for vets, with furthe...

Brooke

Working animal charity Brooke made a powerful case to the United Nations that healthier animals mean healthier people, less poverty and hung...

CVS UK Ltd

CVS has created a new ‘Further surgical skills for the General Practitioner’ companion animal course, to help new graduate vet...

Brooke

Working animal charity Brooke will showcase global efforts to improve access to essential veterinary medicines and tackle antimicrobial resi...

Companion Consultancy

Krka UK has announced the launch of Arocenia® 10 mg/ml injectable solution, a new addition to its expanding portfolio of generic pharmaceut...

CVS UK Ltd

CVS and the University of Bristol are collaborating on a new antimicrobial stewardship clinical research project to increase the responsible...

CVS UK Ltd

CVS is running a clinical improvement project in 48 of its small animal practices to improve the use of cardiac ultrasound scans in first op...

Linnaeus Group

Vet nurses of the future will now be able to benefit from the incredible legacy of an inspirational Yorkshire animal lover and registered ve...

CVS UK Ltd

Eighteen CVS’ first opinion small animal practices are setting out to improve diagnoses of dermatology cases with a new clinical improveme...

CVS UK Ltd

CVS is running a nation-wide clinical improvement project in over 30 of its small animal practices to increase the use of the RVC’s D...

Brooke

An Essential Veterinary Medicines List (EVML) formed by working horse and donkey charity Brooke Ethiopia and partners has been endorsed by t...

KRKA

Krka has strengthened its technical team with the appointment of veterinary surgeon Renzo Di Florio as its lead UK technical veterinary advi...

Brooke

A report calling for a moratorium on the donkey skin trade has received the endorsement of the African Union. The report was approved at the...

Companion Consultancy

November 2023CPD Solutions is proud to launch the first postgraduate certificate (PGCert) in Soft Tissue Surgery in the UK. Awarded by The U...

Pets Foundation

Clare Balding hosted the Pets Foundation annual charity ball on the 9th of November 2023, as Pets at Home and the wider pet care industry ca...

Zoetis

Zoetis UK has partnered with national charity StreetVet, its new and exclusive Charity of the Year, in support of the organisation’s work ...

HORIBA

HORIBA’s One Health webinar invites vet teams to learn how they can make a real difference, starting with small changesHORIBA UK is to hos...

The Donkey Sanctuary

Working equids whose owners believe in their capacity to feel emotion have significantly better health and welfare outcomes than those whose...

The Kennel Club

Three clinics in Ukraine have been announced as recipients of a special prize as part of the 2023 International Canine Health Awards, in rec...

BVA

British Veterinary Association (BVA) Welsh Branch has welcomed farm vet and academic Gwen Rees as its new President following its Annual Gen...

Brooke

Pakistan was hit by one of the worst floods in its history a year ago, leading to a national emergency affecting millions of people. Working...

CVS UK Ltd

CVS has opened a new state-of-the-art MiNightVet veterinary practice in Omagh to offer out-of-hours emergency care for pets in the County Ty...

SPANA

On this year’s International Working Animal Day (15 June), global animal charity SPANA (the Society for the Protection of Anim...

Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging

Diagnostic imaging expert, Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging, has launched a new Zero-Helium MRI system. The Small Animal 1.5T MRI is the wor...

SPANA

SPANA (the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad) was among the winners at the Charity Film Awards 2023 this week (Tuesday 21 March)....

DEFRA

His Majesty The King will today (Thursday 9th March) visit the Animal Plant and Health Agency (APHA) in Weybridge to congratulate scientists...

BVA

Equine vet Dr. Esther Skelly-Smith has been jointly elected new President of the Northern Ireland Branch of British Veterinary Association (...

Veterinary Visionaries

Veterinary Visionaries seeks to humanize the retention and attrition data to drive systemic change during its storytelling-solving campaignV...

World Horse Welfare

Wednesday 15th February will see World Horse Welfare welcome back equine behaviourists Justine Harrison and Rosa Verwijs to discuss how the ...

World Horse Welfare

Wednesday 18th January at 7pm will see us exploring the links between a horse’s diet and their behaviour in the next popular, enjoyable an...

BVA

British Veterinary Association (BVA) President Malcolm Morley warned that ‘costly bureaucracy’; ‘the threat of onerous regulation’ a...

MSD Animal Health

MSD Animal Health (a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE: MRK)) has launched a new App for veterinary professionals b...

Zoetis

In its continuing efforts to advance animal care, Zoetis has acquired NewMetrica, a pioneering Scottish company that has developed state-of-...

Ceva

There is increasing pressure on the British dairy industry to maintain high welfare standards, whilst, at the same time, improve sustainabil...

KRKA

Krka has extended its companion animal product range with the launch of Cladaxxa®, a broad-spectrum antibiotic offering proven efficacy in ...

KRKA

Krka has recruited Stella Skelton RVN as Account Manager for the North of England – a region covering South Yorkshire and Cheshire, up to ...

VET Festival

More than 2,000 delegates celebrated the return of VET Festival in style, enjoying two days of learning, combined with well-being activities...

iPET Network

iPET Network has won a global award for its commitment and excellence in the animal education services.Founded by Cheshire-based Sarah Macka...

BVA

BVA has welcomed the news that a new Bill banning the use of rodent glue traps has passed its Third Reading in Parliament.Along with other a...

WSAVA

Leadership advocate to accelerate progress in the delivery of the WSAVA’s goalsVeterinary leadership advocate, Richard Casey MBA has been ...

Linnaeus Group

A newly-appointed specialist at the North East’s leading small animal hospital has spoken of his excitement at working with one of the wor...

Humanimal Trust

To celebrate Humanimal Trust’s One Medicine Day and mark its 8th anniversary, the charity is hosting a virtual seminar on Friday 6 May 202...

SPANA

SPANA (the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad) was among the winners at the Charity Film Awards 2022 this week (22 March). The glo...

University of the West of Scotland

Pets were used as a tool for coercive control and abuse during the pandemic, a new study has revealed.It is amongst the latest findings from...

DEFRA

Lost or stray pet cats are more likely to be reunited with their owners and returned home safely under new pet microchipping rules announced...

Dogs Trust

Almost nine in 101 households who experienced domestic abuse have said that animals were also abused by the perpetrators, according to shock...

Eville & Jones

The leading provider of veterinary controls in Europe has described the reduction in standards needed in the International English Language ...

Macahl Animal Health

Macahl Animal Health, manufacturer of Oralade®, is set to offer greater support to veterinary practices following the appointment of Gem...

DEFRA

Government departments across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland test African swine fever contingency plans in Exercise HollyA UK...

BSAVA

Nominations are now open for the 2021 and 2022 BSAVA Awards which celebrate exceptional achievements and excellence within the small a...

Thornberry Animal Sanctuary

Seeking a catering operator to run a new purpose built cafe/ dining facility - Set to open June 2021Thornberry Animal Sanctuary (www.th...

Vetsina Animal Diagnostics

Vetsina Animal Diagnostics is seeking up to £3 million from investment partners to commercialise its microRNA-based diagnostic tests f...

Linnaeus Group

A fresh leadership team and three vets have been appointed to herald a new dawn at one of the UK’s top referral vet centres.Linnaeus-o...

Carus Animal Health

Carus Animal Health has entered into a commercial arrangement with independent research, development and manufacturing company SpheriTech. T...

IVC Evidensia UK & IE

Earlswood Veterinary, in Belfast, are delighted to announce that a new Specialist has joined their team.Ross Doust (BVSc CSAS DipE...

Linnaeus Group

Two specialist vets at an award-winning animal hospital in the North East have received industry recognition for their exceptional work.Wear...

IVC Evidensia UK & IE

IVC Evidensia has just announced the appointment of Jan Lievaart as Group Head of Farm Animal and Equine for IVC Evidensia. This newly estab...

BVA

Veterinary professionals are calling on the producers of ITV’s ‘I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here’ to stop using an...

BVA

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed today’s (Sunday 1st November) announcement by Government that it will strengthen...

Ceva

Vets are being urged to highlight the benefits of administering oral rehydration therapy (ORT) to scouring calves to farmers in a bid to hel...

Harper Adams University

Harper Adams University is proud to have appointed Dr Philip Robinson as the Head of its new Veterinary Health and Animal Sciences Departmen...

PhysioPod UK Limited

Feedback from Gemma WilsonDip. Equine Manual Therapy (European School of Animal Osteopathy)Dip. Equine Sports Massage Therapy (Equi-Therapy ...

Carus Animal Health

Carus Animal Health and British biotechnology company, Fixed Phage, have agreed a strategic collaboration in the companion animal field...

The Kennel Club

New DNA test launched to help breeders reduce prevalence of blinding condition in Shetland SheepdogsScientists working at the Kennel Club Ge...

SCAS

The Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) is delighted to announce a three-year funding programme to enable research that furthers our...

Petmedix

PetMedix has been voted best start-up in the global Animal Pharm Awards. The UK-based start-up is developing a new tier of monoclonal antibo...

BSAVA

A new study, published in the latest issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP), found that key surfaces in the small animal...

BCVSp

Your Vet Specialist, the public face of the British College of Veterinary Specialists (BCVSp), has launched a new podcast platfo...

BSAVA

The latest capsule review from the World Small Animal Veterinary Association Global Pain Council (WSAVA-GPC), published in the latest ...

North Downs Specialist Referrals

One of the UK’s leading veterinary centres has recruited three new surgeons to expand its expert team and strengthen its commitment to...

BSAVA

If you know someone who has made a real difference in small animal practice, don’t forget to nominate them for a prestigious BSA...

WSAVA

Eleven global veterinary associations have signed a Position Statement calling for increased regulatory convergence and harmonization in ord...