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Award-winning small animal hospital North Downs Specialist Referrals (NDSR) has expanded its expert team. The Linnaeus-owned referral centre...

NDSR expands soft tissue team with Heather's arrival

Linnaeus Group

A top Essex vet practice is throwing open its doors for one day only so pet owners can meet the team and view its first-class facilities.&nb...

Open day fun at Ilford vet practice

Linnaeus Group

The Contingency Plan for Exotic Notifiable and Emerging Diseases of Aquatic Animals in England and Wales was published today on 18 July 2023...

New Aquatic Animal Disease Outbreak Plan will ensure the UK retains its high aquatic animal health status

DEFRA

Twenty years ago, Aidan McAlinden MVB, MSc, CertSAS, DipECVS, MRCVS graduated as a veterinary surgeon from University College Dublin (UCD). ...

“Surgery Gave Me The Direction I Needed” Aidan McAlinden Reflects on 20 Year Career

Improve International

In her inaugural address as the newly-invested Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) President for 2023-24, Dr Sue Paterson FRCVS said...

New RCVS President promises to focus on widening access to the veterinary professions at 2023 AGM

RCVS

Veterinary charity RCVS Knowledge is excited to announce the launch of VetTeamAMR, an initiative to empower veterinary teams with knowledge ...

RCVS Knowledge to launch new VetTeamAMR initiative

RCVS

A five-year post-Implementation Review published today has revealed the positive impact of the government’s introduction of CCTV in slaugh...

Introduced mandatory CCTV in all abattoirs in England has been proven to be effective new report shows

DEFRA

CVS has recruited three internationally-renowned specialist veterinary surgeons to work for its new state-of-the-art Bristol Vet Specialists...

CVS recruits international talent for new veterinary referral hospital in Bristol

CVS UK Ltd

“Animals can’t talk, yet their blood speaks volumes.”Carus Animal Health and UK medical technology company, Attomarker, have agreed a&...

Carus Animal Health Invests Into Advanced UK Medtech

Carus Animal Health

New legislation to introduce compulsory cat microchipping is being laid in Parliament today (13 March), making it easier for lost or stray p...

Treasured pets now safer as microchipping for cats becomes compulsory

DEFRA

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) President Malcolm Morley warns politicians that UK public health is at serious risk from rapidly ri...

BVA President calls on politicians to deliver Kept Animals Bill

BVA

VetDX is launching a complete service package, available to vet practices, giving them everything they need to efficiently and effectively p...

Vet time saved delivering Animal Health & Welfare Pathway reviews

Companion Consultancy

On Tuesday 25 October, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) hosted MPs, Peers and veterinary stakeholders for afternoon tea in th...

RCVS hosts MPs, Peers and veterinary leaders at the House of Lords to discuss new vet legislation

RCVS

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has revealed the three finalists vying for Young Vet of the Year 2022.Alison Brough, Kirsty French ...

Finalists for BVA’s Young Vet of the Year unveiled

BVA

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has teamed up with online retailers Amazon and eBay to crackdown on products for sale on their site...

Amazon and eBay team up with vets to tackle sale of products for illegal mutilation of animals

BVA

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) formally welcomed eight new overseas graduate veterinary surgeons and six new overseas train...

RCVS welcomes new overseas-trained members and associates in virtual ceremony

RCVS

Three leading veterinary associations have launched a brand-new resource to help veterinary professionals practise responsible, risk-based u...

New five-point plan to help vets practise responsible use of parasiticides for dogs and cats

BVA

Marianne Davies from Iver in Buckinghamshire will be running ‘The Big Half’, the London half marathon event, in Sept...

Trustee Runs ‘the Big Half’ in London for Working Animal Charity Spana

SPANA

Following a recent decision by the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the RCVS has this week [18 July 2022] launche...

RCVS launches final stage of Under Care Review

RCVS

Dr Muhammad Hasan Mahrous, an Egyptian veterinarian who qualified in 2018 and works at a veterinary clinic in Dubai, is to receive the 2021 ...

Recipient of 2022 WSAVA Future Leader Award Announced

WSAVA

British Veterinary Association (BVA) President Justine Shotton last night (Tuesday 17 May) celebrated the work of veterinary teams across Sc...

BVA President praises Scottish vets for sterling efforts to keep animals healthy in difficult times

BVA

One of the UK’s leading referral vet centres has seen its team of specialists boosted following recent exam successes. Southfields Ve...

Double diplomate success for Southfields specialists

Linnaeus Group

A new checklist-based audit tool from MSD Animal Health is set to help vets in practice engage more proactively with GB sheep farmers. ...

New Farmer Engagement Tool Set to Help Vets Improve Flock Health on GB Sheep Farms

MSD Animal Health

The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has announced the winner of its Humane Slaughter Award. Dr Mette S. Herskin, a Senior Researcher in t...

Winner of the Humane Slaughter Award 2022 announced

HSA

Vets for Ukrainian Pets launched by Humane Society International and veterinary associations to help pets who fled the war Brussels (4 ...

Free veterinary care for pets of Ukrainian refugees launched across Europe

Humane Society International

NOAH has produced its latest review of the UK animal health sector. The NOAH Annual Review for 2021 and outlook for 2022 looks at the major ...

NOAH Annual Review 2021-22 – working together for a sustainable future

NOAH

The charity scheme, now in its seventh year, rewards the outstanding achievement of animal welfare organisations throughout the UK and Irela...

Burns ‘Charity of the Year Awards’ now open for submissions

Burns Pet Nutrition

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has responded today (Monday) following the announcement of plans to create a new Scottish Veterinar...

British Veterinary Association responds to plans for a new Scottish Veterinary Service

BVA

SPANA (the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad), the global working animal charity, has announced the appointment of three new memb...

Working Animal Charity SPANA Announces New Trustees

SPANA

The College of Animal Welfare is set to launch its very first Rehab Congress on Thursday 3rd February 2022. Rehab Congress is a one day virt...

New Rehab Congress to launch in 2022

The College of Animal Welfare

Leading animal hospital and referral centre Anderson Moores has recruited a new specialist to its expert team.The Linnaeus-owned practice, i...

Anderson Moores recruit top small animal specialist

Linnaeus Group

12.00 pm GMT, Thursday September 30 2021The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) is to host a free webinar to help veterinary p...

WSAVA Webinar: Top Tips for Impactful Consultations

WSAVA

Vets across the UK experienced an alarming increase in levels of intimidation from animal owners over the past year, according to new figure...

Vets report steep increase in levels of intimidation as owners vent frustrations during Covid-19

BVA

Climate change will top the agenda at this year’s BVA Congress at the London Vet Show as the profession comes together to consider how...

Leading the race? BVA Congress to explore what role vets should play in tackling climate change

BVA

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has questioned how the Government will protect the UK’s high animal health and welfare standa...

Vets question animal welfare safeguards in light of Australia trade deal

BVA

The University will join an elite list of universities after creating the UK’s 11th Vet School The University of Central Lan...

UCLan creates second vet school in North of England

UCLan

A new study, published in the latest issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP), identified an inverse relationship between ...

Dogs with MMVD may develop reductions in PCV

BSAVA

New legislation to crackdown on illegal puppy smuggling and pave the way for a ban on the import of dogs with cropped ears has been hailed b...

New law to crackdown on puppy smuggling a massive win for animal welfare, say vets

BVA

Veterinary Care Assistant students from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) are set to start on the next stage of their careers despite th...

From placement to practice

SRUC

With the majority of farmers embarking on lambing from early spring, vets are being urged to raise the importance of testing for Enzootic Ab...

Vets urged to raise awareness of testing for Enzootic Abortion of Ewes

Ceva

IVC Evidensia is delighted to announce that David Martin has been appointed to the role asGroup Animal Welfare Advisor. This key role ...

IVC Evidensia announces David Martin as Group Animal Welfare Advisor

IVC Evidensia UK & IE

RCVS Knowledge collaborated with former staff members of the Animal Health Trust to rescue nearly 80 years of material, which was at risk of...

Records of eight decades of the Animal Health Trust’s history saved by RCVS Knowledge

RCVS

Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Simon Platt as its Small Animal Medical Director. Dr. Platt is wel...

Simon Platt, FRCVS, to join Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging as Small Animal Medical Director

Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the publication of the Trade and Agriculture Commission’s report which sets out ...

Vets welcome Trade and Agri report but ask Government how it will be applied to current trade negotiations

BVA

Cutting edge equine reproduction technology has led to the foundation of a ground-breaking charity for endangered species preservation...

Europe’s first dedicated living biobank for endangered animals is launched to halt the catastrophic decline in global biodiversity

A new study, published in the latest issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP), found that whilst subcutaneous ureteral bypass (S...

SUB placement associated with a high complication rate

BSAVA

Calling all vets with a creative eye: BVA Photographer of the Year Award 2021 is now open for entries! The British Veterinary Associati...

Are you the next veterinary photographer of the year?

BVA

A new study, published in the latest issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP), showed that cats with chronic vomiting and/or dia...

Hydrolysed dietary intervention may be beneficial for chronic vomiting and diarrhoea in cats

BSAVA

RCVS Knowledge is to lead a major collaborative project to unite and empower UK farm animal vets and their practice teams to establish and e...

RCVS Knowledge to lead major collaboration to support antibiotic stewardship in farm animals

RCVS

A new Veterinary Nursing degree at Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) in Aberdeen will help improve access to training and progression with...

Vet nursing degree offers licence to practice

SRUC

A state-of-the-art animal hospital in Wiltshire has recruited a highly qualified and experienced specialist to join its expert team.Soft tis...

Soft tissue specialist joins top team at Eastcott

Linnaeus Group

Vetsina Animal Diagnostics – the new company formed by Roslin Technologies and DESTINA Genomics – has announced the appointment ...

Vetsina Animal Diagnostics appoints David Whitcombe as Non-Executive Director

Vetsina Animal Diagnostics

MSD Animal Health announced the Protect Our Future Too initiative (#Protectourfuturetoo) across more than 30 countries in Europe, Russia, No...

Scientists outline hidden risk of seasonal changes on pets' health

MSD Animal Health

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) earlier this week [30 September] wrote to all veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses abou...

RCVS updates and extends temporary remote prescribing guidance

RCVS

Defra has today (1 October 2020) launched a £300,000 fund for vets and local authority officials to access free training to support th...

Training fund launched to help vets prepare for 1 January 2021

DEFRA

WSAVA webinar speakers urge kindness to companion animals testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and stress importance of prioritization in prevent...

'No new evidence of transmission from a dog, cat, or ferret to a new human' says WSAVA

WSAVA

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed news (22 September) that a crucial clause that imposes a requirement for agricultural ...

Government must listen as Agriculture Bill amendment on animal welfare standards voted through in the House of Lords, say vets

BVA

A look at the behaviour and motives behind why so many people have bought puppies during the Covid-19 UK lockdown is one of five desk-based ...

Pandemic puppies study among research projects awarded funding by AWF

BVA

The Impact of COVID-19 on your Patients and Staff - An Update for Veterinary ProfessionalsWSAVA Webinar: Tuesday September 15 at 12.00 pm UT...

WSAVA Webinar: The Impact of COVID-19 on your Patients and Staff

WSAVA

The College of Animal Welfare is delighted to have set up a new satellite training centre based at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Se...

The College of Animal Welfare launches Veterinary Nurse Training at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service in Solihull

The College of Animal Welfare

The Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) is delighted to announce that its 2020 conference ‘Human and Animal Welfare in AAI: Le...

Virtual Conference set to Explore Global Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI) Developments and Practices

SCAS

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has written to International Trade Secretary Liz Truss to raise serious concerns over the balance o...

Government must rethink balance on new Trade Commission, say vets

BVA

A group of not for profit veterinary surgeries has become the first in the UK to become a community interest company (CIC), cementing their ...

Veterinary company becomes UK first to receive CIC status

Animal Trust

BSAVA is pleased to announce that Nicola di Girolamo DMV, MSc(EBHC), PhD, DiplECZM(Herp) has been appointed the new Editor of its peer...

New Editor for JSAP

Improve International’s Postgraduate Certificate (PgC) programme in Dentistry and Oral Surgery delivered and awarded in partnership wi...

Further Improve International Veterinary Training Programmes Confirmed as Meeting Requirements for Advanced Practitioner Status

Improve International

Two of the UK’s biggest animal charities have joined forces to welcome a House of Lords debate which recognised the challenges faced b...

Cats Protection and Dogs Trust welcome Lords debate on effect of COVID-19 on charities

Cats Protection

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has announced that Emeritus Professor Michael J. Day is to be awarded its prestigious ...

Emeritus Professor Michael J. Day to Receive WSAVA Award for Global Meritorious Service

WSAVA

In light of the UK Government’s current guidance on reducing the transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19) by limiting non-essential cont...

RCVS Council temporarily permits vets to remotely prescribe veterinary medicines

RCVS

5-6 June, Loseley Park, Guildford, SurreyWith research consistently highlighting the increasing pressures on veterinary professionals,...

Multi-dimensional Approach to Veterinary Well-being on Offer at VET Festival 2020

VET Festival

Pets suffering with too much weight is a problem that stretches beyond the four-legged kind as a leading vet reveals that obesity in snakes ...

Tipping the scales: Pet snakes pile on the pounds due to diet and lack of space, say vets

BVA

Animal nutrition science and expert opinion were ‘brought to heel’ at Waterside last week (Thu 13 February), after a national co...

Waterside pet food conference was the best in show

University of Northampton

A Bristol vet was recognised last week with a special award from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) at the House of Lords, hon...

IFAW Award for South Gloucestershire Vet

IVC Evidensia UK & IE

With the fireworks season fast approaching, vets are encouraging pet owners and animal keepers to start preparing now to prevent possible in...

Fireworks season sparks vet calls for pet safety

BVA

Veterinary Insights – the specialist provider of veterinary analysis and insight – will be attending London Vet Show for the fir...

Veterinary Insights brings Visiocare Services to London Vet Show

Veterinary Insights

Bayer takes a zero tolerance policy towards surge in illegal animal health products It urges vets to be vigilant in the identification of co...

Vets called upon in the fight against counterfeit Seresto Flea and Tick Control collars

Bayer HealthCare

Veterinary Continuous Education in Europe (VetCEE) has continued to recognise the BSAVA’s Postgraduate Certificates in Small Ani...

BSAVAs Postgraduate Certificates Continue to be Recognised by VetCEE

BSAVA

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is urging farmers and vets to develop robust on-farm health and safety procedures as survey finding...

Majority of farm animal vets report being injured at work, BVA survey finds

BVA

Free and discounted tickets offered for the submission of interesting questionsThe organisers of the 2019 Official Veterinarian (OV) Confere...

Questions Invited for OV Conference Speakers -

Improve International

British Veterinary Association (BVA) President Simon Doherty yesterday (Tuesday 25 June) hailed the joint working that is helping the W...

Collaboration is key for vets in Wales in unpredictable times ahead, says British Veterinary Association

BVA

The RCVS Ethics Review Panel (ERP), which is now permanent following its initial trial period, has recently welcomed seven new members to th...

Ethics Review Panel (ERP) appoints new members

RCVS

Incidences of non-accidental injury to small animals are on the rise but diagnosing them can be fraught with difficulties. To help vet...

BSAVA introduces CPD to help vets deal with suspected abuse cases

BSAVA

Vita Animal Health is launching a new range of pet health supplements this month. The company has been developing market-leading health solu...

Vita Animal Health Launches a New Range of Veterinary Exclusive Pet Health Supplements

The BSAVA proudly presented a total of 19 awards to outstanding individuals at a special Awards Ceremony at BSAVA Congress on Thursday 4th A...

Outstanding individuals receive prestigious BSAVA Awards

A recent survey, conducted by Boehringer Ingelheim, makers of Metacam®, has revealed that more than half of vets and vet nurses1 who too...

Over 50% of vets and vet nurses in the dark when quizzed on managing pain in guinea pigs

Pegasus

With an increasing political appetite to make improvements to live animal transport, the UK’s leading veterinary association is urging...

BVA calls for a comprehensive view of animal welfare during live transport

BVA

A Canadian veterinarian and founder of an innovative community outreach charity in Canada, is to receive the World Small Animal Veterinary A...

Founder of Community Veterinary Outreach Program Honoured with WSAVA 2019 Global One Health Award

WSAVA

A unique ‘Family Hub’ tent in which delegates can watch key lectures via a livestream while their children play is a new feature...

CPD is a Family Affair at VET Festival 2019: 7-8 June, Loseley Park, Surrey

VET Festival

Global nutrition company Hill’s Pet Nutrition has committed to become a Gold Partner of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association ...

WSAVA Welcomes Hills Pet Nutrition as Gold Partner

WSAVA

After a year of evidence gathering and analysis the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has set out its comprehensive vision for animal hea...

UK Governments must work with the profession to modernise disease surveillance networks, say leading vets

BVA

Legislation to make CCTV cameras mandatory in slaughterhouses in England to safeguard animal welfare will be laid today (23 February) by Env...

New slaughterhouse CCTV law will help safeguard animal welfare, say vets

BVA

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warmly welcomed Defra Secretary of State Michael Gove’s statement that animal welfare is ...

Vets claim victory as Gove recognises animal welfare as a public good

BVA

Ballynure-based mixed practice vet Alan Gordon has been elected as President for the BVA Northern Ireland Branch at its annual general meeti...

Ballynure vet elected as new BVA Northern Ireland Branch President

BVA

Brooke, Action for Working Horses and Donkeys has shared some reasons that life will improve for working equines across the world in 2018.1....

5 reasons life will be better for animals in 2018

Brooke

Ceva Animal Health has bolstered its FELIWAY and ADAPTIL team with the creation of new roles and the addition of new personnel.And...

New FELIWAY and ADAPTIL team at Ceva

Ceva

US veterinarian Professor Michael (Mike) Lappin has been elected as the Chair of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association’s...

New Chair for WSAVA One Health Committee

WSAVA

The Animal Health Trust’s Canine Genetics research team has been given a boost after it received significant funding to support its wo...

Canine Research Team Receives Funding

Vets4Pets

CVS has appointed Mr James Kennedy as the Director of its Farm Division, CVS Farm. In this role, he will be responsible for cont...

New Director for CVS Farm Appointed

CVS UK Ltd

For International Primate Day on September 1st 2017, Animal Defenders International (ADI) is calling for action to end the use of primates i...

International Primate Day 1st September: Harmful tests on our closest relatives must end

Animal Defenders International

Norbrook, a leading global provider of veterinary pharmaceuticals, continues to expand its nationwide network with the appointment of four n...

Norbrook bolsters support for veterinary practices with four new additions to UK team

Norbrook Laboratories