April 2024

A judge has given the green light for campaigners to challenge the Government’s decision to outlaw the controversial dog type.

6 mins

Candidates for council seats across England are being invited to back the charity’s new manifesto ahead of contests next week.

4 mins

RCVS leaders will begin discussions on how artificial intelligence might be regulated in the veterinary sector at an event in London next month.

5 mins

RCVS voices concerns after report by Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs select committee called for ministers to prioritise vet sector legislation with regulation of “unscrupulous” clinics.

9 mins

The new course has opened for enrolment on the annual Earth Day.

3 mins

Team at University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine gains patent pending status for device that could revolutionise treatment for animals with end-stage temporomandibular joint disorders.

6 mins

Together Through Homelessness project leaders estimate the initiative has now provided more than 30,000 veterinary treatments since its launch.

5 mins

The Progressive Veterinary Association will hold its first conference in June, but says it needs more members to enhance welfare protections.

4 mins

International Collective on Extreme Conformations in Dogs agrees on what healthy dogs should look like, and publishes position statement it hopes will aid prospective dog owners.

10 mins

Veterinary and welfare sector leaders have backed calls for wide-ranging legislative and regulatory change after MPs set out the range of measures they think are needed.

9 mins

Topics and dates revealed for Farm Animal Veterinary Society’s “Carpool Cases” series, which are scheduled to run until February 2025.

4 mins

Applications are now open for a new BEVA programme starting this summer that aims to extend career support for vets beyond existing schemes for new graduates.

6 mins

Pressure is growing within the veterinary sector against tougher migration rules, which it is feared will drive up both costs and recruitment challenges.

11 mins

A joint response by the BVA, the BSAVA, the BVNA, SPVS and the VMG has been published after a consultation on plans for a full market investigation ended yesterday (11 April).

6 mins

The campaign, which marks the 20th anniversary of the service, aims to improve facilities for donors and staff at its Hertfordshire base.

4 mins

Vetlife’s new impact report has been released in which its president says he thinks the current need for its services is higher “than at any time in its history”.

5 mins

Data from more than 60,000 cases is included in the new paper and veterinary professionals are being encouraged to get involved.

6 mins

A home veterinary kit and a dog repair book were among the items seized in a probe that uncovered fights in England, France and Ireland.

9 mins

The National Foundation for Retired Service Animals stepped in with the largest donation in its history for nine-year-old Liza.

4 mins

The case in Dunfermline is the first reported north of the Central Belt, raising fears that the disease may be spreading further north than previously thought.

7 mins