August 2024

Katrina Tsang shared experiences after a report suggests more than a third of veterinary professionals had experienced discrimination, bullying or harassment linked to a disability or chronic condition.

11 mins

Awards are a collaboration between Lantra and Landex which celebrate the exceptional talent, dedication, and achievements of learners across the land-based and environment sectors.Ā 

5 mins

Officials have set up a 20km control zone around the affected farm in south Norfolk and warned there is a ā€œhigh riskā€ of onward spread.

5 mins

New legislation introducing specific offences of abducting cats and dogs came into force this weekend.

5 mins

New licensing and inspection regime will crack down on unethical breeding practices and improve standards of animal care and welfare ā€“Ā with BVA calling other UK nations to follow suit.

10 mins

Supporters of the current badger culling programme in England say the BBC programme risks misleading viewers when it is aired tonight.

7 mins

Five focus group sessions are planned during September and October, and vets are being urged to secure their places now.

6 mins

The campaign is the latest battleground in the debate over the ethics of using animals in sporting competition.

6 mins

UCAS data has indicated an increase in both initial admissions and overall applications in 2024, although the full picture is unlikely to emerge for some time.

5 mins

Academics at the University of Surrey say there is a ā€œprofound and enduring impactā€ based on the levels of bacterial diversity found during the first few weeks of life.

9 mins

Eight more days of strike action is set to affect Valley Vets amid little sign of a breakthrough in its pay and conditions dispute.

5 mins

A woman has been banned from keeping animals after she admitted failing to meet the needs of a Shar Pei cross which was found dead a week before Christmas.

5 mins

Officials hope the new courses, which are being offered from this autumn and include a first of its kind programme, will encourage veterinary professionals to diversify their skills.

5 mins

Remote radiology and specialist consultancy marked its 15th anniversary at its Cambridge headquarters last month.

9 mins

StreetVet says its partnership with two other organisations has increased wider awareness of their work.

5 mins

Vets and farmers urged to regularly monitor herds as the virus continues to spread in mainland Europe.

7 mins

Prominent vets from the UK and China, together with a former senior official, have been recognised ahead of the groupā€™s congress in September.

7 mins

The charity has warned ministers must act to tackle the problem after new figures revealed a massive surge in cases over the past decade.

10 mins

More than Ā£13,000 will be shared between two organisations after more than 30 staff and friends took on a popular walking challenge in Yorkshire.

4 mins

Applications are now open for the first Discovery and Impact grants to be offered through the RCVS Mind Matters Initiative.

6 mins