3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (483+ words) Businesses will pay less than initially estimated when the first levy payments become due in the coming weeks. The CMA has published its draft veterinary orders as consultation opens. Veterinary businesses will pay less than originally expected in initial levy…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (289+ words) A new series of support materials is being developed, with the first part set for release this summer. A leading veterinary charity has outlined plans to publish a new range of support materials on suicide prevention. Vetlife officials expect to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (324+ words) A python named after a Hollywood star has been given a new lease of life through treatment normally used on humans Part of Jodie's jaw was removed before electrochemotherpy was used to treat the remaining cancer cells. A snake has…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (578+ words) Clinician navigated freezing medical equipment and having to maintain respiratory rates at high altitude. Dr Othman and another husky pup on the trail. A vet who helped save a dog competing in a 1,000-mile Alaskan sled race has opened up…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (367+ words) Work now being conducted to develop possible models for a VN prescriber role, which would require additional qualifications and training, after panels agreed on VNs’ ability to recognise and refer conditions. New research from the RCVS has opened the possibility…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (526+ words) Campaigners say tougher regulation is needed but Defra insists more research is required first. Charities are concerned about the growing popularity of breeds including the Scottish fold, sphynx (pictured), Persian and new XL bully types. Two major welfare groups have…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (430+ words) More than 2,000 dangerous wild animals are licensed to be kept privately in Britain 50 years on from the Dangerous Wild Animals Act’s introduction. Prominent animal welfare charities have urged the Government to review and reform legislation governing the keeping of wild…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (324+ words) New figures have revealed a substantial fall in incidents reported to the charity from their 2024 peak. An XL bully-type dog in a harness. Image: maureen / Adobe Stock Reported incidents of cruelty and neglect affecting XL bully dogs in England and…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (515+ words) Decision was made as part of efforts “to secure a sustainable future” for university’s veterinary medicine course. University of Cambridge. Image: Alexey Fedorenko / Adobe Stock The University of Cambridge has confirmed seven staff will be made redundant after announcing the…...

1+ mon, 11+ hour ago   (330+ words) The Federation of Independent Veterinary Practices has added its voice to calls for change ahead of next week’s consultation deadline. FIVP chair Rita Dingwall. Image: FIVP A veterinary group has denounced plans for practices to be forced to tell pet…...