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…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (345+ words) The college says it supports measures proposed in a recent White Paper, but believes a further provision is also necessary. Tougher rules are needed to prevent repeated bids to return to the veterinary register where applicants’ situations have not significantly…...

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   (407+ words) An ex-vet who denied wrongdoing that led to him being struck off has failed in his latest attempt to return to the RCVS register. Image © stadtratte / Adobe Stock A former vet has failed in his 13th bid for restoration to the…...

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…...