MSD Animal Health, maker of Bravecto, is giving advance notice that this year’s Tick Awareness Month will take place in May, in order to give veterinary practices time to apply for a resource pack and get involved.

Last year's event generated…

Avacta Animal Health is inviting veterinary practices to register now for the UK’s third Pet Allergy Week (PAW), which starts on 5th June 2017. 

Over 500 practices took part in the 2016 initiative, and Avacta is hoping even more will get involved…

Ascot-based Johanna Headley MRCVS from Sunninghill Veterinary Centre has won this year's Petplan Vet of the Year Award.

Petplan's Veterinary Awards are designed to celebrate the nation’s most outstanding vets, vet nurses, practices, practice managers…

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has paid tribute to past President Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, following news of his death on Monday, aged 90. 

Chris Tufnell, current President of the RCVS, said: "We are very sad to hear of the death of Lord…

Gardner Llewelyn Veterinary Recruitment has announced that its third annual Thank A Vet Nurse Day will take place on the 2nd June 2017, with the chance for one nurse to win an iPad and a nursing team to win a case of champagne.

Each year, the company…

Paul Meiring MRCVS from Companion Care in Chesterfield and Jason Davidson MRCVS from Companion Care in Derby, together with Brendan Tindall from Plettenburg Bay and his riding partner, Robin Beetge from Johannesburg, have completed the 900km joBerg2c Mountain…

The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) is marking Volunteers' Week, the annual celebration of the contribution volunteers make across the UK, by issuing a 'heartfelt' thanks to the veterinary nurses who have volunteered their time…

The Blue Cross is asking veterinary surgeons to donate any unwanted, saleable items to help the charity raise funds to care for homeless, abandoned, sick and injured pets.

All donations of unwanted clothes, books or bric-a-brac are sent for sale in…

In preparation for its first Veterinary Dry Eye Awareness Month, Bayer - maker of Remend Dry Eye Lubricant Drops - is highlighting what it calls a 'blinding gap' in client awareness of keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS), aka dry eye.

A survey carried…

The British Veterinary Association has launched its second annual photography competition and is inviting members to submit entries in the run up to World Photography Day on August 19.

The inaugural BVA Photography Competition received more than 400…

VetCPD has announced the launch of a new CPD Congress being held in the beautiful World Heritage city of Bath, famed for its Roman Baths and stunning Georgian architecture, and just up the road from VetSurgeon.org Towers.

The event is being held in the…

The British Equine Veterinary Association has announced that it will be hosting a debate exploring the pros and cons of corporatisation on the Friday of this year's Congress, which runs from Wednesday 13th to Saturday 16th September.

The session will…

The International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) reports that over 600 veterinary surgeons and 350 nurses and technicians attended its World Feline Veterinary Congress held in Brighton.

Delegates came from 31 different countries - as far afield as…

With the veterinary sector gearing up to face the challenges and opportunities posed by Brexit, Improve International has announced that this year's Official Veterinarian Conference will lead on 'Safeguarding international trade through disease control…

The SPVS and the VPMA have announced that registration is now open for their 2018 Congress at the Celtic Manor Resort, Newport on 25-27 January 2018.

SPVS/VPMA Congress, which is supported by Boehringer and Citation, will be opened this year by Benjamin…

A group of 100 farm vets and staff from Merial Animal Health have walked over 26,000 miles, more than twice the length of the Great Wall of China, in a steps challenge that raises money for charity Farm Africa.

The challenge is part of Merial’s #CALFMATTERS…

The RCVS has launched two new awards for veterinary surgeons or veterinary nurses who are making a tangible positive impact on the profession and who are inspiring others by their example.

The RCVS Inspiration Award is for a veterinary surgeon or veterinary…

The BVA has announced that Ben Goldacre, the best-selling author, broadcaster, campaigner and medical doctor who topped the paperback non-fiction charts with Bad Science, will deliver the 50^th anniversary Wooldridge Memorial Lecture at this year’s London…

BVA Senior Vice President Sean Wensley has been awarded the World Veterinary Association (WVA) Global Animal Welfare Award for Europe.

Sean became interested in animal welfare science as an undergraduate veterinary student, when he was awarded a Universities…

Veterinary surgeons Mandy Knight and Jen Rowland have won the BVA's second annual photography competition, out of almost 500 entries from across the UK.

Mandy, an Australian-born small animal vet, won in the 'You and Your Work' category with her…

Ceva Animal Health, maker of Adaptil and Feliway, has launched its popular annual competition in which practices are invited to set up displays about fireworks in their waiting rooms and post a photograph on the company's Facebook page in October.

The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) reports that at the end of a hotly contested Moral Maze style debate held at Congress last week, only 28% of the 329 delegates agreed with the motion: Corporatisation is inevitable and will benefit vets…

VetSurgeon.org has won a Standard of Excellence Award in the 2017 Web Marketing Association's WebAwards.

Entries to the international awards came from 52 countries around the world. Each was assessed by three judges from a panel of industry leaders…

MSD Animal Health (maker of Caninsulin) has announced the launch of the Diabetic Pet Carer of the Year Award, designed to celebrate the commitment of professionals and pet owners treating diabetic pets.

The company says the new award, which invites nominations…

White Cross Vets, the family-run group with practices across the Midlands and the North of England, has named Emily Moss MRCVS and Katherine Claxton MRCVS as it's Vets of the Year at the company's annual congress.

The congress, which is now in…