The BSAVA has announced BSAVA Student Focus, a one-day virtual conference for veterinary students on 23rd January 2021.

The event, put together by BSAVA volunteers and sponsored by Hill’s Pet Nutrition, is designed to offer students a fun, interactive…

VetSurgeon.org and VetNurse.co.uk are kicking off the New Year with a quick competition for a veterinary surgeon or nurse to win one of two Ororo heated gilets. 

The gilets, which normally cost $170, have three heating zones: one around the neck, one across…

Petplan is urging members of the veterinary profession to put their colleagues forward for the 2021 Petplan Veterinary Awards before the nominations close on 18th January. 

Last year, the company had more than 37,000 entries from pet owners and the veterinary…

The BSAVA has published the full programme for this year's Congress, which will be held online from the 25th to the 27th March.

The programme includes more than 130 hours of CPD delivered by over 100 speakers from home and abroad, with talks for all members…

The BVA has launched the 2021 BVA Veterinary Photographer of the Year Award and is calling on members with a creative eye to capture images of their daily work, of companion animals or of wildlife.

In 2019, Jennifer Dykes won the ‘All creatures great and…

Dr Ranjit 'Ranj' Singh has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for BSAVA Virtual Congress, 25-27 March 2021.  

The NHS doctor, television presenter, author and columnist will be sharing his insights on the mental health challenges of working within…

A panel of experts at the National Equine Forum’s (NEF) Great Weight Debate (Equine) has concluded that teamwork, communication and trust are key to solving the problem of horse, pony and donkey obesity in the UK.

Equine obesity is a growing problem…

Registration is now open for the ISFM 2021 World Feline Congress, taking place online from 25th to the 27th June.

The theme this year is 'The ever-complex cat: a multidisciplinary approach to feline medicine', around which there will be a full programme…

Rob Hall MRCVS from LLM Farm Vets in Shropshire has been named 2021 Young Dairy Vet of the Year at this year’s CREAM Awards, sponsored by Krka UK.

The award recognises an exceptional farm vet who has been working in the dairy industry for three to…

Julian Allen MRCVS, a Director of Friars Moor Livestock Health, has been named the winner of the Farmers Weekly Livestock Adviser of the Year Award.

The Livestock Adviser of the Year Award recognises those who have made a real difference to the operations…

Internationally acclaimed wildlife photojournalist Aaron Gekoski has been named as the fifth judge on the panel for the 2021 British Veterinary Association Veterinary Photographer of the Year Award.

An environmental photojournalist, Mr Gekoski has won various…

WellVet and Boehringer Ingelheim have partnered to host ‘Spring into Spring', a series of online wellbeing events for veterinary professionals

The series will start on Sunday February 27th when Katie Ford MRCVS, who is also a life coach, will…

The British Association of Veterinary Ophthalmologists has announced that its annual conference will be held online on the 20th March 2021 and all aspiring veterinary ophthalmologists are invited. 

The association says that the day of lectures is mainly…

The Small Animal Medicine Society (SAMSoc) has announced that its pre-BSAVA Congress meeting, to which all vets are welcome, will take place online, on 24th March 2021 from 8.40am.

The programme includes:

• What’s the evidence in Veterinary Medicine for…

The North American Veterinary Community has launched an online gallery, open to all members of the veterinary profession worldwide, which showcases new animal healthcare products. 

The gallery was traditionally held in-person at the NAVC’s annual Veterinary…

The Veterinary Record has recognised three companies for their innovations in the field of antimicrobial resistance, bovine TB and animal welfare.

Newmarket-based Test and Treat was one of three finalists, for its U-Treat test which enables vets to diagnose…

The British Equine Veterinary Association is inviting members to help celebrate people who've made a mark on the profession, by nominating them for a place in a new showcase of 60 influential figures.

To nominate someone for inclusion in the showcase…

The British Equine Veterinary Association has announced that its Congress, Europe’s largest equine veterinary event, will take place from 4^th to the 7^th September 2021 at the ICC, Birmingham.

The event, which was cancelled last year because of the…

The RCVS has announced the winners of its 2021 Honours and Awards, which this year included the veterinary surgeon who developed propofol and the ex-BVA President who steered the Association through the early stages of the pandemic.

The awards were:

Dr Sheldon Middleton has taken up the role of President of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) for 2021/2022, taking over from Professor Ian Ramsey.

Sheldon is managing director of RVC Veterinary Practices Ltd and principal at Acorn House…

VetSurgeon.org and VetNurse.co.uk are hosting an online Zoom meeting open to all members of the profession, where Simon Biles, an accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser from Moore Scarrott, will explain and discuss the effect of recent IR35 changes on locums…

Melvyn Driver, the founder of MDC Exports who dedicated his life to the design and production of humane animal handling equipment, has died of natural causes aged 80.

Melvyn was instrumental in shaping the success of the Trap, Neuter, Return, method of…

The RCVS ViVet innovation project is hosting a series of Zoom meetings which vets are being encouraged to come and join, to reflect on the changes that have taken place in the delivery of veterinary services in the past few years and think about the improvements…

Vets North, the regional veterinary congress, is set to return as a face-to-face event at Haydock Park Racecourse on 15-16 September 2021. 

The Congress, which is organised by Improve International, has separate streams for small animal medicine and small…

VetSurgeon.org is looking for eight general practitioner veterinary surgeons to come and put questions about small animal surgery on behalf of their colleagues in general practice to Alasdair Hotston Moore CertSAC CertVR CertSAS FRCVS, in a relaxed, friendly…