It seems that a series of one day conferences, organised by the Animal Health agency for vets and animal health inspectors involved in fighting bovine TB, haven't gone down as well as hoped.
According to a report in yesterday's Daily Telegraph, many in the audience were angered when they were asked to spend up to an hour playing a game involving bongo drums.
Incredibly, a spokesman for Animal Health apparently told the Daily Telegraph that: "It was meant to emphasise how people working together can build up a rhythm."
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The old SVS is now part of Animal Health, and has a non-veterinarian as head. Did the CVO agree to this lunacy, or was he over-ruled by his superiors? If the latter then it will be wise for the profession to reflect on this, before allowing certain elements on RCVS Council to hand control to appointed lay people