Veterinary News Headlines

    Animal campaigner changes name to StopFortnumandMasonFoieGrasCruelty.com

    A PR headache for Fortnum and Mason yesterday, as PETA employee Abi Izzard changed her name by deed poll to StopFortnumandMasonFoieGrasCruelty.com to try and shame the London store into stopping selling foie gras. To produce foie gras, birds are force...

    New award for excellence in pain management

    Merial Animal Health is inviting practitioners to submit original clinical pain management cases for The Previcox & Equioxx European Clinical Case Award for Excellence. Set up last year, the award recognises excellence in pain management in companion...

    Defra finalises new microchip regulations

    The RCVS reports that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has now finalised the new microchip regulations for England, which include a provision that dog breeders and other individuals who wish to implant microchips and have...

    All members of the veterinary profession invited to take part in SPVS Salary Survey

    The Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons has opened its 2021 Salary Survey and is inviting everyone in the profession, in clinical or non-clinical roles, from vets and nurses to support staff and those in industry, to take part. The SPVS Salary...
  • Jobs for veterinary surgeons now on the map

    VetSurgeon.org has announced the launch of the VetSurgeon Jobs Map , designed to give veterinary jobseekers a way to see at a glance where all the new job opportunities are, both in the UK and around the world. VetSurgeon Editor Arlo Guthrie said...
  • RCVS to exhibit at the first ever BBC Countryfile Live event at Blenheim Palace

    The RCVS has announced that it will be exhibiting at the first ever BBC Countryfile Live event at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire this August. The College says it will be promoting its Find a Vet search tool and its new Practice Standards Scheme (PSS...

    MSD launches CPD programme for pig vets

    MSD has launched the Porcilis Health Management Vet Academy, a 12-month CPD programme designed to support the development of veterinary surgeons working in the pig sector. Rubén Del Pozo Sacristán (pictured right), technical manager for pigs at MSD...

    Voting opens for the 2024 RCVS Council elections

    Voting has now opened for the 2024 RCVS Council elections, which are being held online. All MsRCVS were set an email with a voting link and a unique voter code. The College says it will be writing to the few vets for whom it has no unique email address...

    Moores Orthopaedic Clinic gets the go ahead for new canine elbow surgery research

    The Moores Orthopaedic Clinic has got approval from the RCVS Ethics Review Panel to offer Biomedtrix third-generation TATE elbow replacement surgery for dogs with severe osteoarthritis as part of a clinical evaluation trial for the implant. The original...

    Novartis launches Prepare, Predict, Prevent blowfly campaign

    Novartis Animal Health has announced the launch of a new campaign called Prepare, Predict, Prevent and designed to raise awareness of blowfly strike management in sheep. The campaign will include new industry research, an expert-led report, and...

    Cat charity launches permethrin campaign

    International Cat Care (formerly the Feline Advisory Bureau) is once again raising the issue of cats accidentally poisoned by dog flea products containing permethrin. The charity is undertaking a campaign to warn owners of the dangers of using dog...

    White Cross Vets loves Manchester

    White Cross Vets , which has 16 UK practices, including one in Manchester, has donated £5500 to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital following the terrorist attack in the city two weeks ago. The veterinary group made the donation on behalf of...

    Most new veterinary leaders have only 'basic' skills

    The Veterinary Management Group has published new research which found that 92% of those newly promoted to leadership roles in the veterinary profession rate their own leadership skills as only ‘basic’. 606 veterinary professionals took part in the...

    New Practice Support Services Guide from Fort Dodge Animal Health

    A new Support Services Guide has been launched by Fort Dodge Animal Health, designed as an aid to the company’s Practice Support Programme. The guide has been designed to provide a comprehensive reference on all the services Fort Dodge offers...

    Boehringer offers free applicators with Bovikalc

    Boehringer Ingelheim is offering a free stainless steel bolus applicators, worth £42.60/€ 59.39 (plus VAT), with the first 1,000 Bovikalc multipacks sold after 1 st March in the UK and Eire. According to the company, milk fever is recognised as the...

    New flavour to help ease the pain

    Rimifin (carprofen), an NSAID marketed by Vetoquinol, has been given a new flavour to help increase compliance. Robert Simpson, Product Manager for Rimifin said: "Pet owner compliance and involvement in chronic pain situations is critical to ensuring...

    Dechra announces lower starting dose for Vetoryl

    Dechra Veterinary Products has announced a new lower recommended starting dose of Vetoryl (trilostane), its treatment for dogs with Cushing's syndrome. Dechra says the change to the Summary of Product Characteristics for Vetoryl Hard Capsules for...

    RCVS joins Stonewall to champion LGBT equality

    The RCVS has announced that is has teamed up with Stonewall, the charity that campaigns for equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, with the aim of ensuring that all people are accepted, without exception, within the veterinary profession...

    MSD launches Fight Equine Flu campaign

    MSD Animal Health has launched a new campaign against equine flu, which includes various materials to help practices spread the word about the importance of vaccination. Apparently, there were over 100 times more recorded outbreaks of equine flu across...

    Defra celebrates Pet Travel Scheme's 10th birthday

    The Department for Environment Food and Rural affairs has marked the 10th anniversary of the Pet Travel Scheme with the release of some interesting facts and figures... The scheme started on 28 February 2000 when owners were first able to travel to...

    BAVECC survey supports clarification / amendment of CoPC on OOH home visits

    The British Association of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care has released the results of a survey into practitioners attitudes to 24-7 and OOH home visits. 360 veterinary surgeons took part in the survey, nearly all of whom have been practising...

    New resource to help vets and owners cope with pet loss

    Compassion Understood , a new company set up to provide veterinary staff with training in how to help clients deal with pet loss, and provide owners with a new information resource on the subject, launched at BSAVA this week. The new service has been...

    BVA Congress 2008: Vets in a Changing Environment

    BVA Congress 2008 will combine both political and CPD sessions under the theme ‘Vets in a changing environment’. Building on last year’s BVA Congress in Belfast, hailed by many delegates as ‘the best Congress for many years,’ Congress 2008 aims...
  • No shortage of veterinary jobs despite recession, says Rig Vets

    There are still locum and permanent vacancies in the veterinary industry, despite the current UK recession, but candidates must be prepared to be more flexible, advises veterinary recruitment company, Rig Vet Recruitment. "The number of vacancies...

    Fire brigade donates horse to the RVC

    The London Fire Brigade has donated a life-size horse model to the Royal Veterinary College, to be used for student training. The donation is in recognition of 11 years large animal handling training that the RVC has given firefighters from the London...