Veterinary News Headlines
  • Three more milestones for VetSurgeon.org

    VetSurgeon.org welcomed its 4000th member to the online community last night, and recorded it's 1 millionth page view since the site was first launched late in 2007. Use of the site didn't really start to take off until after the installation of....
  • Bedford vet struck off for allowing dog to suffer

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has struck off the Register a veterinary surgeon who delayed attending a dog that had been run over at a farm, causing her to suffer unnecessarily. Following a two-day hearing, the Disciplinary Committee found Munhuwepasi...
  • RSPCA accused of uncharitable behaviour

    The BBC has broadcast an investigation in which the RSPCA is accused of various acts of inappropriate and uncharitable behaviour towards a veterinary surgeon, a barrister, an aged pet owner and the owners of an animal sanctuary. The accusations were...
  • Vets4Pets set to revolutionise OOH with 24 hour clinics

    Vets4Pets has announced that it is piloting a 'revolutionary' new 24/7 service at its practices in Rayleigh in Essex, Rustington in Sussex and Bournemouth in Dorset. The company says that clients of the new 24/7 clinics will be able to have...
  • Homeopathic vet convicted of cruelty

    Dorset-based homeopathic practitioner Philippa Rodale, who requested that her name be removed from the RCVS Register in July , has been convicted of cruelty at Weymouth Magistrates Court. The case related to Mrs Rodale's treatment of a female foxhound...
  • Election result: landslide for Tory vet

    Neil Hudson MRCVS, one of three veterinary surgeons to stand in the general election, has been elected to represent Penrith and the Border for the Conservatives with a majority of 18,519. Danny Chambers MRCVS had a disappointing night after seeing...
  • Animalcare launches Plaqtiv+ dental care range

    Animalcare has launched Plaqtiv+, a range of dental care products for cats and dogs designed to reduce the formation of calculus. The range includes a water additive which received a Veterinary Oral Health Council (VOHC) approval after being shown...
  • RCVS Council votes to abolish elections

    At its January meeting today, RCVS Council agreed a series of proposals for the future reform of the College's governance structure which will now go to consultation with the profession and the public before being integrated into the overall recommendations...
  • RCVS invites vets to a focus group to develop GP Specialist curriculum

    The RCVS is inviting vets to a focus group to look at the profession's needs for a Specialist GP status and contribute to the development of a curriculum on Friday 3rd May 2024 between 9.30am and 4.30pm at the Woburn House Conference Centre. Dr Linda...
  • British vets perform world-first body transplant

    A team of veterinary surgeons based outside Birmingham has performed the world’s first body transplant in a dog. The procedure was performed on a 13-year-old Siberian Husky called Marigold, which was diagnosed with a malignant mammary tumour last year...
  • Vets begin strike action at South Wales practice

    Staff at South Wales-based, VetPartners-owned Valley Vets have gone on strike for two weeks after pay negotiations broke down earlier in the year and 94% of British Veterinary Union members at the group voted in favour of industrial action. VetPartners...
  • Discussion about new POM-EA medicine category 'premature'

    Urging vets to 'get off their backsides and respond to a VMD consultation' on the introduction of a new POM-EA category ( Vet Times, 19 th October ) is premature. Contrary to the report, the VMD has not yet launched a formal consultation. Jo Cawthorne...
  • Rare golden eagle dies after being placed in care of RSPCA

    A wild golden eagle, one of only 442 breeding pairs, has died after being confiscated from a falconry expert who was nursing the animal back to health, and placed in the care of the RSPCA instead. Roy Lupton, a falconer from Kent, saved the eagle...
  • Fake 'vet' removed from RCVS Register

    The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons last week directed that the name of a man who had been illegally practising as a veterinary surgeon in the North West of England be removed from the RCVS Register, having found...
  • Genitrix launches new canine epilepsy treatment

    Genitrix has launched Libromide, the first licensed formulation of potassium bromide for the treatment of canine epilepsy, following what the company believes to be the largest ever trial of dogs suffering from epilepsy. Genitrix says the availability...
  • iPad reviewed for VetSurgeon

    The Apple iPad made its UK debut last week. I queued outside the Apple shop for over 15 minutes (well, it was Salisbury, not Regent Street) on launch day to get my hands on one of the first and review it for VetSurgeon members. For those that don't...
  • BVA expresses concern about new vet school

    The British Veterinary Association has expressed concern following the announcement by the University of Surrey that it is launching a new school of veterinary medicine, with the first cohort of students due to start in 2014. Peter Jones, President...
  • RCVS responds to OOH home visit petition

    RCVS President Neil Smith has issued a statement in response to the petition by Devon vet Jo Dyer which called for the removal of mandatory house visits from the Code of Professional Conduct and received just shy of 1300 signatures over the past 48 hours...
  • BVA hits the headlines with call for end to ritual slaughter

    BVA president-elect John Blackwell has found himself on the front page of The Times today, and interviewed on Radio 4's Today programme , with a call to end the practice of slitting animal's throats and allowing them to bleed to death in order to produce...
  • Suffolk vet struck off for bestiality

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has struck off Suffolk vet Oliver Fraser Lown after finding him guilty of five separate charges relating to the possession of extreme animal pornography and sexual activity with animals. Mr Lown, who graduated from...
  • Jack Russell gets royal treatment

    A Jack Russell from Thurso had a bit of a surprise last week, when it looked down the stethoscope to find Prince Charles at the other end. The slightly unlikely encounter happened when the prince visited the newly-extended North Highland College Rural...
  • Texas vet provokes outrage after posting picture of cat she'd killed with a bow and arrow

    A vet from Texas hit the headlines this weekend after allegedly killing a feral cat with a bow and arrow and then posting photographs and bragging about it on Facebook. According to various news reports, Kristen Lindsey DVM's post quickly went viral...
  • Government asks if foreign vets should have their English tested

    The RCVS is encouraging veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses and other members of the practice team to respond to a government consultation on changing the law to introduce English language testing for veterinary surgeons who have qualified from elsewhere...
  • Homeopaths up in arms about new RCVS position on alternative medicine

    The Faculty of Homeopathy and the British Association of Homeopathic Veterinary Surgeons (BAHVS) have responded to the RCVS's new position on the use of complementary and alternative medicines in veterinary practice. The organisations say that the...
  • STOP PRESS. BVA webinar: COVID-19 and the veterinary profession. Noon tomorrow.

    BVA President Daniella Dos Santos is hosting a COVID-19 webinar for all members of the practice team at noon tomorrow (Sunday 22nd March). The aim of the webinar is to help bring everyone together to support one another and review how the profession...