Veterinary

Jul- 2017 -

21 July

Vets and NHS Staff address dangers smokers pose to pets

The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) recently hosted an NHS trust delegation. The NHS team visited the College’s small animal referral hospital to discuss the ill effects of smoking on the wider environment, including pets. The group were shown around by Dr Stijn Niessen, Senior Lecturer in Internal Medicine, who told…

19 July

International Cat Care names award winners

International Cat Care (iCatCare) hosted its Annual Awards ceremony at Kensington Roof Gardens in London on 14 July. It celebrated the companies and individuals which have made a real difference to cats in the last twelve months. This included the presentation of four new ‘Easy to Give’ awards (plus two…

10 July

NOAH welcomes close working relationship with EMA post-Brexit

NOAH has welcomed the statement by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Business Secretary Greg Clark that the UK is fully committed to continuing a close working relationship with the EU, in particular the European Medicines Agency (EMA), post-Brexit. In a letter published in the Financial Times on 6 July, NOAH Chief Executive Dawn Howard said that NOAH agrees access to medicines for human patients is vitally…

Jun- 2017 -

26 June

‘Prime Minister’s proposals fall short’ says leading vet association

The Prime Minister’s proposals for EU nationals living in the UK have been claimed to fall short of providing certainty by a leading veterinary association. The Prime Minister is proposing that those who have lived in the UK for five years by a specific cut-off date to be given the chance…

23 June

PFMA supports first ever UK-hosted ESVCN congress

The Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA) will be hosting a pet food nutrition seminar at the 21st Congress of the European Society of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition (ESVCN). It is the first time in history that the UK has hosted ESVCN and PFMA will be supporting the event in Cirencester,…

21 June

RCVS CEO to move to Prince’s Trust role

The chief executive of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), Nick Stace, will be leaving the College at the end of summer, having accepted a new role as UK chief executive at The Prince’s Trust. The charity ‘creates life-changing opportunities’ for those aged 11-30 and Nick has long-held a…

16 June

Gaynor Hillier elected as new Chair of NOAH

Gaynor Hillier has been elected as Chair of the National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) for 2017. The announcement was made following this year’s NOAH AGM at ZSL, Regents Park in London on 14 June. Gaynor started her career in animal health as NOAH’s Technical Executive in 1990. She has…

14 June

BVA disappointed at MSP’s support for reversing tail docking ban

The Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee (ECCLR) voted on June 13 in favour of a motion to amend tail docking legislation in order to permit the docking of tails by up to a third in spaniels and hunt point retrievers. The amendment will now be taken to a…

8 June

Birth-risk for flat faced breeds claims study

New research has found that flat faced brachycephalic dogs are the most likely breed types to encounter problems when giving birth. Compared with other crossbred bitches, French Bulldogs are 15.9 times more likely to have difficulty giving birth (dystocia). This finding forms part of a project called VetCompass, which is…