CVS
CVS Group plc is one of the UKโs largest integrated veterinary services providers, with growing influence across the petcare supply chain. Pet Gazetteโs coverage of CVS includes acquisitions of vet practices and referral centres, strategic partnerships, business performance updates, and developments that affect pet product stocking, prescriptions, and client services. We also report on how CVSโs corporate growth and operational decisions impact suppliers, wholesalers, and independent pet retailers โ especially where there is overlap in pet nutrition, health, and wellness products. This tag helps industry professionals track a major player shaping the future of UK petcare delivery.
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Nov- 2018 -19 NovemberVeterinary
Vet suspended for assault and medicine mis-administration
A North Yorkshire veterinary surgeon has been suspended for six months, following a assault conviction, inappropriate attempts at surgery and administration of medicines to another person. The hearing by the disciplinary committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) for Richard Sutcliffe took place from Monday 12 to Wednesday…
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8 NovemberVeterinary
Ayrshire vet removed from RCVS register for โclinical and communication failingsโ
The disciplinary committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has directed its registrar to remove a veterinary surgeon from its register after it found the allegations of a number of charges in relation to his euthanasia of a dog proven. John Hendrie Smith was removed from the register…
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Oct- 2018 -25 OctoberEvents
Professor Noel Fitzpatrick to deliver keynote lecture at ACVS
Managing director of Fitzpatrick Referrals, professor Noel Fitzpatrick will be attending the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Surgery Summit (ACVS) this week to present the keynote lecture. His keynote presentation โRevolution or Evolution? Ethics and Engineering of Bionic Biologyโ will distil his 25 years of experience and innovation in musculo-neuro-skeletal…
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9 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Nearly half of UK dog owners feed their pooches harmful human foods
Nearly half of UK dog owners said they fed their pooch human food twice a week, with over a quarter letting them indulge in cheese, dairy and salty foods, a new study by Everypaw has revealed. Research into the habits of 1,000 dog owners by pet healthcare company examined the…
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Sep- 2018 -14 SeptemberTrade Organisations
RCVS and AVMA partner to tackle veterinary mental health issues
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) have joined forces to promote improved mental health and wellbeing across the veterinary team. Building on the RCVS Mind Matters Initiative brand in the UK and the AVMAโs Wellbeing and Peer Assistance Initiative, the two organisations…
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11 SeptemberVeterinary
RCVS suspends vet for โfabricating emailsโ relating to horse insemination
The disciplinary committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has decided to suspend an overseas-based veterinary surgeon for a period of 12 months. The hearing for James Hugh Alexander Crawford took place on 29 August and 30 August and concerned a fabricated email, which Crawford claimed was from…
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Aug- 2018 -20 AugustVeterinary
Vet surgeon who worked under the influence given second chance
A Dyfed-based veterinary surgeon has been allowed to continue practising and had her sanction decision postponed for 12 months after she was charged with alcohol-related offences. The decision to delay her sanction was made by the Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) at a hearing held…
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15 AugustAppointment
Linnaeus appoints professor Severine Tasker as chief medical officer
The Linnaeus Group has appointed a leading professor of feline medicine as its chief medical officer. Professor Severine Tasker has been appointed to the newly-created role, which will oversee the development and execution of the Linnaeus Groupโs clinical aims for the provision of quality medicine in all of its practices…
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13 AugustAppointment
Cats Protection appoints RSPCA vet as new chief executive
James Yeates, chief veterinary officer at the RSPCA, has been appointed as the new chief executive at animal charity Cats Protection. Yeates will take up his role on 1 November and will lead the cat charity through the next phase of its development. Cats Protection currently helps around 200,000 cats…
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9 AugustVeterinary
RCVS orders vet convicted of illegally importing puppies to be struck off
The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has directed the registrar to remove a Greater Manchester-based veterinary surgeon from the register after he pleaded guilty to illegally importing puppies to the UK. The Disciplinary Committee hearing for Viktor Molnar took place on Thursday 2 August 2018…
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