Hertfordshire

MPs support Battersea’s animal cruelty campaign

Over 100 MPs have showed their support for five-year prison sentences for animal cruelty at a reception held by Battersea in Parliament. The event was in support the charity’s campaign to increase the maximum sentence for the most serious animal cruelty offences. MPs were invited to sign Battersea’s pledge board…

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Royal Canin supports BCH police dog unit

Royal Canin has donated dog agility equipment and provided specialist training to officers at the BCH police dog unit. The police dog unit provides around-the-clock support to Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire police forces. The agility equipment presented to the unit will be used to train their Shepherds, Dutch Herders, Spaniels…

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Prompt diagnosis saves Labrador from rare fungal infection

A young Labrador has survived a rare fungal infection thanks to a speedy diagnosis, emergency treatment and surgery by neurology and soft tissue specialists at Davies Veterinary Specialists, Hertfordshire. Bridget, caused her owners alarm when her behaviour suddenly changed, becoming progressively less responsive to her family, didn’t want to eat…

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Davies wins Green Champion Award

Davies Veterinary Specialists, has become the first UK veterinary practice to have achieved accreditation from the Institute of International Education (IIE), with a scientific paper set to be published. Ellie West of Davies has co-authored a sustainability-focused paper, on environmental sustainability in veterinary anaesthesia, with fellow veterinary anaesthetist Ron Jones,…

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‘Sell-out success’ for Davies’ animal first aid course for charity

Veterinary nurses at Davies Veterinary Specialists organised and ran a first aid course for pet owners at the small animal referral practice at Higham Gobion, Hertfordshire last weekend (27 April). It kicked off a series of events planned for Vet Nurse Awareness Month this May and the fully booked event…

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Hertfordshire vet reprimanded for inadequate care

Following a postponement of two years, a Hertfordshire veterinary surgeon has been reprimanded by the disciplinary committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) for the inadequate care of a dog in 2015. Amir Kashiv MRCVS first appeared before the committee in December 2016 in relation to four charges…

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Royal Veterinary College launches naked calendar

The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has launched a naked calendar to support veterinary charity Vetlife, which provides a free and confidential counselling service to anyone in the veterinary profession. Students are selling the calendar on the college’s eBay account, priced at £10 and all proceeds will go to the charity.…

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Natural pet care brand HOWND secures £50,000 funding

Hertfordshire-based natural pet care brand HOWND has secured a £50,000 funding package from NatWest to progress its growth plans and launch a new product. Company founders Mark Hirschel and Jo Amit have used the finance to support new product development. The company will launch its first ever pet accessory, the…

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Former zookeeper appointed practice manager at vet practice

A former zookeeper has been appointed practice manager at Mimram Veterinary Centre in Welwyn, Hertfordshire. Alexandra Spelzini previously worked with lions, penguins and pythons at Woburn Safari Park, and prior to that spent 11 years as practice manager at Village Vets in St Albans. She will head up a team…

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Lintbells achieves second win of Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Natural pet supplements manufacturer Lintbells has been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for the second time – this time for International Trade. This follows The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation, which was awarded to Lintbells in 2016 for the development of its marketing leading joint supplement YuMOVE.…

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