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RWAF specialist veterinary advisor named ‘Vet of the Year’

The Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund (RWAF)’s vet specialist advisor, Dr Richard Saunders, has been awarded the title of ‘Chris Laurence Vet of the Year’ at the 2018 Ceva Animal Welfare Awards. Richard was nominated for his dedication to improving rabbit welfare, in particular the huge amount of work involved…

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Royal Canin invite BSAVA delegates to join conversation on begging

Royal Canin will be inviting delegates at this year’s BSAVA Congress to take part in a new weight conversation about begging. From 5-8 April, Royal Canin will be at the heart of the discussion with weight management experts on hand, a new weight management product launch and a calorie counting…

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Message to pet trade delivered at weight management congress

Over 100 veterinary professional delegates from throughout the UK and Ireland and as far afield as mainland Europe, Canada and Mexico gathered for ROYAL CANIN’s first Weight Management Congress in Nottingham recently. Although the event itself was aimed at vets and vet nurses, there was also a clear message for…

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RCVS announces recipients of 2018 honours

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has announced the recipients of this year’s RCVS honours, including those who will be receiving the new Impact and Inspiration Awards. The new awards were introduced last year; the Impact Award recognises veterinary surgeons at all stages of their career undertaking projects and…

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Third of SME retailers expect Bitcoin on high street in two years

Cryptocurrency will be a regular thing on the UK high street say a third of SME owners. A study conducted by payments provider Paymentsense showed that 35 percent of SME owners surveyed expected to see Bitcoin and other forms of cryptocurrency on the high street within the next two years.…

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Pets improve mental health, study suggests

Pets can help to improve the mental health of the owners, a study conducted by researchers from the universities of Liverpool, Manchester and Southampton have found. Published in BMC Psychiatry, the researchers looked at the role of domestic animals in the lives of those suffering with a mental health condition. They…

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Royal Canin Weight Management Congress opens to vet nurses

ROYAL CANIN has announced a new expert speaker for its two-day interactive event, the Weight Management Congress on 21 February. Suzanne Cottriall, a lecturer in Veterinary Physiotherapy at the University of Liverpool, will be running Mobility workshops, with a focus on physiotherapy and delivering with practical advice. Other events on…

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Shop worker hurt trying to stop snakes being stolen

Robbers pushed a member of staff to the ground before making off with ten snakes at a pet shop in Warrington. Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a robbery took place at a Warrington Pets and Exotics. At approximately 5pm on Thursday, 11 January two suspects were driven to the…

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Hilarious phone-calls to RSPCA released

The RSPCA receives one call every 27 seconds from animal-lovers concerned for a pet or wild animal. When emergency calls come into the RSPCA’s national control centre, specially-trained staff must quickly determine whether RSPCA officers are able to help or whether other advice or agencies are better placed to assist.…

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University launches pioneering feline study

The Feline Healthy Ageing Clinic, located at the University’s Small Animal Practice in the heart of Liverpool, has launched a new feline study in conjunction with ROYAL CANIN. The university will provide a base for the long-term study. Established to improve understanding of the ageing process in cats, the team,…

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