We want to celebrate veterinary workplaces that support and enhance the wellbeing of its team. The BVA Wellbeing Awards 2025 ...

We’ve teamed up with Zoetis to highlight the outstanding everyday difference young vets make to the veterinary profession.

The BVA Awards will highlight the top individuals and teams driving excellence across the profession, and are rigorously judged by leading experts. Some of the most inspiring vets, on the cutting edge ...

Neutering is the best way to prevent unwanted pregnancies, in both cats and dogs. But some owners may be anxious about making this decision on behalf of their pets. They may be concerned about ...

The specialisation of breeds for desirable food production traits, such as high yield milk, meat and egg production, has created a problem of unwanted offspring in some farmed species. Many of these ...

When, who and how to report to the competent authorities if you suspect the illegal importation of pets in England and Wales Veterinary surgeons can often be the first to suspect that an animal may ...

The Dangerous Dogs Act (1991) was introduced in the UK following a series of serious, and in some cases fatal, dog attacks on humans. The Act has been widely discredited for failing to address the ...

It is essential for sheep health and welfare, that any procedures having the potential to create pain and suffering should be balanced against the need for that procedure. Castration and tail-docking ...

Sustainable animal agriculture is defined as animal agriculture carried out in a way that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability to meet the needs of the future. Global ...

Goat kids are disbudded because horns can cause injury to other goats, other livestock, goat keepers, or attending veterinary surgeons. Horns may also make goats more prone to getting caught in fences ...

On 17 November, the final changes to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMRs) will come into force. These were passed in Parliament earlier this year as part of the Veterinary Medicines (Amendment ...

Any movement of livestock will have an impact on their health and welfare. The distances that livestock keepers move animals vary widely, from local area movements (for example to pastures, markets, ...