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The RCVS addresses the professions' concerns following the RCVS Council's discussion around the provision of telemedicine services and remote prescribing.

Brought to market by award-winning vet-tech start-up Vet-AI, Joii is an artificial intelligence application set to revolutionise the UK and global vet market.

Survey shows over 95 percent of UK Islamic scholars indicated that pre-slaughter stunning would be halal-compliant if it could be shown that the procedure did not result in instantaneous death.

Changes have been made on the hourly requirement and recording process.

An eminent American professor of large animal medicine has warned the UK not to dilute its high animal welfare standards for future trade deals with the US.

A £5 million state-of-the-art veterinary centre in Yorkshire has been given a glowing assessment from the RCVS as it received official recognition as a fully-accredited small animal hospital and emerg…

On 13 June, the RCVS gave the go-ahead for a wide-ranging review of a number of key provisions of the supporting guidance to the RCVS Code of Professional Conduct, following ongoing discussions around…

BSAVA is launching a new event to tackle some of the potentially contentious clinical and non-clinical issues facing veterinary professionals.

The RVC and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have been jointly recognised as an OIE Collaborating Centre in risk analysis and modelling.

The Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP) weighs the pros and cons of raw food diets.

The BVA has commended model and 2016 Love Island runner-up Olivia Bowen Buckland for her social media posts urging prospective dog owners to do their research before getting a puppy, after her French …

Veterinary wellness will be one of the hot topics discussed at the 2019 WSAVA World Congress.

Consumer and rural groups unite to set out four key tests for mobile operator plans to boost rural 4G in a letter to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

The survey will be sent to every member of the RCVS and registered veterinary nurse to help get a current snapshot of the professions.

Vets are encouraged to inform pet owners to revisit the official advice about travelling to the EU with their pets after the UK leaves the EU.

Evidence-based comparison of the welfare impact of major conditions in dogs could better inform disorder priorities for improved welfare in UK dogs.

RCVS' ViVet innovation initiative will focus on how rapidly developing technology and data-driven practice will transform the veterinary professions and the care they provide.

Estimated as the third most popular pet in the UK, rabbits’ needs are still grossly misunderstood.

Scientists at Moredun are currently developing a rapid, point of care diagnostic blood test for sheep scab infestation.

An editorial in Frontiers in Veterinary Science explores the zoonotic potential of avian influenza and how research efforts can prevent the spread of high-pathogenic avian influenza.