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Account and accountability

How do we quantify welfare as veterinary professonals?    ...

Genetic factors could explain Labrador obesity

Genetic factors could explain Labrador obesity

"People who live with Labradors often say they are obsessed by food, and that would fit with what we know...

Can vitamin D improve dog health?

Can vitamin D improve dog health?

The team will look at the potential benefits of vitamin D in helping animals to recover from surgery. Study aims...

How safe is our pet food?

In recent years the raw food diet has received a great deal of attention from owners and industry experts. Advocates...

Sheepdog travels 240 miles to get home

Sheepdog travels 240 miles to get home

Pero is said to have bolted while working in the fields in Cockermouth. (stock photo). Pero arrived in Wales 12...

Charity investigates 100 animal deaths in London

Charity investigates 100 animal deaths in London

There has been upwards of 50 cats, rabbits and foxes found dead, apparently murdered, across London over the past few...

Ethics in a profitable practice

“A successful business is not just about profit” was the statement made by James Yeates at the start of his...

Maggie Shilcock

What does the future hold for the RSPCA?

Should the RSPCA lose its power to prosecute? Or, should it be given statutory powers? If the latter, what needs...

Industry Editor
‘Worlds oldest dog’ dies peacefully at 30

‘World’s oldest dog’ dies peacefully at 30

Mr McLaren has lost Maggie’s paperwork so he isn’t able to confirm her age. Lived an impressive 210 dog years...

Cat focus for the first World Animal Vaccination Day

The first ever World Animal Vaccination Day is focusing on the importance of protecting cats from serious, preventable diseases. Thanks...