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Reptile biologist honoured for welfare work
Reptile biologist honoured for welfare work Clifford Warwick joins elite team at Oxford Centre Reptile biologist and medical scientist, Clifford...
New Head Vet at Bristol Zoo Gardens
Bristol Zoo head vet Michelle Barrows Michelle Barrows, who spent seven years working at Johannesburg Zoo in South Africa, has...
‘The great animal rights betrayal’
A recently published article in the Independent with the title: ‘The great animal rights betrayal’ has generated much concern among...
Miscellaneous Species Disease Reports
Reports showing trends in the major endemic diseases of miscellaneous exotic and farmed species have been published on Defra’s VLA...
Operation RAMP Hailed a Success
Wildlife Minister Richard Benyon has praised the UK’s contribution to a global Interpol operation targeting the illegal trade of reptiles...
Consultation on Controlling TB
Wales’ Rural Affairs Minister, Elin Jones, is urging animal keepers and owners to respond to the Assembly Government’s consultation on...
400 Teachers for Amateur Beekeepers
Britain’s backyard beekeepers are to be helped to avoid the problem of winter bee deaths by 400 Government-backed volunteer teachers....
Elephant Suffering Not Addressed
Senior scientists have criticised a new report on the welfare of zoo elephants, which suggests that their suffering could be...
Consultation on TB Launched
Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones has launched a consultation on a draft legislative order to control TB in camelids,...
South American Camelids Info
A veterinary information sheet on South American camelids is now available on the VLA website, which provides guidance on the...