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Animal welfare expert awarded UFAW medal
UFAW CEO Dr Robert Hubrecht with UFAW Medal 2018 winner Professor Paul Flecknell Prof Paul Flecknell recognised for improving the...

Welsh schoolchildren debate animal welfare responsibility
The schools gathered at the National Assembly for Wales to debate who is responsible for animal welfare. Pupils vote on...

Welsh government urged to guard against vet shortfall
One in five vets in Wales is a non-UK EU national. BVA president raises Brexit concerns at annual dinner BVA...

Student selection claims branded “insulting”
The VSCAC are concerned that claims about veterinary school admissions may potentially worsen the recruitment situation. Committee calls for rethink...

RCVS to increase vet fees by three per cent
RCVS Council approved the fee increase for 2019/20 at its June meeting. Fee rise ‘to help prepare for Brexit and...

BVA urges Gove to retract comments on OVs
Around 95 per cent of veterinary surgeons working in UK abattoirs are estimated to be from elsewhere in the EU....