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RCVS revamps course for overseas professionals

RCVS revamps course for overseas professionals

The course is designed to give those who have qualified abroad the insight needed to work in the UK veterinary professions....

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New DNA testing scheme for inherited condition in Rottweilers

New DNA testing scheme for inherited condition in Rottweilers

LEMP usually emerges in Rottweilers between one to four years of age. Scheme will tackle the neurological condition known as...

RCVS launches photo contest for Mental Health Awareness Week

RCVS launches photo contest for Mental Health Awareness Week

Mental Health Awareness Week aims to highlight the link between nature and wellbeing. Competition aims to highlight the connection between nature...

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Government launches action plan for animal welfare

Government launches action plan for animal welfare

The action plan includes a ban on live animal exports for slaughter and fattening. Measures include a ban on live...

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Vets welcome new animal welfare pledges

Vets welcome new animal welfare pledges

The goverment has pledged to introduce an Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill, which would embed the principle of animal sentience in law....

RSPCA reiterates call for ban on keeping primates as pets

RSPCA reiterates call for ban on keeping primates as pets

The owner agreed that he couldn’t meet the complex needs of his marmosets, so agreed to hand them over to...

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