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News releases

Find all news releases issued by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation (BVA AWF)

Current news releases

Editorial: Schmallenberg virus and surveillance
04 February 2012
Vets warn pet owners about festive hazards
21 December 2011
A Christmas 'Tail': Organisations and MPs unite in dog law reform plea to Government
14 December 2011
Badger cull pilots a major step on long road to tackling TB
14 December 2011
Vets, know your tail docking law
13 December 2011
Pet travel: Europe agrees additional tapeworm controls
02 December 2011
Concerns about 'Super Tiny Animals' programme
29 November 2011
Chancellor announces vital research funding
29 November 2011
BVA response to publication of McKelvey report on RCVS governance
23 November 2011
BVA and London Vet Show team up to launch first vet careers fair
23 November 2011
Veterinary associations respond to insurance fraud reports
22 November 2011
New petition demands Government delivers dog law overhaul
18 November 2011
EU Antimicrobial action plan must recognise importance of animal medicine
17 November 2011
Army officer heads up Animal Welfare Foundation
15 November 2011
BVA urges DARD to make more use of private veterinary practices for disease control
10 November 2011
Vet surveillance report leaves many questions unanswered
09 November 2011
European move to ban prophylactic medicine could compromise animal welfare
01 November 2011
Difficult task ahead for new Animal Health & Welfare Board for England
28 October 2011
Dog Control Bill to continue to Commons
26 October 2011
Your next job at your fingertips - Veterinary Record launches iPhone careers app
17 October 2011
Vets criticise conclusions of badger vaccine project
12 October 2011
Vet lab changes raise questions about future surveillance
27 September 2011
World Rabies Day: raising awareness
27 September 2011
BVA Congress 2011 - all related news releases
24 September 2011
Green light for syringomyelia health scheme for dogs
22 September 2011
Defra Minister Jim Paice to open BVA Congress
14 September 2011
Student fees decision leaves Northern Ireland’s veterinary students out in the cold
09 September 2011
Microchipping makes sense
05 September 2011
Survey to probe extent of technicians’ role in vet practice
31 August 2011
MEPs approve €2m for homeopathy research
30 August 2011
Call to vets to help investigate mystery dog illness
24 August 2011
To refer or not to refer? That is the question at BVA Congress
17 August 2011
BVA highlights support for when things go wrong
12 August 2011
Parliament praises veterinary profession to mark World Veterinary Year
12 August 2011
Vets applaud Welsh Government's commitment to tackle dog welfare problems
11 August 2011
French heartworm explored in BSAVA session at BVA Congress
10 August 2011
Vets challenge FSA to act against animal abuse
05 August 2011
Vets asked to spread 'Don't cook your dog' message
03 August 2011
Higher Education: BVA agrees with longer course recommendation in Hughes Report
21 July 2011
Badger cull supported by science, say vets
19 July 2011
BVA response to union recruitment campaign
19 July 2011
Bovine TB letter to the Sunday Telegraph
18 July 2011
Success for veterinary lobbying to keep UK free from dog tapeworm
14 July 2011
Vets urge EU Commissioner to keep slaughter high on the agenda
06 July 2011
New pet travel rules to come into force in 2012
30 June 2011
TB, puppy farming and tuition fees top the agenda at BVA's annual Welsh Dinner
29 June 2011
Further delays to TB programme in Wales extremely disappointing
21 June 2011
BVA President outlines impact of changing world in annual Scottish dinner speech
17 June 2011
Bluetongue freedom thanks to partnership between vets, farmers and Government
13 June 2011
VMD drops controversial plans for new medicine category
13 June 2011
Congress: Penny Watson explores liver disease and canine pancreatitis
10 June 2011
Congress: Interpreting chest X-rays with Mantis
10 June 2011
Congress: Alex German to take the frustration out of canine IBD
10 June 2011
Bill to replace failed Dangerous Dogs Act completes latest stage
10 June 2011
Discovery of new MRSA strain in milk
03 June 2011
Keeping pets healthy during hot weather
03 June 2011
BVA keeps up pressure for a ban on wild animals in circuses
31 May 2011
Professor Adrian Boswood joins an impressive roll-call on the BSAVA science stream at BVA Congress
31 May 2011
Do you know if your rabbits are healthy and happy?
27 May 2011
Vets celebrate a world without rinderpest
25 May 2011
Clinical challenges made easy at BVA Congress in London
20 May 2011
BVA President presents circus petition to Downing Street
18 May 2011
Vets disappointed at Defra climbdown on circus animals
13 May 2011
BVA teams up with BSAVA for London congress
10 May 2011
Vets focus on rabies prevention for World Veterinary Day
28 April 2011
New Animal Health and Welfare Board the right mechanism for policy making, say vets
26 April 2011
Veterinary Record appoints Veterinary Editor in Chief
14 April 2011
BVA and FVE fight to save vets’ right to dispense medicines
12 April 2011
Vets help Government to combat serious TB fraud
31 March 2011
Ticks in Britain report a timely reminder to treat pets
23 March 2011
Government needs to prioritise issues raised by FMD exercise
23 March 2011
Welsh delay a blow for dog welfare
11 March 2011
Action to tackle TB in Wales should progress without delay
09 March 2011
Defra 'beefs up' BSE safety measures
08 March 2011
A disappointing blow for rabbit welfare
04 March 2011
Voice of the people finally heard as Dog Control Bill successfully passes committee stage
04 March 2011
Disappointment at backwards step on religious slaughter
25 February 2011
FMD 10 years on
24 February 2011
BVA announces Council election results
24 February 2011
Historic Animal Welfare Bill passed in Northern Ireland
23 February 2011
Battery cage ban welcomed by BVA
22 February 2011
Vets, time for a refresher? Eight new clinical CPD courses from the BVA
15 February 2011
Vets tackle Defra Secretary on budget cuts and dangerous dogs at annual dinner
09 February 2011
Veterinary Development Council looks to future
26 January 2011
The people's Dog Control Bill pushes on to Committee Stage
20 January 2011
Vets celebrated at the start of World Veterinary Year
06 January 2011
New policy committee chairmen for BVA
30 November 2010
Regional issues and initiatives addressed at the BVA North of Ireland Dinner
25 November 2010
Overwhelming support for deed not breed in dangerous dogs consultation
25 November 2010
Vets asked to report caesarean operations
24 November 2010
BVA questions BBC screening of illegal horse mutilations
19 November 2010
Stark message to vets on antibiotics awareness day
18 November 2010
Time to sit up and listen as 10,000 people call for 'deed not breed' dog legislation
17 November 2010
BVA asks members to stand and deliver the new look Council
01 November 2010
Long courses discouraged by Browne review
12 October 2010
BVA Congress 2010 - all related news releases
25 September 2010
BVA appoints chairman of new Veterinary Development Council
22 September 2010
Vets ask companies to rethink menus that are all halal
22 September 2010
Wales moves ahead with new TB strategy
20 September 2010
World Rabies Day: awareness is the best defence against rabies
16 September 2010
TB consultation receives strong support from vets
15 September 2010
Devon case of equine infectious anaemia
13 September 2010
EU decision on animal experimentation
10 September 2010
Government to consult on badger cull to tackle TB
07 September 2010
BVA members to lobby MPs on OV issues
26 August 2010
Groups call on Prime Minister for improved dog laws
24 August 2010
Hot branding ban a very important decision for welfare
13 August 2010
Vets lead moves to address slaughterhouse problems
13 August 2010
BVA Congress tackles question of overtreatment
12 August 2010
Defra call for voluntary food labelling not enough, says BVA
03 August 2010
Veterinary associations’ response to BBC Panorama ‘It shouldn’t happen at a vets'’
22 July 2010
BVA statement on the Daily Mail article ‘Undercover at the vets’
22 July 2010
Vets warn dog owners about dangers of artificial sweeteners
15 July 2010
Welsh badger cull decision does not refute science
13 July 2010
MPs back compulsory microchipping of dogs
09 July 2010
Tough new Bill to replace 'failed' Dangerous Dogs Act
09 July 2010
Wales takes huge stride towards better dog welfare
07 July 2010
BVA puts science at heart of annual Welsh dinner speech
07 July 2010
Disappointment at lack of veterinary involvement in Scottish expert forum
06 July 2010
BVA gives cautious welcome to merger of animal health bodies
29 June 2010
Badger vaccine trial cuts
25 June 2010
Vets welcome European Parliament vote for better welfare labelling
17 June 2010
New bluetongue status for Britain
04 June 2010
Exotic pets and welfare labelling are top priorities for new Government
18 May 2010
Best of care for pet ferrets
04 May 2010
Vets warn that livestock imports are key to ongoing bluetongue threat
30 April 2010
Vets celebrate 'One World, One Health' for World Veterinary Day
23 April 2010
Victory for 'deed not breed' in Scotland
22 April 2010
Response to RSPCA story in The Times
20 April 2010
Vets welcome High Court decision on targeted badger cull in Wales
16 April 2010

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