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Obesity in the spotlight at London Vet Show
16 Jan 2020 | Alex German
During this National Obesity Awareness Week (14-20 January), Alex German highlights key areas of focus to help veterinary professionals and pet owners address pet obesity.
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#ItTakesTwo: Top tips for healthy, happy rabbits
15 Jan 2020 | Richard Saunders
At the Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund (RWAF) they are often asked about how rabbit owners can make sure their rabbits have a great life together. With the launch of the BVA #ItTakesTwo campaign, they thought what better time to get their top tips out there?
New grads join FAO ambition for Zero Hunger – part 2
14 Jan 2020 | Rosie Herrington
In this series of two blog posts, we gain an insight into the experiences of interns who thoroughly recommend the internship programme at the The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), a United Nations (UN) agency.
New grads join FAO ambition for Zero Hunger – part 1
13 Jan 2020 | Eleanor Robertson
In this series of two blog posts, we gain an insight into the experiences of interns who thoroughly recommend the internship programme at the The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), a United Nations (UN) agency.
One Health + Children = Our Future
09 Jan 2020 | Deborah Thomson
Deborah Thomson DVM enjoys speaking to students about One Health. In this blog post she shares her #OneHealthinAction experiences and encourages more vets to talk to young people about this important topic.
BVA Scotland free social and CPD evening: How can vets help with SSPCA animal welfare cases?
08 Jan 2020 | Ian Futter
Join BVA Scottish Branch for a free social and CPD evening on Tuesday 18 February in Stirling: ‘Unnecessary Suffering: A vet’s perspective’.
Christmas on call: It’s not all about chocolate poisoning
25 Dec 2019 | James Russell
Being the veterinary surgeon on call over the festive period can be very stressful, but it can also be incredibly rewarding.
#StandingOnHerShoulders: What the 100-year anniversary of women in the profession means to me
24 Dec 2019 | Katie Roberts
With this month being the 100-year anniversary of women being allowed to enter the profession, Katie Roberts has been thinking about the enormous difference this made.
#StandingOnHerShoulders: The Next Generation - Five female vets of the future
23 Dec 2019 | Charlotte Raynsford
In a profession that currently sees more women than men practising around the UK, it seems strange to think of a time where you wouldn’t have found any female vets in practice, on farm, the lab or anywhere at all! But the veterinary community looks very different today and this month marks one hundred years since an Act of Parliament allowed women to practise as veterinary surgeons for the first time.
#StandingOnHerShoulders: Inspirational women vets of today
22 Dec 2019 | James Russell
This week we’re celebrating the 100-year anniversary of women being allowed onto the veterinary register. After a slow start (by 1956 there were still only 387 women on the register) we’ve seen a huge influx of women enter the veterinary profession and today women make up around 60% of practising vets and 80% of vet students.
#StandingOnHerShoulders: A long and winding road - Women and the veterinary profession
20 Dec 2019 | Lorna Cahill Bannister
We look back on the story of women in the veterinary profession through the prism of six RCVS Knowledge archive documents.
#StandingOnHerShoulders: Pioneering women vets in history - Standing on their shoulders
19 Dec 2019 | Bruce Vivash Jones
Bruce Vivash Jones reflects on the extraordinary achievements of some of the earliest women vets and their influence on his life and career.
A veterinary nursing perspective of the vet-led team
10 Dec 2019 | BVNA Council Members
The vet-led team is exactly that - vet-led - but it is the whole structure of the team that is crucial for our patients’ care.
The brilliance of Welsh vets
04 Dec 2019 | James Russell
James Russell's whistle-stop tour of Wales followed a common theme – brilliant members of the profession showcasing how they are using their veterinary degree to improve animal welfare and veterinary wellbeing.
Becoming a regional representative
27 Nov 2019 | Emma Callaghan
Emma Callaghan tells us how she came close to leaving the veterinary profession but found motivation and purpose by becoming a BVA regional representative.
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