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The European Parliament has voted 618 votes to 17 for an extension to the transitional arrangements contained within the regulation on the non-commercial movement of pet animals (Reg. 998/2003) which afford the UK additional protection …
Three people have been arrested and three pit-bull type dogs have been seized during a series of co-ordinated dawn raids across Birmingham today.
The veterinary profession was well represented at a meeting of key stakeholders brought together to discuss the next steps on dog breeding. The British Veterinary Association (BVA), British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) and Royal …
A family in Essex has launched a campaign to modernize the existing RCVS complaints procedures after the tragic loss of their Great Dane Ted earlier this year. Chris Deadman rushed his wife’s …
The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons last week (5 February 2010) directed that the name of a man who had been illegally practising as a veterinary surgeon in the North West …
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is pleased to announce Mr Derek Williams as the new non-executive Chairman of the Board and Mr Ted Chandler as Deputy Chairman, effective immediately.
Dog toys have taken on a life of their own. The market for dog toys gets bigger and broader each year as modern dog owners look for the latest, greatest, best dog toy that is …
The infamous and failed dangerous dogs act has been in place for too long. It has quite clearly failed to prevent dog attacks and its time for it to go and go now. Pit bulls …
The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons last week decided that a Wirral-based veterinary surgeon should not be restored to the RCVS Register, having previously struck him off for disgraceful professional conduct, …
A firefighter and his Search Dog located three girls trapped alive since Tuesday in the rubble of Haiti’s devastating earthquake. Bill Monahan and his Border Collie, Hunter, were searching a neighborhood near the Presidential Palace, …
At its meeting on 5th January 2010, the Kennel Club General Committee accepted an application to register an imported Dalmatian produced from a breeding programme which was originated with an intentional Pointer/Dalmatian cross. This cross-breeding …
Butcher’s Pet Care has re-packaged its famous blue cans in an ambitious bid to win the hearts of consumers and become Britain’s favourite canned dog food brand by the close of 2010.
The re-design by leading …
DogsBlog.com, the innovative dog adoption website published by K9 Media Ltd (publisher of K9 Magazine / DogMagazine.net) has announced a new official partnership with Butcher’s Pet Care, a UK manufacturer of natural high meat content …
A brand new state-of-the-art lecture theatre and conference centre has been opened in Newmarket by HRH The Princess Royal. The facility within the John MacDougall Visitors Centre at the Animal Health Trust (AHT) has been …
One look at the X-ray and Lulu’s veterinarian knew this 2-year-old English bulldog’s case was far from usual. The radiograph revealed a large foreign mass in Lulu’s stomach and, upon close inspection, the outline of …
An interesting piece from The Guardian newspaper highlights the dangers of admitting liability on pet insurance claims. When a dog attacks a human, it is easy to point the finger and blame the dog (or …
Spouses of active military members are now eligible to attend Animal Behavior College (ABC), a vocational college specializing in animal-related career training, with full tuition funding provided to them by the Military Spouse Career Advancement …
Professor Bill Reilly of Glasgow was today elected President of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) for 2009/2010. The ceremony took place during the Annual General Meeting of the BVA at the close of …
Leading West Midlands’ Pet Food Company wins major industry accolade
Leading Worcestershire-based pet food company and seafood specialists, Fish4Dogs has won a major industry accolade. Their range of Star Treats has been voted the Pet Product …
Thousands of pet industry insiders are gathering this week at the SuperZoo Pet Expo in Las Vegas, one of the largest trade shows in the industry. It’s where the fur flies to see what innovative …
Pet Protect is pleased to announce Catrina Skepper, former model, ‘Media Darling’ and TV presenter, as the new face of Pet Protect, the leading provider of premium quality pet insurance in the UK.
Renowned for …
Following the decision taken by BVA president Nicky Paull to offer backing from Britain’s leading veterinary association to the re-televising of Crufts dog show via the niche, special interest channel More 4, K9 Magazine revealed …
Surgeons have suspended a veterinary surgeon for a period of six months for issuing two false horse passports, having found him to have been “consciously dishonest”.
At a hearing which concluded on 15 July, Andrew Dominic …
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