A UK-BASED charity has launched an urgent campaign to replace specialist equipment and support that underpins crucial conservation work to help critically endangered Sumatran orangutan. Orangutan Veterinary Aid (OVAID) says the species, which is already on the brink of extinction with fewer than 15,000 individuals remaining in the wild, has been hugely impacted by the devastating recent floods and landslides in Sumatra.

MORE than 100 charities and worthy causes that help people, animals and the environment have benefited from a donation of £376,453 from VetPartners. Teams from the group’s veterinary practices and associated animal healthcare businesses, across the UK and Ireland, ran marathons, climbed mountains, baked cakes and organised dog shows, quizzes and raffles to generate money last year. Colleagues raised £214,300 during 2025 and VetPartners donated £162,153 through its charity fu

VETS Now has hailed the outstanding clinical commitment and leadership skills of Alice Cheney after awarding her the 2025 Louise O’Dwyer Bursary. Alice, a member of the group’s Hemel Hempstead emergency clinical team, said she was ‘truly honoured’ to receive the award.

A ROMANIAN animal shelter is calling on UK dog lovers to help support its work tackling the country’s stray dog crisis. Speranta Shelter, based in Bucharest, is expanding its mission of rescuing, re-homing and rehabilitating strays with a sterilisation campaign and education programmes for children and adults. And it is also appealing for dog lovers in the UK to support its remote-adoption scheme, which helps fund care for dogs in Romania.

AN award-winning new technology is offering dairy farmers a practical way to reduce ammonia emissions by up to a third. The CowToilet, which is being launched in the UK, is also designed to help improve nutrient use and enhance on-farm sustainability. Developed by Dutch agri-tech company Hanskamp, the device separates cow urine and faeces which, when combined, produce ammonia.

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THE Veterinary Marketing Association has opened entries for the Vet Practice Marketing Award, a category within the 2026 Veterinary Marketing Awards – and entry is free for all veterinary practices. Open to individual veterinary practices - either independent or part of a corporate/buying group - the award celebrates the most initiative and/or innovation in the marketing of its products and/or services to its end users.

A new study from CVS, published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, has provided important new insights into how veterinary professionals can better predict outcomes for dogs diagnosed with mast cell tumours (MCTs) - one of the most common forms of skin cancer in dogs. The study, titled Clinical Value of Various Histological Factors in Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Mast Cell Tumours in 197 Dogs, analysed 199 tumours from 197 dogs treated surgically in primary care pr

CVS Farm Vets has launched a pioneering new Sheep Lameness initiative to help UK sheep farmers manage one of the most persistent and costly health challenges in their flocks. The Sheep Lameness Project, developed by CVS Farm Vets’ Quality Improvement leads, aims to transform how lameness is assessed and treated on farms.

A FREE webinar is being staged by Virbac to present a new cat food which is designed to help tackle feline chronic kidney disease. Vikaly is is described as the world's first two-in-one medicated food for cats and is seen as a breakthrough in managing proteinuria, which is associated with CKD. The event will take place on Tuesday, December 9 at 8pm UK time. Dr Sarah Caney, a recognised specialist in feline medicine, will share a practical and pragmatic approach to diagnosing

BSAVA PetSavers has launched its 2025 Christmas Appeal, with a call to animal lovers across the UK to support their life-changing research into pet health. The campaign is supported by VetPlus, Sustain Insurance Brokers and NationWide Laboratories who have each contributed match funds to the appeal, meaning every donation made by the public during December will be doubled. BSAVA PetSavers has been funding veterinary research for more than 50 years, with over £2.7 million in g

SHEEP farmers are being given the chance to test their flocks for exposure to toxoplasmosis and enzootic abortion two months earlier than normal. MSD Animal Health UK Limited will launch its 2026 FlockCheck diagnostic scheme for sheep farmers across England, Scotland and Wales on December 1. This year, the popular subsidised service is opening earlier than usual to help both early and later lambing flocks identify potential causes of early lamb losses.

SLASHING the amount of waste sent to landfill and a big increase in rubbish being recycled are the highlights of the CVS Care Plan, the group’s Sustainability Report for 2025. The improvements reflect improved segregation and recycling practices that are being led by CVS’  network of Environment Champions across practices, hospitals and other sites.

SPONSORED CONTENT Virbac is proud to announce the launch of Vikaly™, a breakthrough innovation in the management of feline chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the world’s first 2-in-1 medicated food for cats. Vikaly™ integrates the pharmaceutical active ingredient benazepril, for the reduction of proteinuria, into a highly palatable clinical renal diet, offering a convenient, effective and cost-conscious solution to improve treatment compliance.  Vikaly™ is indicated for the nut

A NURSE whose mum lost her life to rabies has played a crucial role in a mass dog vaccination drive in Cambodia, aimed at protecting people and animals from the deadly disease. The project was spearheaded by UK animal charity Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS), as part of their Mission Rabies project, in collaboration with the Cambodian government. From October 20 to November 2, more than 221,000 dogs received free rabies vaccinations.

Dechra is hosting a canine Cushing’s syndrome webinar on the theme ‘bolder dosing for smarter Cushing’s management’. The event will highlight the principles and objectives of trilostane treatment and provide vets with information to enable them to understand when and how to adjust doses confidently. Presented by Ian Ramsey, professor of small animal medicine at the University of Glasgow, the one-hour webinar will take place at 8pm on Tuesday, December 9.

A GLOBAL animal health specialist has unveiled the Veterinary Green Theatre Checklist which is designed to promote sustainability. The initiative, from Dechra, has been adapted from the Intercollegiate Green Theatre Checklist in human medicine and was unveiled at the recent World Congress of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia in Paris.

A CHARITY which trains dogs to save lives perform by detecting human disease is celebrating the arrival of a very special new litter. Medical Detection Dogs has welcomed four golden retriever labrador cross puppies and is now urgently seeking volunteers to help socialise the future lifesavers. With the right care and training, the dogs could one day help detect serious illnesses such as bowel cancer and Parkinson’s faster and less invasively than other methods.

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FIRST opinion companion animal practices run by CVS are improving the use of a wide range of veterinary diagnostic equipment as part of a new clinical improvement project. CVS has invested £122 million in its sites, facilities, equipment and technology since the start of 2023.