The BVA and the BSAVA have updated their guidance on neutering, advising vets to move away from early neutering in dogs and take a case-by-case approach.

The policy pulls together current research on potential long-term health and welfare impacts of neutering…

The British Veterinary Association has opened the nominations for its 2026 Awards and is inviting veterinary professionals and the public to put names forward.  

The awards celebrate talented veterinary professionals who are going above and beyond for…

Leah Hunter MRCVS has been named BVA's Young Vet of the Year at an award ceremony where Rachel Dean won the Outstanding Service Award, Professor Andrew Cunningham FRCVS the Advancement of Veterinary Science Award, Polly Compston MRCVS the Animal Health…

The British Veterinary Association has launched a free new webinar series starting at 1:00pm tomorrow with 'Mentoring Matters', a look at what it takes to be an inspiring mentor or an engaged mentee.

"Great Workplaces: Raising the Bar (Elevating…

Rob Williams MVB MBA CMgr FCMI MCIPD MRCVS has been elected President of the British Veterinary Association for 2025-2026.  

A 2001 graduate of University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine with an RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery, Rob…

The BVA has published 'How can I reduce my pet’s environmental impact?', an online resource designed to help vets have conversations with clients on the best way they can reduce their pet’s impact on the planet.

The advice includes buying…

The BVA has raised serious concerns over the findings of a new parliamentary committee report on biosecurity at the UK borders, which warns that significant volumes of meat are being illegally imported into the UK, with some entering the food chain, and…

Giles Yeo MBE, Cambridge Professor of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, will deliver a lecture looking at the genetics of canine obesity on Friday 21st November, 11:00am to 12:15am, at BVA Congress. 

Giles is the professor of molecular neuroendocrinology at…

The British Veterinary Association has launched a new Continuous Professional Development library for its members.

The library currently has 28 on-demand recordings, covering a range of sessions on three main themes: people, planet and animals.

They include…

The British Veterinary Association has published some research showing that 21% of vets now use AI technology in their daily work, and is inviting veterinary professionals to a discussion on the subject at this year's BVA Live (Birmingham NEC, 2pm, 12th June…

The BVA has opened nominations for this year's Young Vet of the Year Award and is encouraging veterinary professionals to nominate exceptional candidates.

The award, which is sponsored by Zoetis, celebrates vets in the first eight years of their career…

The British Veterinary Association and VDS Training are hosting 'Building Great Workplaces: Practical Tips for Veterinary Teams', a free series of webinars for veterinary professionals, starting on 29th January at 1pm.

Great Workplaces by BVA is…

The BVA has published Net Zero, a report into the role of veterinary practices in tackling climate change.

The report comes on the back of a survey by the association which found that 93% of vets say sustainability is important to them.

The BVA says the…

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is calling on the profession to support pet owners in choosing a healthy, sustainable diet for their cats and dogs.

The association says that its research has found that 94% of companion animal vets say they have…

The British Veterinary Association has launched 'Great Workplaces', a workplace accreditation scheme designed to help address some of the  recruitment and retention issues in the veterinary profession.

The BVA says that securing 'Great Workplaces…

The BVA has announced that this year's BVA Live (NEC, 6th-7th June) will focus on contextualised care, in other words recognising that appropriate and proportionate care must be tailored to the needs of both the animal and the client, and consider the…

The BVA has submitted a joint response with the BSAVA, SPVS, BVNA and VMG to the Competition and Markets Authority consultation on a proposed market investigation. 

The response offers further evidence concerning the CMA’s potential concerns, and says that…

The BVA, SPVS and BVNA are calling on the Government to restrict the movement of dogs from countries with high levels of diseases like Brucella canis, which are currently not widely present in the UK, and introduce mandatory pre-import testing.

In the last…

Norfolk commercial poultry and gamebird vet Henry Lamb has been named the BVA Young Vet of the Year 2023.

Henry won the title in recognition of his work tackling bird flu, as the outbreak of this devastating disease spread across the country this summer…

The BVA is inviting vet nurses to come to a BVA Congress panel discussion at the London Vet Show about the risks and benefits of neutering dogs, as new evidence suggests the answer might not be as clear cut as previously thought. 

‘Is neutering dogs doing…

The BVA has submitted a detailed response to the Competition and Market's review of veterinary services, which highlights four main reasons for above-inflation increases in the cost of veterinary care.

The reasons are: above average increases in veterinary…

The BVA has launched a new menopause hub to support members of the veterinary professions affected by menopause and keep more vet nurses in the profession.

Evidence given to the Women and Equalities parliamentary committee by BUPA last year suggested…

Two years since BVA launched its Good Veterinary Workplaces campaign, the association has launched new awards to recognise veterinary workplaces which have embraced the campaign ethos by going above and beyond to support the wellbeing of their teams. 

Veterinary…

The British Veterinary Association has announced the three winners of its Photographers of the Year competition, sponsored by iM3 Dental.

The winning images were selected from nine finalists, shortlisted from hundreds of entries that were taken by vets,…

The BVA has chosen nine finalists for this year's Veterinary Photographer of the Year competition.

BVA President Malcolm Morley said: “Judging this competition has been genuinely both extremely enjoyable and really difficult.

"The entries this…