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BVA Council Debates New Vet School Policy
BVA Council Debates New Vet School Policy
AVS17 September 2014BVA, vet schoolComment
98% of clients using 'Dr Google'
98% of clients using 'Dr Google'

98% of small animal vets say owners consult ‘Dr Google’, with 80% seeing pets brought in too late

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AVS21 August 2014google, vetsComment
BVA launches petition to end non-stun slaughter
BVA launches petition to end non-stun slaughter

The British Veterinary Association has recently launched an e-petition calling for the end to non-stun slaughter in the UK.

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AVS1 June 2014non-stun slaughter, bva, meatComment
How dangerous can domestic cats be?
How dangerous can domestic cats be?

A pet cat with a "history of violence" attacked a baby before trapping a family and dog in a room. How much of a threat are house-trained felines to the human population?

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AVS14 March 2014catsComment
Bovine TB sees 90 cattle killed each day in Great Britain
Bovine TB sees 90 cattle killed each day in Great Britain

The figures, published on March 13, also showed reported an incidence rate (the proportion of previously TB-free herds found to be infected with new incidences of the disease) of 4.5% – meaning the rate has been at an "unacceptably high level" of above 4% for a decade.

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AVS14 March 2014bTB, badgers, cattle, cullComment
Top Vet calls for ban on slaughter without prior-stunning
Top Vet calls for ban on slaughter without prior-stunning

John Blackwell, president-elect of theBritish Veterinary Association, said the religious slaughter of poultry, sheep and cattle caused unnecessary suffering to animals.

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AVS14 March 2014non-stun slaughter, meatComment
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