From 1 January 2026, it will be forbidden to keep hairless cats or cats with folded ears in the Netherlands. The ban was announced on 31 October by the Dut
On 22 October, the Federation of European Equine Veterinary Associations (FEEVA) held its annual General Assembly in Lyon, France, hosted by the French Equ
The Croatian Veterinary Days 2025 were held on 7-9 November in Podstrana (near Split), jointly organized by the Croatian Veterinary Chamber, the Faculty of
Which vector-borne diseases do you most commonly see in your practice? And how do you treat them? Do you prefer prescribing spot-on, tablets or collars? Th
Animal Health Visits – their minimum requirements and the latest developments – are the topic of the upcoming 1.5-hour webinar hosted by the FVE on Friday
FVE recently conducted an online survey to assess how much time veterinary practitioners spend on administrative work — and the findings highlight a growin
It’s official! The news app of the Union of European Veterinary Practitioners has been launched this month on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the U
On 23 October, the Professional Veterinary Medical Order of Albania (Urdhri Profesional i Mjekut Veterinar të Shqipërisë, UPMVSH) celebrated its 10th anniv
Like its British and Dutch counterparts, the French competition authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) is now also looking into the veterinary sector and t
After its successful campaign to ban the breeding of dogs with excessive brachycephalic traits, the Dutch animal’s rights organisation Dier & Recht has
Comprehensive price lists, lower prescription fees and a cost-comparing database of veterinarians: these are some of the 21 long-awaited provisional measur
The autumn meeting of the Visegrád Group, the cross-regional veterinary cooperation summit, was held in… Visegrád, Hungary and jointly chaired by Zsolt Pin
Since 7 October, new rules require mandatory pre-import testing for Brucella canis for all commercial dog imports from Romania into Great Britain. This als
A six-year-old horse in the Netherlands has tested positive for antibodies against West Nile virus (WNV). Although the analysis was done on a non-official
Two practical brochures with guidance on Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) have been released, in English, by the Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and
The first outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in Spain was confirmed on 3 October by the Spanish authorities, in a farm in the municipality of Alt d’Ampor
‘Close to 100,000 vaccinations have been recorded so far in the FEI HorseApp,’ reported Gaspard Dufour, Director of Technology Operations of the Internatio
It’s a sad coincidence: just three days before World Rabies Day, a 25-year-old man has died from rabies in Perpignan, France. The patient, an Algerian nati
Pet Power Night 2025, held in Brussels last week, celebrated the human-animal bond and the role of pets in society. Organised by Pet Alliance Europe (Fedia
Veterinary professional bodies in the Netherlands have agreed to join forces to create a federation, to be launched in July 2026. The new federation, first
The 2025 Great workplace award winners have been announced by the Mental wellbeing, diversity, equity and inclusiveness (MWB DEI) working group. The workin
The TransformDairyNet project promotes farming systems where calves stay with their mothers for months, rather than being separated shortly after birth, as
On 29 September (15:00-17:30 CEST), the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) will hold a free webinar on the welfare of animals kept for fur production. Duri
The Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations (Fecava) held its Council meeting early September, on the eve of the 2025 EuroCongress.
‘Infection control in companion animals is not a luxury – it’s a One Health necessity that protects pets, their families and the future of antibiotics.’ So
Antimicrobial resistance: farmers & vets (AMRFV) is a hands-on training session aimed at farmers and vets working with food producing animals and funde
The Swiss pharmacist Cédric Wernli from Basel now offers extemporaneously produced GS-441524 on veterinary prescription for the oral treatment of feline in
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. An important moment to reflect on the mental health burden of many veterinary professionals and to highlight the man
