Vet Record

Next year is set to mark 100 years of British greyhound racing. With several major canine charities calling for greyhound racing to be phased out across Great Britain, is the smart money on it going to the dogs? Read more in our latest feature: ow.ly/R9w450VSmPy

A worrying spate of wildfires across the UK should spark discussion of upland management and the unintended consequences of destocking, notes the National Sheep Association. Read the full 'big picture' story at: ow.ly/24vV50VLXrm

'The RCVS is urging veterinary professionals to contact it if they feel their clinical freedom is being compromised by commercial pressures.' Read more of this story at: ow.ly/nUAe50VLXhm

'The BVA is to lobby for a ban on sow farrowing crates with a 15-year transition period after its council voted in support of a new policy position on the issue.' Read more at: ow.ly/Zcpj50VLX7V

'Excessive red tape is making it harder for regulated high street pet shops to survive in the UK.' Read the full story at: ow.ly/yilB50VLX3z

'Pet shops, it seems, increasingly sell everything pet-related except actual animals', writes Josh Loeb in his latest editorial. Read more of the May issue of In Practice at: ow.ly/ttQ950VLWWZ

The May issue of In Practice is now available. Read about equine dystocia, periodontitis in dogs and cats, employment rights and objection to euthanasia on religious grounds at: ow.ly/mzWk50VLQBM

'The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a working paper setting out how it might intervene in the market for veterinary services for household pets.' Read the full story at: bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/do/10.1002/vet…

Transforming disease data into 'actionable intelligence' – a new online disease surveillance dashboard promises to further advance veterinary epidemiology. Read more about it at: ow.ly/vJxe50VFm9r

'Food-producing animals are far likelier to be given antibiotics in the EU than in the UK, new data suggest.' Read more about the EU's most comprehensive report to date on the sale and use of antimicrobials in veterinary medicine at: ow.ly/7Iz850VFm4Z

'Scientific research institution Moredun has partnered with a start-up animal medicines company as part of an innovative scheme to help bring to market an "industry-funded" vaccine against louping ill in sheep.' Read the full story at: ow.ly/67Iy50VFm1l

'A statutory levy is needed to help fund the welfare of racing greyhounds, figures from the sport say'. Read the full story at: ow.ly/6GMb50VFlZ0

'Why not go for gold?' asks Suzanne Jarvis in her latest editorial highlighting the 'Great Workplaces by BVA' accreditation scheme 🥇 Read more of the latest issue at: ow.ly/Zsv650VFlX9

April is #StressAwarenessMonth – a timely reminder that mental health matters. Access Vetlife's resources at: ow.ly/7gs750VzRGG

The RCVS is to explore the possibility of offering counselling to bereaved pet owners...and of a ‘veterinary social work concept’, it noted in the papers of a recent RCVS council meeting. Read more at: ow.ly/PkTy50VxYnH

How to perform CPR is taught in first aid courses all over the world, but is this truly a learnt skill or could it be innate? Here, we report on new research looking at the possibility of resuscitation behaviour in mice and the neural pathways behind this. ow.ly/sa1Z50VrCqi

Is too much veterinary care financially beyond the reach of too many people? In other words, is veterinary care too expensive? Here, we report from a session at BSAVA congress where these questions were posed ow.ly/5HKg50VrCbU

The BVA has launched a new redundancy guide to support its members who find themselves at risk of redundancy. You can read more about the guide, containing information about an individual’s rights as an employee and support in identifying next steps, at ow.ly/4t9n50VrHfa

Suspected cases of Schmallenberg appear to be on the rise, including in areas of the UK where the disease has not been reported before. Read more at ow.ly/xHO250VrC3V

The April issue of In Practice contains a clinical article on hyperaldosteronism in cats, management content about the Autumn Budget and creating business plans, and an ethics article on proposals for compulsory containment of domestic cats. Read more at: ow.ly/3wmE50Vqx0b