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Zambia lifts hunting ban
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Zambia has lifted a 2013 ban on hunting - meaning wildlife, with the exception of big cats, can now be hunted for sport.
Animals excluding big cats now fair game

Zambia has lifted a 2013 ban on hunting - meaning wildlife, with the exception of big cats, can now be hunted for sport.

Zambian minister for tourism and arts Jean Kapata announced that the ban in 19 hunting blocks would be lifted with immediate effect. The ban had originally been put in place in 2013 following controversy over a flawed tendering process for safari-hunting concessions and fears for the population levels of big cats species.  

The move has sparked a furious backlash on a Zambian tourism website with some potential travellers threatening to boycott the country, but the government and the Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) believe they have lost revenue following the ban and that it has had a negative impact on the local communities.

There has also been debate around whether money from tourists paying to hunt big game on a quota-basis can mean funding for other conservation projects, and create an incentive to look after game and deter poaching.

ZAWA spokesperson Readith Muliyunda said that the ban on hunting of lions and leopards remained in place. "Hunting will be conducted under laid down conditions and strict supervision from ZAWA."

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Practices urged to audit neutering data

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 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

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RCVS pays tribute to well-loved equine vet

The RCVS and the Riding Establishments Subcommittee has paid tribute to well-loved veterinary surgeon and riding establishment inspector, Rebecca Hamilton-Fletcher MRCVS.

Linda Belton MRCVS, RCVS President, said: "I, along with my colleagues on the RESC, RCVS Council, RCVS Standards Committee, as well as RCVS staff, was very saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rebecca, or Becca as we knew her, last week.

"She was a true advocate for equine welfare and in her many years on the RESC worked to continually improve the quality and consistency of riding establishment inspections, all in the interests of enhanced horse welfare and rider safety."