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Blue Cross names new chief operating officer
Kelly Grellier (pictured) aims to establish key partnerships with organisations that focus on social care to help pet owners that need extra support.

Kelly Grellier aims to spearhead projects combining social care and animal welfare. 

Blue Cross has announced that Kelly Grellier will take over from Steve Goody as the charity's new chief operating officer (COO).

Ms Grellier has worked for Blue Cross for the past five years. In her role as rehoming and behaviour director she recently developed an innovative new rehoming strategy, establishing a new operating model, partnership collaborations and a Welfare Board.

Her goal as COO is to create a national integrated network of services, working with other welfare organisations to help pets and their owners.

She intends to establish key partnerships with organisations that focus on social care, so that Blue Cross can better support pets and owners living in poverty or on low income, as well as those experiencing mental health issues, loneliness, or isolation.

Ms Grellier said: “Having worked at Blue Cross for nearly five years now I have been continually motivated by our ambition to increase our impact; ensuring that we are developing strategies to meet the shifting welfare needs of pets as well as the need to recognise the importance of animals in our lives and the enormous value pets bring to society.

“I am inspired daily by the incredible expertise at our charity across pet species and all key disciplines, behaviour, clinical, rehoming, advice and public affairs.

“I have seen first-hand over the last year in particular the importance of pets to teenage friends of my family who have been suffering with their mental health. Life presents many challenges and people’s circumstances can change dramatically without warning.

“That is why I feel proud to work for a charity that recognises the vital importance of pets in our lives and the need to support people and their pets. It is a privilege to take on the role of chief operating officer.”

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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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New guidance for antibiotic use in rabbits

New best practice guidance on the responsible use of antibiotics in rabbits has been published by the BSAVA in collaboration with the Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund (RWA&F).

The guidance is free and has been produced to help veterinary practitioners select the most appropriate antibiotic for rabbits. It covers active substance, dose and route of administration all of which are crucial factors when treating rabbits owing to the risk of enterotoxaemia.

For more information and to access the guide, visit the BSAVALibrary.