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BVNA Council elections results revealed
Top left to right - Albert Holgate, Kim Rathbone, and Rebecca Winter. Bottom row: Macauly Gatenby and Jade Brindley.

Three new members elected onto BVNA Council.

The successful candidates of the 2021 BVNA Council Elections have been revealed.

BVNA Council comprises three student members and up to fifteen full council members. This year, a total of 210 BVNA members out of 5,500 submitted their votes electronically. 

BVNA members Albert Holgate, Kim Rathbone and Rebecca Winter were selected out of six nominations to stand for full Council Membership.

They will be joined by Jade Brindley and Macauly Gatenby, who were selected out of the four nominations received for Student Membership.

A BVNA spokesperson said: “The last 12 months have been very challenging for everyone, but we are pleased that BVNA Council is going from strength to strength.

"We would like to thank all of the 210 members for taking the time to vote, and we are very much looking forward to welcoming our newly elected council members and continue to build our reputation as the Voice of Veterinary Nursing.”

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Annual submission deadline small pet animal exemptions

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 Companies marketing medicines for small pets exempt from authorisation must submit their annual return to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) by 30 November 2026.

Submitting this annual return ensures continued compliance with regulatory requirements for products marketed without a full Marketing Authorisation. The exemption specifically applies to products intended for animals, cage birds, terrarium animals, small rodents, ferrets and rabbits.

For further details and submission guidelines, visit the gov.uk website.  

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Bluetongue RZ extended across Scotland

The Scottish Government has announced an extension to a Bluetongue Restricted Zone that is in place in south-west Scotland.

From 3 October, the Restricted Zone will be extended to cover the whole of Scotland. The Animal, Plant and Health Agency (APHA) says this is in response to further disease spread, as well as simplify trading conditions ahead of the autumn.

Since the whole country will share a disease status, it will no longer be necessary to have a movement license to move susceptible livestock around the country. Restrictions on germinal products remain.

As of 1 October 2026, there were 1,979 cases of BTV-3 in England, 389 cases in Wales and 40 cases in Scotland.