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Study seeks vet views on client communication
"By sharing your views, you’ll be helping to build a more transparent, supportive and effective environment for pets, owners and veterinarians alike” - Dr Latifa Khenissi. 

The study aims to discover how greater transparency can improve communication. 

The University of Bristol is conducting a study to help optimise the vet-client relationship.

In collaboration with Langford Vets, The Power of Transparency: What Vets and Owners Really Think aims to discover how communication between vets and pet owners can be improved through transparency.

There are two surveys available to complete; one for vets and another for pet owners to discover how pet owners would prefer vets communicate with them. 

Dr Latifa Khenissi, senior clinician in anaesthesia and analgesia, said: “We are living in a century defined by rapid and abundant communication, yet there is surprisingly no data on how veterinary professionals and pet owners actually communicate with one another.

“By sharing your views, you’ll be helping to build a more transparent, supportive and effective environment for pets, owners and veterinarians alike.”

The surveys will remain open for six months.

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Voting opens for BEVA Council

News Story 1
 Eligible members of BEVA will be able to vote for their Council team until Monday, 17 August 2026. Members will have received an election email on 17 July.

There are five candidates standing for four available places on Council. They are:

  • Alexandre Triguino
  • Angela Jones
  • Beth Bryant
  • Holly Rees
  • Hugh Somerville
Full profiles for each candidate can be found on the BEVA website. 

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Government releases latest bluetongue statistics

APHA has confirmed the number of bluetongue cases that have been logged in the UK since 1 July 2026.

The total number of BTV-3 cases, as of 6 August, is 187. This includes 183 cases in England and four cases in Wales.

There have been no recorded cases in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The location of premises in Great Britain where at least one animal has tested positive by PCR for BTV-3, BTV-8 or BTV-12 is available on the bluetongue case map. All livestock keepers in Great Britain are urged to familiarise themselves with nation-specific bluetongue control policies.

Bluetongue virus is a notifiable disease. It is a legal requirement that any suspicions, even if livestock has been vaccinated, are reported immediately.