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WSAVA announces award winners
Outstanding achievement recognised

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has announced the winners of its annual awards. Highly regarded in global companion animal care, the WSAVA Awards recognise ground-breaking research and achievement in the clinical care of companion animals. They will be presented at this year’s WSAVA World Congress, which begins in Birmingham, UK, on Wednesday 11 April 2012.

MRCVS.co.uk would like to extend our congratulations to all who have been honoured. The winners were:

WSAVA President’s Award - Dr Anjop Venker-van Haagen.
WSAVA Hill's Excellence in Veterinary Healthcare Award - Dr Marty Becker.
WSAVA Hill's Pet Mobility Award - Professor Daniel Lewis.
WSAVA Global One Health Award - Professor Ab Osterhaus.
WSAVA International Award for Scientific Achievement - Professor Richard Halliwell.

Commenting on the 2012 WSAVA Awards, President of the WSAVA Professor Jolle Kirpensteijn said  “2011 was a year of great achievements for the WSAVA, including a partnership with OIE; a doubling of our membership and pioneering contributions from our committees. During 2012, we expect to continue this excellent progress, ensuring that the WSAVA develops its role as an essential partner in global companion animal development. In fact, WSAVA could also stand for ‘Welfare, Science, Advancement, Veterinary care and Absolute dedication to the profession’.

"I’d like to thank our major supporter Hill’s Pet Nutrition for sponsoring two of the awards and for being the prime sponsor of our last three congresses. Hill’s also contributes to the funding of our CE programme, various disease standardization groups and other initiatives.” he added.

Nominations are now being considered for the 2013 WSAVA Awards, which will be presented at the 2013 WSAVA Congress in Auckland, New Zealand, from 6-9 March. More information on the WSAVA is available at www.wsava.org.

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Animal Medicines Amnesty returns this November

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 Veterinary practices are being urged to help owners safely dispose of any unused and expired pet medicines - not just antibiotics - during November's Animal Medicines Amnesty.

Organised by the Responsible Use of Medicines Alliance Companion Animal and Equine (RUMA CA&E), the initative is supported by a range of cross-sector organisations.

Practices are encouraged to use the campaign to engage the whole practice team and raise awareness of the safe disposal of medicines with clients. Learn how your practice can get involved at rumacae.org.uk 

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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.