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BVA Congress opens its doors
Carl Padgett
BVA Congress gets underway in Liverpool

The annual Congress of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) commenced yesterday Thursday 27th September, with a welcoming address and award ceremony at Liverpool's Merseyside Maritime Museum.

The Congress opened with a speech from current BVA President Carl Padgett, followed by the presentation of the BVA's prestigious awards.

The CPD programme begins today (Friday 28th September) and will commence with key speaker Professor The Lord Trees, whose talk is entitled 'Delivering a healthy future from the inside out.' Two programmes will run side by side: the clinical programme and the contentious issues programme, and there will also by a commercial exhibition running until 5pm on Saturday.

The BVA Wooldridge Memorial Lecture will focus on 'Interests in common: the veterinary contribution to public health', and speakers over the two day event will include Michael Seals, Professor David L Heymann and Nigel Gibbens to name just a few, as well as speakers from the University of Liverpool.

The Congress banquet will be held on Friday evening and promises to be a sparkling event.

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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.