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Vaccination focus for World Veterinary Day
Saturday, April 27 celebrates global immunisation success

Veterinary surgeons will be highlighting the importance of vaccination for this year's World Veterinary Day (WVD), which takes place on April 27.

The event will focus on the effective service the profession provides in protecting animal health, as well as preventing zoonotic disease in humans.

Vets from all over the globe will take time to appreciate the success of vaccination campaigns and recognise the importance of their work.

Peter Jones, president of the British Veterinary Association (BVA), said: "The discovery of disease prevention and control through vaccination remains one of the greatest scientific achievements and I am delighted that the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has chosen to highlight the value of vaccination for this year's WVD."

He added that, during his lifetime, he has witnessed the eradication of two devastating diseases – smallpox in humans and rinderpest in livestock – brought about through the application of effective vaccination campaigns.

"The impact that vaccines have had on world animal and health has been immense," he continued. "Diseases have been greatly reduced and countless lives saved."

Meanwhile, Bob Stevenson, the BVA's representative on the World Veterinary Association (WVA) and European councillor, commented: "Every day, vets throughout the developed and developing world are planning prevention.

"Parallel developments in immunology in both humans and animals provide yet another example of 'one world, one health, one medicine'."

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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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RCVS pays tribute to well-loved equine vet

The RCVS and the Riding Establishments Subcommittee has paid tribute to well-loved veterinary surgeon and riding establishment inspector, Rebecca Hamilton-Fletcher MRCVS.

Linda Belton MRCVS, RCVS President, said: "I, along with my colleagues on the RESC, RCVS Council, RCVS Standards Committee, as well as RCVS staff, was very saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rebecca, or Becca as we knew her, last week.

"She was a true advocate for equine welfare and in her many years on the RESC worked to continually improve the quality and consistency of riding establishment inspections, all in the interests of enhanced horse welfare and rider safety."