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Born Free launches portal for wildlife care resources
The portal features videos on topics such as legal and ecological considerations, examination of casualties, euthanasia, and diagnosis and treatment.
The charity has created the information portal to address the problems in wildlife care knowledge. 

The animal welfare charity Born Free has recently launched a resource portal for veterinary professionals on its website, which provides information on how to provide veterinary care to British wildlife.

Prior to this resource becoming available, in July 2020 Born Free created a working group to consider the issue of wildlife casualties, and how it relates to veterinary care.

Ultimately, the overarching opinion held by the group was that the lack of knowledge held by veterinary professionals on wildlife healthcare was a limiting factor to the amount the veterinary surgeons and nurses could do to diagnose and treat an animal, owing to a lack of education and therefore confidence in the subject.

As a result of the discussions held by this group, Born Free has created an online resource hub for veterinary professionals and students, in order to boost knowledge of wildlife casualty treatment. 

The hub currently consists of nine short video recordings produced by wildlife rehabilitators and veterinary professionals, alongside an information hub of links to relevant information and resources surrounding British wildlife. Aimed primarily at student veterinary surgeons and student veterinary nurses, the information hub intends to help provide a more concrete education in wildlife care. 

The resource hub can be accessed at bornfree.org.uk/resources-for-vets 

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Equine Disease Surveillance report released for Q4 2025

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 The latest Equine Disease Surveillance report has been released, with details on equine disease from Q4 of 2025.

The report, produced by Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance, includes advice on rule changes for equine influenza vaccination.

Statistics and maps detail recent outbreaks of equine herpes virus, equine influenza, equine strangles and equine grass sickness. A series of laboratory reports provides data on virology, bacteriology, parasitology and toxicosis.

This issue also features a case study of orthoflavivus-associated neurological disease in a horse in the UK. 

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RCVS members invited to question Council candidates

RCVS members have been invited to submit questions to candidates for this year's RCVS Council election.

With 15 candidates standing for three available positions, vets have been invited to submit a question of their choosing before voting starts. These questions will be collated, with each candidate answering one question of their choice.

It is recommended that members read the candidates' biographies and statements before submitting questions. One question per member can be submitted to vetvote26@rcvs.org.uk before Wednesday, 25 February 2026.

The RCVS Council election is due to start in March.

With only two candidates for two positions on the VN Council, there will be no VN Council elections this year. Meghan Conroy RVN and Lauren Hargrave RVN will begin their three year terms at RCVS' AGM in July.