The Blue Dog program, an educational initiative to help children to interact safely with dogs, has been awarded the World Small Animal Veterinary Association’s 2017 Global One Health Award. The award will be accepted by Professor Tiny de Keuster, a European veterinary specialist in Behavioural Medicine (Companion Animals) and founder […]
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Vets descend on Gold Coast for region’s biggest pet conference
More than 1400 veterinarians will gather at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre this weekend to attend the FASAVA (Federation of Asian Small Animal Veterinary Association) Congress. Hosted by Australian Small Animal Veterinarians (ASAV), a special interest group of […]
AFSCAN announces awards
The African Small Companion Animal Network recently announced the recipients of the 2017 AFSCAN Research and Studentship Awards. AFSCAN, a project supported by the World Small Animal Veterinary Association’s (WSAVA) Charitable Foundation, launched its Awards two years ago with the aim of increasing the knowledge base […]
New partnership to improve communication
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has announced a partnership with veterinary digital services provider Vetstream as it focuses on enhancing communication with its 101 member associations and individual membership of more than 200,000 veterinary professionals around the world. Vetstream’s first project is a new website […]
Vet scientists study puppy killer disease
A group of veterinary scientists have launched a research project that aims to control the incidence of canine parvovirus, a potentially deadly disease that is currently affecting puppies across Australia. Commonly known as parvo, the disease is not new to […]
Raising vet care standards around the world
An initiative launched by the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) to develop the companion animal veterinary profession is being extended. Since its launch three years ago, WSAVA’s One Care project—which is supported by Hill’s Pet Nutrition—has focused on offering help to its member associations in Asian countries. Based […]
First Canadian elected to WSAVA presidency
A Canadian veterinarian is the new president of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA). Dr Walt Ingwersen, a member of the association’s executive board, was elected to the presidency during the WSAVA World Congress 2016, which took place in […]
New pet database to improve animal health
Vets, pets, owners and researchers are set to collaborate on a new project to investigate companion animal health problems and identify risk factors for common disorders in our favourite pets. The University of Queensland is part of a national collaboration […]
