A new board (2017-2019) was elected by the Council of the Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations (FECAVA) on 27 September in Copenhagen. Wolfgang Dohne (UK) is FECAVA’s new president, replacing Jerzy Gawor (Poland), now senior vice president. Incoming board member is Danny Holmes from Ireland. Past president Monique Megens (Netherlands) left the board.
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Leading female scientists and engineers awarded scientific heirlooms by their peers at the fourth Engineering & Physical Sciences Suffrage Science Awards on 8 March 2019. With the core STEM employment sector increasing by 6.3% from 2017 to 2018 at more than 6 times that of overall employment in the UK, it is safe to say
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Norway has 5,2 million inhabitants and 2670 active vets. The Norwegian Small animal veterinary association has been inspired by the great work of our European colleagues. The last couple of years they focused on unhealthy breeding, and in particular brachycephalic breeds. NSAVA started by arranging a free seminar for their members on the diseases and
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With commitment and expertise, the GSAVA is involved in actions on brachycephalic dogs and other cases of extreme breeding. Together with other veterinary organizations, the GSAVA produced a flyer to inform the public and appealed to companies and to media to refrain from advertising animals bred for torture. Also, breeding associations were contacted, as well
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