“The key to great customer service is a smile, a friendly face, an understanding voice, a shoulder to cry on, [and] always be[ing] there to help in any way.” – Lucy Aust, Towcester Vets The winner of The College of Animal Welfare’s ‘fill in the blank’ competition, run over three days at the recent British […]
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Lucy Aust wins free veterinary receptionist training place!
World Food Day (16 October)
Today is World Food day! After a period of steady decline, global hunger levels have risen for the first time this century, now affecting 11 percent of the global population. The estimated number of undernourished people increased from 777 million in 2015 to 815 million in 2016.** Conflicts and climate related disasters stall food production and […]
Pet Obesity Awareness Day (11 October)
Today is National Pet Obesity Awareness Day (11 October)! Obesity in pets is becoming common place. The 2014 PDSA Animal Welfare report, estimates that one in three dogs, one in four cats and one in four rabbits in the UK are overweight or obese, and that the proportion of overweight pets will continue to grow. These finding […]
New foundation year programme set to widen opportunity for degree level veterinary nursing study
The College of Animal Welfare is delighted to announce that a new four year, full-time, BSc (Honours) Veterinary Nursing with Foundation Year programme, awarded by Middlesex University, will run at its Huntingdon centre in Cambridgeshire from October 2018. The new programme offers an alternative pathway onto degree level veterinary nursing study for those students who […]
New foundation year programme set to widen opportunity for degree level veterinary nursing study
The College of Animal Welfare is delighted to announce that a new four year, full-time, BSc (Honours) Veterinary Nursing with Foundation Year programme, awarded by Middlesex University, will run at its Huntingdon centre in Cambridgeshire from October 2018. The new programme offers an alternative pathway onto degree level veterinary nursing study for those students who […]
Annual renewal fees due: RCVS register 2017-18
Calling all veterinary nurses – please remember that annual RCVS register renewal fees for 2017-18 are due shortly. The RCVS has sent annual renewal notices to the majority of VNs by email, and to 350 VNs by post. SMS reminders will also be sent to those for whom the college holds a mobile number. If […]
BDGC 2017 (29 Oct) – there’s still time to register!
The 2017 British Dog Grooming Championship (BDGC) is taking place on Sunday 29 October! BDGC 2017 will be held at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, near Leamington Spa, and is sponsored by Pet Dandy – a ‘smart’ tag producer which helps re-unite lost pets with their owners. The UK’s largest one-day dog grooming event boasts dozens […]
Health and Fitness Tips of the Month: October
Stoptober Did you know smoking is the biggest cause of death and illness in the UK? 1 cigarette contains around 4800 chemicals; only 69 are known. Smoking can cause unrepairable damage to our lungs which make it harder for smokers to breathe. Passive smoking is dangerous because although you can’t see the smoke the chemicals […]
World Teachers’ Day: Train the next generation of veterinary nurses!
Today is World Teachers’ Day! Have you been there, done that and got the gown and gloves? If so, why not share your knowledge and experience of veterinary nursing with the next generation? At The College of Animal Welfare we regularly recruit for a number of teaching positions. Previous experience in teaching is not usually […]
Animal abusers to face up to five years in prison under tough new proposals
People who abuse animals in England will face up to five years in prison under tough new proposals. The Government is planning to raise the maximum sentence from six months in jail. The new proposals come following a series of shocking animal abuse cases, in which courts said they would have liked to impose tougher sentences […]