UK government is considering new plans for the veterinary sector, including mandatory licensing for practices, price caps on pet medicine, and increased transparency over ownership. These reforms aim to address concerns over high costs and lack of competition, with over 60% of practices owned by six major groups.
China has banned tiletamine, a veterinary anaesthetic similar to ketamine, due to its sharp escalation in recreational abuse among young people. Previously unregulated, it became popular in entertainment venues, leading to 1,605 investigations in Shenyang alone between late 2025 and early 2026.
Australia's APVMA will allow the continued use of the herbicide paraquat, banned in over 70 countries, with stricter conditions. Despite calls from Parkinson's groups and scientists citing a strong correlation, the regulator found no causal link.
Australia's APVMA will continue to allow the use of the herbicide paraquat, banned in over 70 countries, with stricter conditions. Despite calls from Parkinson's groups and scientists citing a correlation with the disease, the regulator found no causal link.
Massive Sovereign, 2024 Derby winner, nears comeback from injuries under new trainer Frankie Lor. Meanwhile, Ricky Yiu achieves 1,100 wins in Hong Kong, joining elite trainers.
Hong Kong police are investigating the death of a two-year-old shop cat in Hung Hom after it was found with a nearly severed tail and purple lips. The cat, raised at a funeral services shop, died at a veterinary clinic on Sunday afternoon following suspected poisoning.
Russia has secured the right to export compound feed to China following the signing of a protocol by Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut and Chinese customs official Sun Meijun. This agreement, reached during President Putin's visit to Beijing, outlines veterinary and sanitary requirements for Russian feed producers entering the Chinese market.
挪威當局宣布，在北極圈內的斯瓦巴群島首度發現北極熊感染禽流感的案例。研究人員從一頭約1歲大的雄性北極熊屍體樣本中檢測出H5N5變異病毒株，這符合病毒在歐洲哺乳動物中日益普遍的趨勢。
Norwegian authorities confirmed bird flu (H5N5) in a polar bear and a walrus in Svalbard, marking the first European detection in a polar bear. The virus is increasingly found in mammals, raising concerns for Arctic ecosystems.
London Zoo's new Wildlife Health Centre, funded by a record £20m anonymous donation, will allow visitors to watch live veterinary procedures including penguin health checks, ultrasounds on pregnant aardvarks, and porpoise post-mortems. The facility, opening during ZSL's 200th anniversary, aims to demonstrate conservation value while training wildlife vets and studying disease transmission between species.
London Zoo has received a £20 million anonymous donation to build a new Wildlife Health Centre featuring a public viewing gallery where visitors can watch live veterinary procedures. The facility, the zoo's largest ever gift, opens as the Zoological Society of London celebrates its 200th anniversary. The centre will study disease transmission between species and serve as a global training hub, though critics including the Born Free Foundation question whether it addresses fundamental ethical concerns about keeping animals in captivity.
Voyage Bubble and Sunlight Power have been cleared to run in Sunday's Group One Champions Mile at Sha Tin following veterinary inspections that found both horses had developed capped elbows. Head of veterinary regulation Dr Bronte Forbes reported improvement, with a final inspection scheduled for Saturday. Trainer Ricky Yiu is optimistic about Voyage Bubble's first-time blinkers run from barrier 12, while Sunlight Power benefits from gate three.
Six-time Group One winner Voyage Bubble and Sunlight Power must pass two veterinary inspections this week to compete in Sunday's Champions Mile at Sha Tin after both horses developed capped elbows.
