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Bull terrier crowned 'best office dog'
Skyes

Skyes voted in by Facebook fans
 
A studious-looking English bull terrier has been chosen as Britain's favourite office dog in a national competition run on Facebook.

Skyes' owner, Anna Marie Goode, runs a rescue centre for English bull terriers in Hereford.

She snapped a picture of Skyes wearing a pair of reading glasses and perusing a story book about another bull terrier (right).

After winning over the voters, Skyes was crowned top office dog and given a £100 voucher for Muddy Paws, which Anna Marie says she will spend on supplies for the dogs at her rescue home.

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First BTV-3 case of 2026/27 season confirmed

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 Livestock keepers are being urged to stay vigilant for Bluetongue (BTV-3) following confirmation of the disease in a ewe. The case, confirmed in Staffordshire on 23 June 2026, represents the first confirmed case of infection this summer.

The APHA said: 'The risk of Bluetongue spreading has increased so we urge all livestock keepers in GB to familiarise themselves with the nation specific bluetongue control policies and movement requirements that currently apply.'  

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.