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Kite Program funds mental health support app for StreetVet volunteers
"We are overjoyed to be able to support StreetVet with their very own wellbeing app" - Laura Millross, head of Kite Veterinary.
The Kite Program has provided StreetVet with its own version of the kite app. 

StreetVet, a national charity which provides free veterinary care for pets whose owners are experiencing homelessness, has received support from The Kite Program (Kite), a wellbeing platform.

Kite supports the mental health of professionals in challenging roles including veterinary professionals, and has provided StreetVet with its own version of Kite's wellbeing app, which offers mindfulness guidance and wellbeing advice, in order to support the mental health of StreetVet's volunteers. 

Jade Statt, StreetVet co-founder and clinical director, commented: “We see the physical and emotional time put in by our volunteers everyday at StreetVet, and knowing they have free and easy access to tools that will help them manage the load of their incredible work, is priceless to us. 

“We are very grateful to Kite as it makes our work as a charity more sustainable for our volunteers and clients.”

Head of Kite Veterinary, Laura Millross, said: “We are overjoyed to be able to support StreetVet with their very own wellbeing app. StreetVet’s volunteers face a range of challenges that the rest of the veterinary profession won’t see day-to-day, which is why having their own resource is especially important. We hope they will find it a useful and supportive tool to have on hand.”

Kite has fully funded the app to StreetVet volunteers, and hopes that it will help them manage the psychological impacts of their work. 

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Equine Disease Surveillance report released for Q4 2025

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 The latest Equine Disease Surveillance report has been released, with details on equine disease from Q4 of 2025.

The report, produced by Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance, includes advice on rule changes for equine influenza vaccination.

Statistics and maps detail recent outbreaks of equine herpes virus, equine influenza, equine strangles and equine grass sickness. A series of laboratory reports provides data on virology, bacteriology, parasitology and toxicosis.

This issue also features a case study of orthoflavivus-associated neurological disease in a horse in the UK. 

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NSA webinar explores sheep tailing and castration

The National Sheep Association (NSA) is to host a free webinar on the castration and tail docking of lambs.

The webinar, 'Understanding the tailing and castration consultation: A guide for sheep farmers', will be hosted online on Monday, 2 March 2026 at 7.30pm.

It comes during a government consultation into the methods used for these procedures. Farmers are encouraged to engage before the consultation period closes on Monday, 9 March 2026.

The webinar offers clear and actionable guidance to support farmers to contribute meaningfully to the consultation and prepare for potential changes.

On the panel will be former SVS president Kate Hovers, farmer and vet Ann Van Eetvelt and SRUC professor in Animal Health and Veterinary Sciences Cathy Dwyer. Each panel member will utilise their own specialism and expertise to evaluate risks and outcomes to sheep farming.

Find out more about the webinar on the NSA website.