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Volunteer vets needed for wildlife charity
Vets and vet students urged to help

The Wildlife Aid Foundation (WAF) is calling for more volunteer veterinarians and students to work at its veterinary hospital based near Leatherhead, Surrey.

The charity deals with more than 20,000 wildlife incidents a year, and aims to give injured and ill wildlife a second chance. With a strict ethos of returning animals to the wild whenever possible, WAF has a 70% success rate.

Veterinary students are only required to spend a small amount of time on wildlife or exotic pets during their courses, and volunteering for a wildlife charity is one of the best ways to gain work experience.

Luck Kells, hospital manager and vet nurse, said: "Working with a wildlife charity like ours gives you insights into a side of veterinary medicine that, either as a student or in a commercial veterinary clinic, you just wouldn't normally see. For students in particular this is a great way to put what you've learned into practice."

For more information, visit the charity's website or email lucy@wildlifeaid.org.uk.

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FIVP announces third series of Practice Matters

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 The Federation of Independent Veterinary practices (FIVP) has announced a third season of its podcast, Practice Matters.

Hosted by Ian Wolstenholme, series three will focus on the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation, including a discussion about some of the expected impacts on independent veterinary colleagues.

Episode one launches on 13th January with guests Drs David Reader and Scott Summers, who will draw on their research into the CMA investigation and provide insights into themes such as transparency, pricing and consumer trust.

Ian Wolstenholme said: "In its third series, we will try and hone in on what the changes will mean in reality for independent practices with advice and guidance on implementation and delivery, drawing on the experience of our own team and other experts in the profession. Hope you can join us soon!" 

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Survey seeks ruminant sector views on antimicrobial stewardship

A new survey is seeking views of people working in the UK ruminant sector on how to tackle the challenge of demonstrating responsible antibiotic stewardship.

Forming part of a wider, collaborative initiative, the results will help identify the types of data available so that challenges with data collection can be better understood and addressed.

Anyone working in the UK farming sector, including vets and farmers,is encouraged to complete the survey, which is available at app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk