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How PupAid is changing attitudes to pet selling
Marc Abraham
Marc at No. 10 Downing Street as he hands in PupAid's e-petition, which received over 110,000 signatures.

Marc Abraham: the latest updates on the fight against puppy farming

“We are starting to change the landscape of pet vending,” says Marc Abraham, the vet behind a hugely popular PupAid campaign to ban the sale of puppies and kittens without their mothers being present. Six months on from a House of Commons debate on puppy farming, the fruits of Marc's labour are clear to see...

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HMRC seeks feedback on locum employment categorisation

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 HMRC has invited feedback to its communications regarding the employment status of locum vets and vet nurses.

A letter, sent from HMRC last year, provided guidance for practices categorising the employment status of locum veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses.

It is now inviting anonymous feedback from those making employment status decisions on their communications. The survey takes 5-10 minutes to complete and closes on Friday, 6 February.

The survey can be accessed here. 

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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