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Re-launch of website for VN founded Asian charity
TOFLA calls on nurses to help volunteer throughout 2013

The Tree of Life for Animals (TOFLA) charity, founded by VN Rachel Wright in 2005, has re-launched its website and is calling for nurses to help volunteer next year.

The revamp of the site now includes background about the charity, videos showing its work and information about volunteering at the organisation’s animal hospital in India.

TOLFA’s UK manager Kym Barratt commented on the new site: “Everything on there is new. We’ve completely re-written the site from scratch, it’s got new sections, interactive screens etc. The old site was very old-fashioned and didn’t really offer all the bits we wanted.


“We’re also in the process of taking the volunteering process online, with forms going up on the site soon.”

“Vets and VNs make up about 70 per cent of our volunteers and we’re hoping to get more and more VNs involved – our head of recruitment, who is also an RVN, just loves getting nurses in because they always hit the ground running.” She added.

Rachel Wright began work on a small animal hospital in the Rajasthan area of northern India. The charity now runs an ongoing rabies vaccination project for the area's stray dog population, as well as providing rescue housing and veterinary treatment for a variety of small animals in need of care.

To find out more about TOLFA and how to volunteer or donate, visit its new wesbite here.

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FIVP launches CMA remedies survey

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 FIVP has shared a survey, inviting those working in independent practice to share their views on the CMA's proposed remedies.

The Impact Assessment will help inform the group's response to the CMA, as it prepares to submit further evidence to the Inquiry Group. FIVP will also be attending a hearing in November.

Data will be anonymised and used solely for FIVP's response to the CMA. The survey will close on Friday, 31 October 2025. 

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CMA to host webinar exploring provisional decisions

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to host a webinar for veterinary professionals to explain the details of its provisional decisions, released on 15 October 2025.

The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 29 October 2025 from 1.00pm to 2.00pm.

Officials will discuss the changes which those in practice may need to make if the provisional remedies go ahead. They will also share what happens next with the investigation.

The CMA will be answering questions from the main parties of the investigation, as well as other questions submitted ahead of the webinar.

Attendees can register here before Wednesday, 29 October at 11am. Questions must be submitted before 10am on 27 October.

A recording of the webinar will be accessible after the event.