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VETS NOW ANNOUNCES ECC CONGRESS LINE UP
The event will take place in November in Harrogate
ECC , the emergency and critical care congress for the veterinary profession has announced its line-up for the annual event in Harrogate later this year ( November 2018 ).
Dr Justine Lee , known informally as VETGirl after the company she founded , will be speaking at the event for the first time .
Amanda Boag of Vets Now and Marc Raffe , director at Veterinary Anesthesia and Critical Care Associates in Minneapolis are among the speakers joining Dr Lee at the leading veterinary conference , which is expected to be attended by more than 600 delegates .
Highly-respected vet nurses Holly Witchell and Louise O ’ Dwyer who will also speak at the event .
Amanda Boag , clinical director at Vets Now and vice-president of the RCVS , said : “ Congress aims to further the knowledge of everyone who attends by delivering impactful lectures from some of the world ’ s leading ECC Experts .
“ This year ’ s list of speakers is very impressive and is the exciting and current programme promises to be inclusive and deliver across a range of streams ”
There will also be interactive workshops on topics ranging from ultrasound to anesthesia . These will be hosted by industry experts , including Jennifer Devey and Scott Kilpatrick .
Kilpatrick , a specialist vet in Vets Now ’ s emergency and specialty hospital in Glasgow , will be hosting a workshop on dealing with coagulation interpretation .
He said : “ The practical sessions are what sets congress apart from other events . They provide delegates with the opportunity to see a problem in front of them and learn how to deal with it .”
DOGS CAN NOT GET AUTISM , SAYS BVA
The association has given out this advice following a rise in pet owners refusing to vaccinate dogs for fear of developing the condition
The British Veterinary Association ( BVA ) has said there is no scientifically proven link between vaccines and autism , nor is there proof that dogs are capable of developing the condition .
This information has come following a rise in pet owners refusing to vaccinate their pets .
The ‘ anti-vaxx ’ movement has seen
people , especially in America , warn pet owners about risks which they say are connected to vaccines administered by veterinary professionals . As a result , many pet owners have decided to stop allowing their pets to be vaccinated or stop taking them to the vets altogether .
Gudrun Ravetz , senior vice president of the BVA , said : “ Vaccinations save lives and are an important tool in keeping our pets healthy . All medicines have potential side effects but in the case of vaccines , these are rare and the benefits of vaccination in protecting against disease far outweigh the potential for an adverse reaction .
“ We are aware of an increase in antivaccination pet owners in the US who have voiced concerns that vaccinations may lead to their dogs developing autism-like behaviour , but there is currently no reliable scientific evidence to suggest autism in dogs or a link between vaccination and autism .”
VET GUILTY OF HELPING PUPPY FARMING GANG SCAM PUBLIC
Daniel Doherty falsified paperwork and vaccination cards to disguise the illegal importation
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London vet has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud after he was found to be falsifying documents for a puppy farming gang .
Daniel Doherty , who was based in Uxbridge , was paid nearly £ 80,000 to provide health checks and vaccination cards so the gang could sell the illegally bred puppies .
Doherty also operated two My Vet 24 / 7 surgeries in the west London area and gave false documents to disguise the fact that the puppies were imported .
During a four-week trial at Isleworth Crown Court , the RSPCA gave evidence to show that 4,689 of the gang ’ s puppies were taken to Doherty ’ s practices between 23 March 2011 and 10 May 2017 for their first vaccinations .
Vaccination cards showed that the puppies had been vaccinated against parvovirus , however dogs who went on to be purchased later contracted the disease with some suffering fatal results .
A former employee of My Vet 24 / 7 raised concerns about Doherty ’ s practices and a vet in Hertfordshire lodged a complaint about the lack of information on the vaccination cards .
RSPCA inspector Kirsty Withnall , said : “ This was a vet who should have known better and should have had the animals ’ best interests at heart . But he was supplementing his income with fraudulent cash from the puppy trading gang who were making millions from selling sick and dying puppies to unsuspected members of the public .”
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