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Fur flies in Parkrun row about dog harnesses | News

Parkrun, the weekly 5km jog for all comers, is facing a breakaway after its new rules on dog leads left one of its organizers barking mad. Kevin Ward, 46, a finance company director from Suffolk, has quit his role as a director of a junior parkrun league in protest at the decision to ban dog harnesses amid controversy about alleged …

Purdue Veterinary Medicine Receives 2021 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for Second Year in a Row

Friday October 22, 2021 Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine has received the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award 2021 from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. Recipient of the annual Health Professions HEED Award – a national award for US health colleges and universities that demonstrate outstanding commitment to …

Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine Receives Insight Into Diversity 2021 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for Second Year in a Row

Monday, October 18, 2021 West Lafayette, Ind. – Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine has received the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award 2021 from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity publication in higher education. Recipient of the annual Health Professions HEED Award – a national award for US health colleges and universities that …

A Cork vet transformed death row in dog pounds

Twenty years ago the dog population in Ireland was out of control. Over 20,000 unwanted dogs were euthanized in Ireland’s dog pounds each year. Fast forward to 2021 and the total number of dogs euthanized annually in Ireland’s dog pound has dropped to less than 200 dogs. Yes, that’s right: from over 20,000 to less than 200. The change is …

Minister requested to intervene in EU animal drugs row

Agriculture, Food and Navy Secretary of State Charlie McConalogue has been asked to intervene on a series that has escalated over the new EU veterinary regulations due to come into effect in January 2022. Farmers fear that implementing the new rules will increase costs and lose important services. A war of words over changes to veterinary rules escalated in March …