Veterinary Medicine

Get a longer little doggy: can we really double our dog’s lifespan?

We all want more time with our pets, but there is no simple product to buy, or special diet to follow, that will hold back the clock on canine longevity.

Hot and Bovaer-ed: using animal methane inhibitors to tackle greenhouse emissions

Dietary modifications like Bovaer could be key to reducing methane emissions from cattle - as long as we communicate clearly to the public about their use.

Facts won’t change minds about animal medicine, so should we bother trying?

Health misinformation causes members of the public to fear veterinary professionals do harm to animals – we need to counter it strategically

Animals, acupuncture and alt-med: the Brazilian penguin being subjected to Enya

A recently rescued penguin in Rio de Janeiro is being treated with acupuncture, cannabinoids and music therapy - despite a total lack of evidence

Agri-tech: will technology help or hinder food production and animal welfare?

In the last decade, the UK's agricultural sector has invested heavily in new technology - "agri-tech" - in an effort to improve efficiency, while protecting animal welfare

Don’t worry, your pet food brand probably isn’t filled with disease-causing sawdust

Scaremongering claims abound online, warning that the food we feed our beloved animals is packed with sawdust... though the evidence is deeply unconvincing

Down the rabbit hole: Why people think rabbit ears act as a dewormer for dogs

The fashionable trend among pet owners to feed their dogs rabbit ears, in the belief that they can help act as a natural dewormer, is entirely misguided

Bobi, the supposed ‘world’s oldest dog’ at 31, is little more than a shaggy dog story

The Guinness Book of World Records recently crowned Bobi one of the oldest dog's on record, at the age of 31 - an age that would be utterly remarkable, if it were true
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