Animal-lover Debbie Topping is bringing her passion to the world of business and moving animal hygiene firmly into the 21st Century.

AIC has launched a new email service for participants in its assurance schemes: UFAS, TASCC, FIAS and FEMAS.

The idea of introducing a flat fee for the initial emergency treatment (IET) has been propsed following the confusion over who should foot the bill. The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has launched a survey to help gather information about practices’ dealings with the RSPCA on this matter, to aid its deliberations.

The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) has written to Prime Minister David Cameron to urge him to support legally produced UK eggs, in light of millions of hens still being kept in illegal cages in the EU, including a small number in the UK.