We must work together to transform our way of life by embracing a greener economy, dramatically curbing carbon emissions, investing in renewable energies and improving public transport, writes Wera Hobhouse MP. 

The Government’s commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 is too little and too late, says Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Luke Pollard MP. 

Vets and vet nurses are marking National Obesity Awareness Week (14-20 January) by setting out an action plan for how veterinary professionals can play their part in tackling obesity in companion animals.

Vets and vet nurses are marking National Obesity Awareness Week (14-20 January) by sharing advice on how the profession and owners can work together to address the scale of the pet obesity problem.

The Environmental Services Association (ESA), the voice for the UK’s resource and waste management industry, has today published a report, produced independently by Eunomia Research and Consulting Ltd (Eunomia), investigating the effects of competition on the performance of municipal waste collection services.  

The Green MP talks to Georgina Bailey about her push for Parliament to be a beacon of sustainability 

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) welcomes the Environment Secretary’s commitment to recognising animal welfare as a public good as well as a pledge to maintain and enhance UK standards as new trade deals are negotiated, after Brexit.

Four of the UK’s leading veterinary surgeons and animal welfare scientists have been appointed to the board of trustees of the Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF), the vet-led charity has announced.

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is pleased to announce Steve Anderson Dixon as its new Board Chair.

Out with the old and in with the new! New Year’s Eve is traditionally a time to wrap up the year by celebrating with friends and family. Although it is often an evening of fun, frolics and fireworks for us, it can be a time of anxiety and distress for our pets.

We want to work with others to breakdown the systemic barriers to STEM subjects and the professions faced by many young people, says BVA President, Daniella Dos Santos. 

NOAH has welcomed the commitment to parliamentary time to amend the Veterinary Medicines Regulations in the Queens Speech. The association is pleased to see the strong support for animal welfare and UK science.

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has called on the government to keep animal welfare high on the agenda during the next Parliament.

ESA fully supports the principle of responsible export, and we look forward to working with the Government to ensure that the proposed ban goes hand-in-hand with other measures to stimulate domestic demand for recyclable materials.

Business backs net zero. We just need Parliament to ramp up the pace of change and implement critical policies, writes Rain Newton-Smith

Delay and indecision promises real peril. We need a genuine cross-departmental approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, writes Lord Deben

Scotland has introduced the toughest targets in the UK to ensure our actions match the scale of our climate ambitions, writes Roseanna Cunningham MSP

Animal health and welfare should be at the heart of the new Government’s commitment to lead the world in its quality of food and agriculture, says NOAH.

ESA would like to see the new Conservative government quickly rekindle the legislative programme introduced under the Environment Bill in the autumn.

Vets are urging pet owners to add pet-proofing to their Christmas to-do lists to avoid an unnecessary emergency trip to the vets over the festive period.

Defra has confirmed a case of H5 low pathogenicity avian influenza (H5 LPAI) on a chicken farm in mid-Suffolk. A one-kilometre restriction zone has been put in place around the affected site to limit the risk of the disease spreading.

Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) event in Madrid, Inter IKEA Group have announced they will invest €200 million to speed up the transformation to becoming a climate positive business. 

Jo Swinson has been taken to task by climate change protesters dressed as bees on a campaign visit.

NOAH Chief Executive, Dawn Howard, explains how the organisation plans to work with the new Government to safeguard the health and welfare of the UK’s pets and farm animals and highlights why the UK animal health industry is important to society and the economy.