A special thanks to everyone who submitted a picture of their pet/s for our 2017 wall planner. There were many great submissions making it extremely difficult to select the final 12… So much so that we decided on a total of 14 entrees to be displayed in the wall planner! In no particular order, the […]
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The College of Animal Welfare 2017 Wall Planner Winners
Help us give animals across the UK a happier Christmas this year
Christmas is all about giving, and this year all of our centres are collecting donations for local animal charities to help make their Christmas day a little more special. Anything you can donate will help make a difference. Huntingdon – Animals in Need Animals in Need is a rescue organisation that was […]
Academic excellence celebrated at CAW Student Awards 2016
Students and staff had their hard work and achievements celebrated at our annual Student Awards Ceremony on Saturday 26 November 2016. The annual event recognises all forms of success within College; whether it be academic excellence, overcoming personal challenges or making a real difference in their group or to the College as a whole. Award […]
Academic excellence celebrated at CAW Student Awards 2016
Students and staff at The College of Animal Welfare had their hard work and achievements celebrated at the College’s Student Awards Ceremony on Saturday 26 November 2016. The annual event recognises all forms of success within the College; whether it be academic excellence, overcoming personal challenges or making a real difference in their group or […]
World Aids Day 2016 (1 December)
HIV is a virus that attacks the immune system, weakening your ability to fight infections and disease. Although there is no cure for HIV, medical advancements mean that being diagnosed with the virus is no longer the death sentence that it used to be. Unfortunately social stigma and discrimination can make living with HIV harder […]
Zoe Campbell wins place at TP Congress
Zoe Campbell from Rosslyn Veterinary Centre is the winner of our ‘Guess the Animal Eyes’ competition, run over two days at London Vet Show 2016! We gave entrants eight close-up images of animal eyes and asked them to guess which animals the eyes belonged to; thirty two entrants guessed all eight eyes correctly. As the winner […]
Zoe Campbell wins place at TP Congress
Zoe Campbell from Rosslyn Veterinary Centre is the winner of The College of Animal Welfare’s ‘Guess the Animal Eyes’ competition. Run over two days at London Vet Show 2016, entrants were given eight close-up images of animal eyes and asked to guess which animals the eyes belonged to; thirty two entrants guessed all eight eyes […]
Nursing Progress Log: Professional Behaviour Evaluation
The newly developed Veterinary Nursing Day One Competences embed greater emphasis on professionalism and accountability. In turn, there is now an assessment tool in the new version of the Nursing Progress Log (NPL) which is designed to aid veterinary nurse students in the acquisition of skills in self-evaluation and self-development within a veterinary team, which […]
Health and Fitness Tip of the Week: Norovirus
Did you know that the norovirus is one of the most common stomach bugs? Norovirus; also known as the winter bug; is a common bug which causes sickness and diarrhoea. Its suggested that you take 48 hours out of work/school to stop spreading the bug. The sickness bug can be spread through contact with an […]
Rescue warning from the Kennel Club as advert sends boxer pup searches soaring
The Kennel Club has reminded people about the importance of carefully choosing a dog after the annual John Lewis Christmas advert, featuring ‘Buster’ the Boxer, has sent searches for Boxer dog puppies to record highs. Figures released by the Kennel Club show that searches for Boxer puppies on its Find A Puppy website, rose by 160 […]