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• Peke-a-poo: Boom in designer dogs creates the perfect storm for animal welfare issues

  

  A new study, led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has revealed a huge demand for designer crossbreed dogs in the UK between 2019 and 2020 and has identified the main factors behind the increasing demand – including beliefs that they are more …

   24 May 2022

• Flat-faced dogs; an addictive personality

  

  RVC study highlights breed loyalty for pugs, French bulldogs, and English bulldogs, despite substantial health risks

   26 Aug 2020

  According to a new study, 93% of owners of flat-faced dogs – including the Pug, French Bulldog and …

• New RVC research sheds light on best toys and housing to improve ferret welfare as well as those that pose serious risk

  

  A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has revealed the toys and environmental enrichments – enhancements to an animal’s environment to promote physiological and psychological wellbeing – that can directly impact ferrets’ health and …

   20 Apr 2022

  A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has revealed the toys and environmental …

• British bulldog ownership has doubled but breed faces high risk of skin disease and obesity

  

  Findings show that due to breeding trends 12.7% of British bulldogs suffer from ear infections, 8.8% from skin infections and 8.7% from obesity

   16 Jul 2019

• UK falls out of puppy-love with Westies

  

  The discovery is surprising given that the breed, which is well-known for its dense white coat and cheeky face, has been a multiple Crufts winner and featured in various long-running advertising campaigns.

   03 Sep 2019

• FPersian cats at high risk of health problems, study shows

  

  Almost two thirds of Persian cats suffer from at least one health condition according to the largest every study of this breed

   17 Sep 2019

• New evidence for health-related welfare prioritisation of canine disorders

  

  The RVC's VetCompass™ programme have investigated the severity and duration of the major conditions seen in practice in addition to recording their frequency to provide an overall measure of welfare impact

   28 May 2019

• Bad teeth revealed as biggest problem for pet greyhounds

  

  As well as bad teeth, the RVC research revealed that traumatic injuries, overgrown nails and osteoarthritis are also major concerns for pet greyhounds

   04 Jun 2019

• Pioneering Hypophysectomy Treatment Reaches 100-Case Milestone

  

  A cat called Rusty has become the 100th patient to be treated by hypophysectomy at The Royal Veterinary College

   30 Sep 2019

  The UK’s first successful feline hypophysectomy surgery was performed at the RVC in 2012, to treat …

• New study highlights concerns over the purchasing of flat-faced dogs

  

  Owners are attracted by their large, wide-set eyes, and flat faces, even though these characteristics are linked with a variety of inherited diseases.

   24 May 2017

  The popularity of flat faced brachycephalic dogs in the UK continues to rise.

  The French Bulldog …