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Pigeon Post: Ian Neville writes from the UK

July 25, 2013July 30, 2013adminLeave a Comment

The trend toward corporate veterinary practice ownership has been accelerating noticeably in recent years. Ten years ago it was estimated that around only 3 per cent of UK practices were owned by corporate companies, by last year that had risen to 10 per cent. In April this year a takeover merged two of the largest […]

Crisis? What Crisis?

February 16, 2013March 1, 2013adminLeave a Comment

Although their behaviour may not equate with some of the clichéd lifestyle changes associated with human midlife crises, a paper published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests emotional highs and lows may also be an inherent characteristic in chimpanzees and orang-utans. An international team that included scientists, zookeepers, and […]