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Medicines seized from livestock breeder in Plymouth
The charges were all for the possession of an unauthorised veterinary medicinal product.
Element Bully's Ltd found guilty of the possession of unauthorised products.

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has published details of a seizure notice served to a livestock breeder in Plymouth in accordance with regulations.

On 5 October 2020, Mr Michael Roy Dawson was charged and found guilty of five offences under the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013. His company, Element Bully's Ltd was also charged and found guilty of the same five offences.

The charges were all for the possession of an unauthorised veterinary medicinal product. The products being:
  • 2 x 50ml bottles labelled Oxytocin Solution
  • 1 bottle labelled Synulox
  • 1 bottle labelled Noradine 24
  • 1 bottle labelled PG600 Injekcio
  • 5 vials x 10ml labelled Busol.
The VMD writes: 'These products are non-UK veterinary product. They can only be administered to animals under Schedule 4 (Administration of a veterinary medicinal product outside the terms of a marketing authorisation) of the VMR by vets who have the animals under their care and have obtained a Special Import Certificate (SIC) to obtained the product.

'The possession of these products is an offence under regulation 26 (Possession of an unauthorised veterinary medicinal product) of the VMR. The administration of these products is an offence under Regulation 8 (Administration of the product) of the VMR.'

Mr Dawson and Element Bully's Ltd were fined a total of £2030, and all seized medicines are to be forfeited and destroyed.

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Voting opens for BEVA Council

News Story 1
 Eligible members of BEVA will be able to vote for their Council team until Monday, 17 August 2026. Members will have received an election email on 17 July.

There are five candidates standing for four available places on Council. They are:

  • Alexandre Triguino
  • Angela Jones
  • Beth Bryant
  • Holly Rees
  • Hugh Somerville
Full profiles for each candidate can be found on the BEVA website. 

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RCVS launches new CRM and portal

The RCVS has upgraded its CRM system, with updates expected to improve how it stores information, and how vets can view and update this data.

A new online portal, named MyRCVS, will also change how members access the College's other digital services.

Through MyRCVS, members will now be able to access 1CPD, RCVS Academy, Stanley, the VetGDP platform and the NPL. They can also use MyRCVS to update details, manage registrations, raise concerns and pay fees.

RCVS is to host a webinar on the new functionality on Wednesday, 12 August from 12.30pm to 1.30pm. To sign up, visit the Eventbrite page.