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Bristol Zoo Gardens Appoints New Head Vet
Bristol Zoo head vet Michelle Barrows
Michelle Barrows, who spent seven years working at Johannesburg Zoo in South Africa, has been appointed the new head of Bristol Zoo’s veterinary department.

Michelle will now lead Bristol Zoo’s team of three vets and two vet nurses, treating over 400 different animal species, from lions, gorillas and okapi, to penguins, iguanas and stick insects.
 
Dr Bryan Carroll, Director of Bristol Zoo, added: “We are really pleased to welcome Michelle to the team here at Bristol Zoo. She brings a wealth of experience and will continue to develop our high standards of vet care and enhance our status and reputation as a centre for excellence for exotic veterinary medicine.”
 
Michelle has now been joined by a new veterinary nurse at Bristol Zoo, Celine Campana. Bristol Zoo’s vet service was established in 1999 and is now a RCVS “Approved Centre for Zoological Medicine”, one of just three zoos with such status in the world.
 

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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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Milk recalled over presence of veterinary medicines

Graham's Family Dairy has issued a recall for its semi-skimmed milk due to the presence of veterinary medicines in the product.

In a risk statement, the Food Standards Agency said the presence of the medicines, including penicillin, make the milk unsafe to consume and 'may be a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to antibiotics'.

Customers who bought the product are advised to return it to the store of purchase for a full refund.