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In her Vetpulse.tv LIVE presentation, Emma Milne steers students at the Royal Veterinary College, London, through the roller-coaster ride of emotions she experienced during a working visit to the townships of Soweto in South Africa. Emma qualified as a veterinary surgeon from Bristol University in 1996 and went on to work in a mixed, country practice in Somerset. She then moved to Cheltenham where she stayed for 7 years doing purely small animal work before moving to York where she now lives and works. She is, perhaps, best known for her appearances in the highly successful BBC 1 programme, Vets in Practice. Over the years she has become well known for her strong views on animal matters such as fox hunting and tail docking and she launched Vets Against Docking when the issue was being debated for the new Animal Welfare Act.

Taking a fresh look at the role of vets in wildlife conservation. Richard Kock has spent over 20 years in the wildlife field attached to the Zoological Society of London working on animal health programmes around the world. He is one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject of wildlife. In this Vetpulse.tv LIVE lecture, Richard challenges students at the Royal Veterinary College, London, to consider wildlife conservation as part of a holistic approach to the ecological problems associated with human population growth and global warming. He argues that traditional zoos are not the appropriate way to tackle these issues and that the way forward lies in a radical change of mindset by ‘developed nations’ – and especially the vets who live in them – to better share precious resources and encourage an enlightened approach to the vital role played by wildlife in the well-being of a sustainable environment.

Pen Farthing served as a Royal Marine for over 20 years before a tour of duty to Afghanistan changed his life for ever. Patrolling in the remote Afghan market town of Now Zad, he broke up a dogfight organised by the local police. As he explains in this Vetpulse.tv LIVE presentation to students at the Royal Veterinary College, London, Pen wasn’t to know it at the time that one of the dogs involved in the fight was to adopt him as his new owner and, much to the amusement of the Marines, make him the unofficial dog warden of Now Zad. With the Marines tour of duty coming to an end, Pen knew there was no way he could leave the dogs to fend for themselves and so a rescue plan was organised. Two years on and Pen and his wife have formed the ‘Nowzad Dogs’ charity, with the long-term goal of promoting animal welfare to an Afghanistan that is slowly rebuilding itself; and Pen has written a book, One Dog at a Time, detailing the rescue of the Now Zad dogs.

Glen Gribbon, Managing Director of Vets Now, talks about building a successful business and a caring culture. See the full length video and download slides at www.vetpulse.tv/live

David Hallas, General Manager of Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health talks about the role the pharmaceutical industry plays in vets’ and pets’ lives. See the full length video and download slides at www.vetpulse.tv/live

Patrick Pollock, Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery at the University of Glasgow's Weipers Centre, talks about the use of technology in the treatment of equine athletes. See the full length video and download slides at www.vetpulse.tv/live

Matthew Baylis, professor of veterinary epidemiology at the University of Liverpool, talks about exotic to endemic: Why the study of African diseases is now done in Wales. See the full length video and download slides at www.vetpulse.tv/live

Clare Knottenbelt, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine at the University of Glasgow talks about the pioneering work on treating tumours with NSAIDs. See the full length video and download slides at www.vetpulse.tv/live

Brian Lewis, a management guru at ReConsulting, talks about your role as a leader in practice from day one. See the full length video and download slides at www.vetpulse.tv/live