Lorenza, a former veterinary surgeon who is now a homemaker, met del Toro when they were in high school.

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The operation - a world first - was carried out by Noel Fitzpatrick, a veterinary surgeon based in Surrey.

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Lucy Chadwick, head veterinary surgeon with the retailer Pet Drugs Online, says sales of flea treatments are up 25% on previous years.

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The long-distance transportation of animals for slaughter is "a madness", according to veterinary surgeon David Wilkins, Director of the Eurogroup for Animal Welfare.

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Veterinary surgeon David Dugdale, 41, from Freckenham in Suffolk: arrested for using threatening words and behaviour and charged with Section 4 of the Public Order Act.

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According to Dr Andre Menache, one of Noah's senior members and a Jerusalem-based veterinary surgeon, the ruling's stress on cruelty means any alternative to force-feeding will have to be provably non-harmful.

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Boarding the jet in her now-famous body suit (inspired by the compression suits used by human athletes such as Aussie hurdler Sally Pearson), Black Caviar -- who is affectionately known as "Nelly" -- was accompanied on the flight by her personal track rider and veterinary surgeon to make sure she remained relaxed during transit.

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