Tag: BVA
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UK vets welcome WHO recommendations on antimicrobials use
Responding to the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on antimicrobials, the British Veterinary Association’s Senior Vice President Gudrun Ravetz said: “We welcome the WHO continuing to tackle this serious global health issue. Their guidelines echo the guidance BVA has long been issuing on the responsible use of antimicrobials. “We agree that the prophylactic use of…
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BVA urges Government to turn Brexit farm animal welfare priorities into promises
The Government’s response (12 October) to the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee’s report on Brexit: Farm Animal Welfare is promising, but actual promises now need to be made in Brexit negotiations, says the British Veterinary Association (BVA). Recognising the vital role of EU vets, as outlined in the Brexit: Farm Animal Welfare…
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Vets are vital to deliver UK’s post-Brexit vision for animal health and welfare
Vets are vital to achieving the UK Government’s post-Brexit vision for high animal welfare and food safety standards, says the British Veterinary Association (BVA) as it today launches a report setting out its key recommendations for the forthcoming Brexit negotiations.
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BVA voices support for international veterinary family following reports of vet prevented from flying to the US
Following reports that Dr Hamaseh Tayari, who holds an Iranian passport, was prevented from flying to the US under President Donald Trump’s executive order barring citizens from several countries, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has voiced support for vets across the globe regardless of where they come from. Dr Tayari had been due to fly…
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Safeguarding animal health and welfare and the veterinary workforce at the heart of BVA’s Brexit priorities
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is calling on the UK Government to ensure existing animal health and welfare, public health, veterinary medicines, workforce, and environmental protection standards are at least maintained as part of negotiations on the UK’s exit from the European Union. In the Brexit paper, approved by BVA Council on 22 September, BVA…
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Scotland setting the example on animal welfare, says British Veterinary Association
British Veterinary Association (BVA) President Sean Wensley praised Scotland on its leadership in many areas of animal welfare, but also called on the Government, farmers and vets to ensure hard won ground was not lost, during his speech at BVA’s annual Scottish Dinner on Tuesday 13 September. Addressing almost 100 guests at the Scottish Parliament,…
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Vets welcome bluetongue vaccine announcements
The British Veterinary Association (BVA), British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA), Goat Veterinary Society (GVS), and Sheep Veterinary Society (SVS) welcomed the announcement at the end of last week (3 June) that bluetongue (BTV-8) vaccine will be available by mid-July to support farmers and smallholders in managing the risk of a bluetongue outbreak predicted to reach…
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Vets call for unrestricted access to slaughterhouse CCTV
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the Veterinary Public Health Association (VPHA) today re-iterated their call for mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouses and legislation to ensure vets have unrestricted access to slaughterhouse CCTV footage. The call follows undercover filming by an animal welfare organisation in the Simply Halal slaughterhouse which revealed serious abuses of animals at…
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BVA launches election manifestos calling for action on animal health and welfare
Ahead of next month’s national elections (5 May), the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and BVA’s Northern Ireland, Scottish and Welsh Branches have launched three manifestos urging incoming parliamentarians to take action on animal health and welfare under a One Health agenda for government.BVA’s three manifestos were developed drawing on the expertise and experiences of BVA’s…
