28 May 2020 | COVID-19
Contact tracing programmes across the UK could have a significant impact on the provision of veterinary services. We're urging veterinary professionals to work in small teams and support neighbouring practices.
28 May 2020 | Animal welfare
The Animal Welfare Foundation has announced up to five grants for desk-based research on priority animal welfare issues in the UK
28 May 2020 | COVID-19
We’re issuing updated guidance for working safely during the pandemic now that the four governments of the UK have published their plans for easing the lockdown restrictions.
21 May 2020
BVA comments as Agriculture Bill amendments are voted down
19 May 2020 | COVID-19
BVA and AVS have issued a joint statement urging practices not to offer unpaid or voluntary veterinary roles to final-year students and new graduates
19 May 2020 | Animal health
As temperatures soar across the country, vets are reminding pet owners not to leave their dogs in a car even for a short time
13 May 2020
We've teamed up with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and the Veterinary Schools Council (VSC) on a joint letter to the Government over their concerns about the recently announced plans to cap student numbers at UK universities.
11 May 2020
We've responded to the latest plan from the government on easing lockdown restrictions in England, with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), explaining that veterinary practices are still not operating business as usual.
05 May 2020 | Cattle
Vets have welcomed the relaxing of bovine TB testing requirements for calves under 180 days old in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in order to allow more herd tests to be completed safely
27 Apr 2020
We are warning that many veterinary practices may not survive unless the Government grants them access to business rates relief and other financial support for businesses affected by Covid-19.
16 Apr 2020 | COVID-19
We are asking all animal owners to respect their vets’ clinical and professional judgement and be patient during the Covid-19 lockdown.
15 Apr 2020
We have responded to a paper published in Molecular Biology and Evolution that puts forward a hypothesis that stray dogs may have been the origin of SARS-CoV-2.
09 Apr 2020
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and the British Veterinary Association (BVA) have coordinated efforts to advise the veterinary professions on how they can continue to undertake veterinary work after the initial three-week lockdown period comes up for review next week. They have issued the following joint statement:
08 Apr 2020 | Animal welfare
The British Veterinary Association has clarified its position in light of a report on the BBC news website relating to cats and coronavirus
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