19 May 2021 | Animal welfare
The UK’s largest representative body for the veterinary profession has responded following reports that the Government is in talks to secure trade deals with Australia and New Zealand, reiterating that animal welfare standards must not be compromised in pursuit of these or any future agreements.
05 May 2021 | Animal welfare
The Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF)’s Discussion Forum is back for 2021, and keeping animal welfare front and centre in a changing world is set to be the key theme across all sessions.
24 Mar 2021 | Animal welfare
A group of veterinary professionals representing all areas of the workforce have written an open letter demanding that the Government takes swift action to enshrine the principle of animal sentience in legislation.
02 Mar 2021 | Animal welfare
BVA has welcomed the publication of the Trade and Agriculture Commission’s report which sets out recommendations for liberalising trade whilst safeguarding UK agriculture’s animal welfare and environmental standards.
19 Feb 2021 | Animal welfare
Internationally acclaimed wildlife photojournalist Aaron Gekoski has been named fifth judge as part of a panel, for the 2021 BVA Veterinary Photographer of the Year Award.
12 Dec 2020 | Animal welfare
BVA has welcomed the launch of an eight week public consultation on the government’s manifesto commitment to ban keeping primates such as capuchins, lemurs and squirrel monkeys as pets.
03 Dec 2020 | Animal welfare
BVA has welcomed today’s (Thursday 3rd December) announcement that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will begin an eight-week long consultation in England and Wales seeking views on live animals export and how to better protect animal welfare during transport.
01 Dec 2020 | Animal welfare
BVA has welcomed a new roadmap published yesterday (Monday 30 November) by the Government setting out a new system for farming in England intended to reward farmers for higher standards of animal welfare and steps to protect the environment.
26 Nov 2020 | Animal welfare
Veterinary professionals are calling on the producers of ITV’s ‘I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here’ to stop using animals in contestant trials that jeopardise their health and welfare.
11 Nov 2020 | Animal welfare
BVA has welcomed news that today (11 November), the UK Agriculture Bill has become law, after over 100 hours of parliamentary scrutiny. An agricultural transition period will begin in 2021, marking a break away from the EU Common Agricultural Policy and farmers will have a seven-year transition period, with more details due to be announced in late November.
01 Nov 2020 | Animal welfare
BVA has welcomed today’s (Sunday 1st November) announcement by Government that it will strengthen the remit of the Trade and Agriculture Commission, an important step that has been welcomed by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), the veterinary profession and animal welfare organisations.
12 Oct 2020 | Animal welfare
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has responded tonight (12 October 2020) after a crucial clause that imposes a requirement for agricultural and food imports to the UK to meet domestic standards was voted down in the House of Commons as part of the passage of the Agriculture Bill.
24 Aug 2020 | Animal welfare
In a comprehensive new policy, leading vets and other experts have recommended no fewer than 67 ways to improve the welfare of animals at slaughter in order to provide them with a life worth living and a humane death.
14 Jul 2020 | Animal welfare
Lockdown measures here in the UK have led many people to spend more time with their pets, at home. While the human benefits of having a companion animal have been well documented, recent research shows a gap in what we know about their needs.
29 Jun 2020 | Animal welfare
BVA has welcomed the announcement from Trade Secretary Liz Truss that a new Trade and Agriculture Commission will be established.
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