This is finally confirmed. An EU Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare. We need an equivalent in the UK - someone in Govt whose specific role is to act as an advocate for animals and their protection - and who has the power so to do animalequality.org.uk/news/eu-to-app…

RSPCA reviewing its "Assured" labelling sheme. Rightly so. The review needs to be thorough, diligent, honest and pull no punches google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.…

A-list celebs join the campaign for the RSPCA (England & Wales) to drop its "Assured" scheme. Hard to see a graceful exit for the RSPCA on this independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Brian May had been quiet for a few years, on badgers in particular. He's not being quiet in 2024, that's for sure

It's hard to read articles like this, but as veterinary professionals we need to understand public opinion. The PVA agrees with the stance taken by the BVU at Valley Vets. Huge corporate profits coupled with staff using food banks make for very poor optics walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-new…

The current system for licensing veterinary parasiticides is deeply flawed & they are often not removed from sale even when their environmental toxicity is clear. The PVA wishes fipronil removed from sale immediately as it is ineffective as well as toxic vettimes.co.uk/news/vmd-defen…

Toys are all very well. What calves actually need are their mothers in order to express "natural behaviours". 'Calf at foot' dairy is the answer, but the question isn't being asked. fwi.co.uk/livestock/bene…

This is disgraceful and reveals the contempt with which individual salmon are held by the salmon farming industry. Scotland has a problem as this is a huge cash generator, but is unsustainable on many levels bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Labour must stick to its promises to ban neonics. One teaspoon of thiamethoxam can kill 1.25 billion honeybees. Surely Labour won't allow its use when Keir Starmer promised to ban it? 🤔 theguardian.com/environment/20…

No Animals Used! This is great research. not just because it eloquently illustrates the role of inflammation in neurodegenerative disease, but because they used human stem cells and not live, sentient, pain-suffering animals. Roll on the future! neurosciencenews.com/immune-respons…

Crazy Northern Lights over Brighton. Do look up...

Norrhern Lights over Sussex Downs

Mass industrial farming of animals risks the generation of future pandemics in humans. This case is particularly shocking - as well as bleak in terms of animal protection newsweek.com/disturbing-foo…

Hunts train their hounds to kill foxes by 'cubbing', a euphemism for throwing live fox cubs to hounds to rip to shreds. Hunts then pretend it isn't their fault when foxes are killed by their hapless hounds. Labour's legislation need to be watertight independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

I am interviewed (from 51 min) by Matthew Wright on LBC about mutant XL Bully cats, a cross between Munchkin (dwarf) & Sphynx (hairless) cats. Don't even think of buying any Munchkin cross. They should all be banned in the UK as should all extreme breeding globalplayer.com/catchup/lbc/uk…

Censorship, bullying and the withdrawl of funding from scientists who won't experiment on animals. The classic playbook of coercion and control independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

Would a Police and Crime commissioner take cash from the Countryside Alliance in order to support fox "trail' hunting, stonewall FOI requests, and then organise a "sham" investigation to cover his tracks? 🤔 Surely not, perish the thought... bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

PVA calls for the separation of disciplinary and some regulatory functions from RCVS, and the formation of a new General Veterinary Council vettimes.co.uk/news/rcvs-reac…

PVA Conference Sat 21st June. Free for members & by donation for non-members. just email [email protected] to book your place