15 years after FMD, BVA asks government to reflect on vital role of vets/b/veterinary-news/posts/139827 On the 15th anniversary of the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak, the BVA has emphasised the vital role of vets and veterinary surveillance in protecting the UK from devastating disease outbreaks. The outbreak (confirmed in an abattoir on 19 Februaryen-USTelligent Community 10RE: 15 years after FMD, BVA asks government to reflect on vital role of vetshttps://www.vetsurgeon.org/b/veterinary-news/posts/139827Fri, 19 Feb 2016 22:19:48 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:4cc6f054-c12d-4ca4-b58c-4ce379d27d06Neil Wheadon0<p>Nothing may happen till the next one, be it FMD, Swine Fever or the like. We&#39;ve been lucky, 15 years, feels like yesterday,, it won&#39;t last.</p> <p> &nbsp;Neil (former AHVLA)</p> <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/aggbug?PostID=139827&AppID=5&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: 15 years after FMD, BVA asks government to reflect on vital role of vetshttps://www.vetsurgeon.org/b/veterinary-news/posts/139827Fri, 19 Feb 2016 22:07:56 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:4cc6f054-c12d-4ca4-b58c-4ce379d27d06Hannah Wynne Richards0<p> Politicians will always appeal to the lowest common denominator - in order to get re-elected. That will mean they&#39;ll always put cheap food before animal welfare.</p> <p>Wynne</p> <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/aggbug?PostID=139827&AppID=5&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">