The BVA and the RCVS have held a meeting at the House of Commons to brief MPs and peers about animal and public health, animal welfare and veterinary workforce issues raised by Brexit.

The briefing highlighted to members of both Houses the vital role…

The British Veterinary Association has launched its second annual photography competition and is inviting members to submit entries in the run up to World Photography Day on August 19.

The inaugural BVA Photography Competition received more than 400…

BVA President Gudrun Ravetz has been on Radio 4's Today programme, doing her bit to educate the public about the health problems suffered by brachycephalic breeds.

In the piece, which starts at 1:22:54 here, Gudrun explained that what is seen as…

The British Veterinary Association has responded to the Scottish Government's latest animal welfare measures, which include a ban on wild animals in travelling circuses and legislation to permit tail shortening for spaniels and hunt point retrievers…

The British Veterinary Association has launched Brexit and the Veterinary Profession, a report which lays out the association's key recommendations for the forthcoming Brexit negotiations.

The report, which was developed in consultation with BVA…

46% of veterinary surgeons working in the UK decided to become a vet while they were still at primary school, according to new figures released the British Veterinary Association (BVA) to celebrate World Veterinary Day this Saturday. 

The most recent…

The BVA has announced that Philip Lowndes MRCVS has become its new Board Chairman.

The BVA Board oversees the performance of the Association and is responsible for corporate and financial governance and for setting the BVA’s strategic direction. It consists…

BVA President Gudrun Ravetz has argued that recognising and retaining the vital roles that vets play across animal health, animal welfare and public health is pivotal to securing successful outcomes from Brexit, in her speech at the BVA's annual London…

The BVA has responded to Prime Minister Theresa May's speech in which she outlined her plans for the UK’s exit from the European Union.

With Brexit negotiations set to begin after notice under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty is served, the…

The BVA and its specialist divisions are wishing colleagues from across Europe a Happy New Year with a message emphasising that they are valued and invaluable to the veterinary profession.

"The undersigned veterinary organisations would like to extend…

The number of veterinary students suffering from stress has dropped by 23% over the last four years, according to a survey conducted by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the Association of Veterinary Students (AVS).

In the BVA/AVS Survey 2012…

To mark World Rabies Day (28 September) the BVA has announced that it is joining the global End Rabies Now campaign that aims to end the tens of thousands of human deaths each year from canine-mediated rabies by 2030.

Almost all rabies cases are as a…

To mark British Food Fortnight (running until 2nd October) the BVA is calling for mandatory method of production food labelling, which it says could offer post-Brexit UK food producers and farmers a unique selling point.

BVA has added its voice to the…

The BVA has announced that it is to expand its support for recent graduates to help in their professional development and personal wellbeing.

The announcement comes as as findings from the BVA’s Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey showed that 45…

The British Veterinary Association has published the results of a survey which revealed that almost all small animal veterinary surgeons have been asked to euthanise healthy pets, with half (53%) saying it was not a rare occurrence and 98% saying the owner…

The BVA has announced a partnership with Legal Recoveries and Collections Ltd (LRC) to offer its members preferential rates on debt recovery services.

BVA’s Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey found that 9 in 10 vets do work for which they charge…

The BVA has issued a statement in response to new research data published last week by Niels Pedersen from the Centre of Companion Animal Health, University of California, into breed health of the English bulldog¹. 

Sean Wensley, President of the British…

Defra has announced that bluetongue (BTV-8) vaccine is now available from two pharmaceutical retailers to manage the risk of a BTV incursion.

At the start of June, the British Veterinary Association (BVA), British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA), Goat…

Following the EU referendum, the BVA is urging UK governments to protect the status of EU veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses who are currently living and working in the UK.

According to statistics from the RCVS, almost 40% of veterinary surgeons…

The BVA has issued a statement about the impact of Brexit on the veterinary profession.

BVA President Sean Wensley said: "The UK's decision to leave the European Union will have a significant impact on matters of interest to the veterinary profession…

Doubtless it's been in your diary for months, but next week sees the start of National BBQ Week and to make the occasion, the BVA has released the results of a survey which shows that most vets (71%) actively check labels and ask questions about the…

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 February…

The BVA has expressed its concern that almost two-thirds of food companies have no information on their commitment to stunning animals before slaughter – with only 4% having a "universal commitment".

The findings were published in the…

The BVA is calling on Defra and the APHA to take an innovative approach to capturing farm animal post-mortem data, after its Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey found that 90% of production animal vets now conduct their own PMs.

In 2014, there…

Leading human and animal health organisations – the British Medical Association (BMA), British Dental Association (BDA), British Veterinary Association (BVA) and Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) - have joined forces for the first time to promote a …