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European vets issue plea to Brexit negotiators
The Brexit negotiation plea highlights the vital role of vets in public goods and global societal concerns.
Plea calls for continued mutual recognition of veterinary degrees

European vets are calling on Brexit negotiators not to jeopardise animal welfare, surveillance and medicines.

The ‘Brexit negotiation plea’, issued by the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE), comes ahead of the next round of negotiations in Brussels. Developed with the BVA and the RCVS, it highlights the vital role of vets in public goods and global societal concerns, such as antimicrobial resistance.

“Infectious diseases don’t respect borders, so assuring animal health, public health, food safety and animal welfare require an international approach,” said FVE president Rafael Laguens. “More than ever a continued close collaboration within the European veterinary profession and with international stakeholders is essential for ensuring the interests of animals and people everywhere.”

The plea outlines five key asks of EU and UK politicians and decision makers, including continued mutual recognition of veterinary degrees and no reduction in the availability of veterinary medicines.  The organisations also ask that, for every animal or product that is imported or exported, specially trained Official Veterinarians must supervise the process to and from third countries.

“We are united with colleagues across Europe in our call to secure working rights for UK and EU vets within the Brexit negotiations,” commented Gudrun Ravetz, senior vice president of the BVA. “Vets are absolutely vital in facilitating trade - by certifying meat through to gelatine in sweets, and ensuring standards - so that consumers have confidence in the welfare and food safety of the products they choose to buy at times like this, when it’s most needed.”

RCVS president Stephen May added: “The RCVS welcomes the call from our European colleagues to protect the rights of EU-qualified vets in the UK and UK-qualified vets in the EU post-Brexit, and to maintain our high standards of animal health and welfare.

“We also welcome the continued ability for suitably qualified vets, including specialists, to have their qualifications recognised both in the EU and in the UK to ensure that the profession can continue to work and collaborate across borders, whether in practice, industry or research. We are very pleased that the FVE’s position on Brexit is broadly in line with our own Brexit Principles.”

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Vets to run marathon for World Animal Protection

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 Two recently graduated veterinary surgeons will be running the London Marathon in April to raise money for the charity World Animal Protection.

Alex Bartlett and Maeve O'Neill plan to run the race together if they are given the same start times.

Dr O'Neill said: "You're always limited in what you can do to help animals, so it is nice to raise money for a charity that helps animals around the world."

Dr Bartlett added: "I have never run a marathon before and am excited to run my first one for such a good cause!"

Both Dr Bartlett and Dr O'Neill have fundraising pages online. 

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BSAVA releases new Guide to Procedures

The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) has published a new edition of its Guide to Procedures for Small Animal Practice.

It has added four new procedures; cystostomy tube placement, endotracheal intubation, point-of-care ultrasound and wet-to-dry dressings.

BSAVA says that it is an essential step-by-step guide to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed in practice. The textbook includes new images and illustrations, as well as high-definition videos for use prior to procedures.

Nick Bexfield and Julia Riggs, editors of the new edition, said: "We have built upon the success of the previous editions by responding to the feedback received from the BSAVA readership, and hope this new guide helps to further increase the confidence and accuracy with which these procedures are performed."

Print copies are available in the BSAVA store, with a digital version in the BSAVA library.