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BEVA to send generators to Ukraine
BEVA is supplying Ukraine with 10 generators to provide vital power to help care for displaced and injured horses.
The generators will help vets provide care during power cuts. 

BEVA, as part of British Equestrians for Ukraine, is supplying the war-torn country with 10 generators to provide vital power to help care for displaced and injured horses during power cuts. Funds for the generators are being raised through the BEVA Trust’s Power to Ukraine appeal.
 
The generators cost £1500 each, and have been sourced in Germany. Their journey to Ukraine will be coordinated by a Ukrainian vet who, prior to the war, used to co-ordinate educational conferences in conjunction with the BEVA Trust in Kyiv.
 
The war in Ukraine is now coming up to its first anniversary and winter is proving hard for people and animals alike. With temperatures regularly reaching lows of minus 15 and the additional challenge of enforced power cuts, providing even basic care for horses has been difficult and emergency veterinary care almost impossible.
 
Alison Talbot, BEVA Council Member and project leader said: “Power cuts forced on entire communities make daily care for displaced and injured horses even more difficult. During the power cuts the vets, owners and carers of these horses are not only deprived of light but also hot water, equipment and sustenance, making emergency and even day-to-day veterinary care almost impossible.
 
“Most equine vets and horse owners have been in the situation of muddy fields, no light and no power and can sympathise on this basic level. But add to the struggle the dodging of shelling and the difficulty of communicating when there is no means of charging digital equipment and the situation is even more desperate.”


Donations to the BEVA Trust Power To Ukraine appeal can be made via their JustGiving page here. Any surplus funds will be added to the general fund to support equids in Ukraine.

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Applications open for MMI research grants

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 RCVS' Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) has launched round two of its veterinary mental health research grants.

Researchers have until 11.59pm on Wednesday, 28 May 2025 to apply for a grant for research which reflects MMI's 2025 focus areas.

Only one Impact Grant was awarded last year, and so this year there are two Discovery Grants and one Impact Grants available. Each Discovery Grant is worth £5,000 and the Impact Grant is worth £15,000.

For more information or to apply, email researchgrants@rcvs.org.uk to contact the MMI team.

 

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Germany livestock import ban lifted

The UK government has amended its ban on the import of livestock, meat and dairy products from Germany.

Defra said the decision follows 'rigorous technical assessment' of the measures applied and the current situation. "If the situation changes, we will not hesitate to take necessary action in response to the FMD outbreaks in the European Union to protect our domestic biosecurity," it said.

The ban was implemented in January following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) near Berlin. Personal imports of meat, milk and dairy products will remain in place at a country level.