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Welfare webinar attracts interest
Professor Bill Reilly
300 attendees joined BVA webinar

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) delivered a thought-provoking and informative webinar on welfare at slaughter last week, in conjunction with the Webinar Vet.

Former president of the BVA and public health expert, Professor Bill Reilly, delivered the webinar aimed primarily at veterinary surgeons. It attracted 300 attendees who tuned in to hear the latest statistics on the scale of slaughter without stunning in the UK and the international situation.

The webinar, titled “Out of Sight: Out of Mind? Do we care about welfare at slaughter?” focused on the slaughter process and the controversial issue of slaughter without stunning – currently practised in the UK and Europe for religious purposes. He also raised the question of what the veterinary profession should be doing to improve welfare at slaughter and highlighted upcoming consultations across the UK on new slaughter regulations.

The webinar followed Professor Reilly’s Viewpoint article in the Veterinary Record, which generated a huge amount of national media interest in the issue and led to questions in the House of Commons.

Professor Reilly’s webinar is now available to watch here.

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Practices urged to audit neutering data

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 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

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RCVS pays tribute to well-loved equine vet

The RCVS and the Riding Establishments Subcommittee has paid tribute to well-loved veterinary surgeon and riding establishment inspector, Rebecca Hamilton-Fletcher MRCVS.

Linda Belton MRCVS, RCVS President, said: "I, along with my colleagues on the RESC, RCVS Council, RCVS Standards Committee, as well as RCVS staff, was very saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rebecca, or Becca as we knew her, last week.

"She was a true advocate for equine welfare and in her many years on the RESC worked to continually improve the quality and consistency of riding establishment inspections, all in the interests of enhanced horse welfare and rider safety."