Dr James Cooper, Head of Government Affairs at the Woodland Trust, sets out the priorities for the natural environment in the next parliament. 

NOAH has released its animal health manifesto ahead of the General Election on 8 June.

Cats Protection urges Westminster candidates to back five-year feline welfare agenda ahead of General Election 

NOAH has released its animal health manifesto ahead of the General Election on 8 June.

Licensing of animal establishments has been high on the national agenda for the past 18 months, but with a pause in parliamentary business - and possibly a change of Government - vets and animal welfare organisations will be putting the topic under the spotlight in the new ‘On the pulse’ session at this year’s AWF Discussion Forum next week in Westminster.

Responding to the approval of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) negligible risk status in both Scotland and Northern Ireland, announced following a meeting of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in Paris yesterday (25 May), British Veterinary Association President Gudrun Ravetz said:

BVA's 'On the pulse' session will look at the issue of the licensing of animal establishments in the run up to the General Election at the AWF Discussion Forum in Westminster next week.

The British Veterinary Association pronounced the launch of Westminster’s major political parties’ manifestos as a success for animal health and welfare.

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is hailing the launch of Westminster’s major political parties’ manifestos as a win for animal health and welfare, with more than half of BVA’s own manifesto recommendations being written into the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat priorities for the next Parliament.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity. Our vision is a world where every cat is treated with kindness and an understanding of its needs.

Coca-Cola European Partners’ commitment to renewables coincides with solar farm launch at Yorkshire factory.

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeon (RCVS) Council member Melissa Donald has been elected as President for the British Veterinary Association (BVA) Scottish Branch at its annual general meeting (AGM), held at Edinburgh’s Saughton House on 16 May. 

British Veterinary Association (BVA) President Gudrun Ravetz called for parliamentarians and policy makers to recognise the unique role and responsibility that vets play in order to secure the best health and welfare outcomes for Scotland's animals and wider public, during her speech at BVA's annual Scottish Dinner on Tuesday 16 May.

The Scottish Government has announced a package of measures including introducing a ban on wild animals in travelling circuses and legislation to permit tail shortening for spaniels and hunt point retrievers intended for use as working dogs. 

The RCVS is the regulatory body for veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses in the UK. Our role is to set, uphold and advance ethical, educational and clinical veterinary standards, so as to enhance society through improved animal health and welfare. 

Chris Tufnell, current President of the RCVS, commented: “We are very sad to hear of the death of Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, a figure who had a truly exceptional career, unique in its achievements and one dedicated to bridging and bringing together the worlds of medical and veterinary science.

With media report about the difficulties of recruiting young vets to rural practices and new figures from the British Veterinary Association (BVA) showing 75% of large production animal vets regularly work out-of-hours, BVA is working with Subaru and vet Ashley Rubens to document the challenges of working life in rural practice.

CPRE research finds Green Belt and AONB at risk from local authority growth ambitions.

Vets and scientists' crucial role in tackling food fraud, food safety and food security will be one of the key messages from professor Chris Elliot's keynote speech at this year's British Veterinary Association (BVA) Member's Day in Belfast on 21 September.

Leading vets and horse welfare organisations are coming together to debate the welfare of the UK's one million horses at the annual Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) Discussion Forum at One Great George Street, London, on 5 June 2017.

A new report from the British Veterinary Association shows how important the UK veterinary workforce will be to ensuring the future of post-Brexit animal welfare.

The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) is a charity that campaigns for a beautiful and living countryside.

We are the Woodland Trust, the UK's largest woodland conservation charity, with more than 500,000 supporters and over 26,000 hectares of woodland and we're leading the fight for better protection and restoration of the UK's ancient woodlands and veteran trees.

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is the national representative body for the veterinary profession in the UK.