BVA also calls for ban on the importation of eggs, liquid and powdered eggs from caged systems in use in other countries.

Enriched cages were brought in to improve welfare outcomes of barren cages. However, the size of enriched cages limit laying hens' ability to express natural behaviours which raises welfare concerns.

BVA convened the Companion Animal Feeding Working Group (CAFWG) to develop its position on diet choices for cats and dogs, addressing nutrition, animal welfare (including production animal), ...

The Dangerous Dogs Act (1991) was introduced in the UK following a series of serious, and in some cases fatal, dog attacks on humans. The Act has been widely discredited for failing to address the ...

Non-traditional companion animals (NTCAs) can have exacting husbandry requirements, and complex social, cognitive, and nutritional needs, which may make them more challenging to keep as pets. There ...

Sustainable animal agriculture is defined as animal agriculture carried out in a way that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability to meet the needs of the future. Global ...

As new guidance on prescription requirements for antimicrobial drugs comes into force, we've created some useful resources to help our members inform their clients. This includes a poster and leaflet ...

We’ve joined forces with BSAVA and BVZS to spread the word on the importance of providing companionship for pet rabbits. We’re also doing our own bit of myth busting by encouraging owners not to house ...

It is essential for sheep health and welfare, that any procedures having the potential to create pain and suffering should be balanced against the need for that procedure. Castration and tail-docking ...

Captive wild animals have complex welfare needs and instinctive natural behavioural needs that must be met. The use of wild animals in travelling circuses is banned: Travelling circuses involve the ...

Goat kids are disbudded because horns can cause injury to other goats, other livestock, goat keepers, or attending veterinary surgeons. Horns may also make goats more prone to getting caught in fences ...

Any movement of livestock will have an impact on their health and welfare. The distances that livestock keepers move animals vary widely, from local area movements (for example to pastures, markets, ...