RCVS Governance Update
3rd Open Letter from the PVA was sent to the RCVS on 30th October. The letter can be seen here and the Vet Times article is here
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Our mission
The Progressive Veterinary Association aims to effect positive change for all animals. We will provide a leading, progressive voice within the veterinary profession on issues of animal welfare and protection, irrespective of corporate or vested interest.
Our core values
We recognise animal sentience and hold the welfare of animals at the fore of everything we do.
We support vets in their ethical stance on issues of animal protection.
We recognise an environmental and extinction emergency and call for urgent action on climate change and biodiversity loss.
We use scientific evidence and the precautionary principle to inform decision-making processes.
Our work
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. I hold that the more helpless a creature the more entitled it is to protection… from the cruelty of humankind.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
Challenging the cull
Landmark study finds no evidence for the efficacy of killing badgers in controlling bTB in cattle
A 2022 peer-reviewed study published in Vet Record by Tom Langton, Mark Jones and PVA director Iain McGill analysed bTB data for the High Risk Area of England for bovine TB between 2009 and 2020 - and found no beneficial effect of culling badgers in terms of disease control in cattle.
PVA campaign for RCVS democracy gathers pace
The RCVS proposes to remove democracy in the profession. We disagree.
Support our work
Help us campaign for animal welfare and protection whilst representing the veterinary profession in wider society.