David Martin – animal welfare advisor for IVC Evidensia – believes current legislation is hard to enforce unless “you actually catch someone in the act of cropping the dog’s ears”.
Researchers are launching a study to determine and benchmark individual and herd-level passive transfer status across herds, with aim of providing largest information to date.
The BVA has renewed its demands for the Kept Animals Bill to become law after the BBC’s Panorama programme revealed the connections between the extreme breeding of dogs and organised crime.
Launched by the Humanimal Trust, the series will look at how our relationship with animals has evolved, the central issue of ethics, the boundaries and borders of legislation, and change advocacy.
College leaders say they “look forward” to working with the BVA and other groups on the development of additional support materials following last week’s vote.
Vets and other stakeholders are being urged to work together to prevent future generations of dogs suffering health problems associated with brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome.
Businesses operating at least 25 practices across the UK between them have been made subject of initial enforcement orders while potential competition issues are investigated.