Animal Welfare Noticed as Public Good.
So hello everyone, hope you are al doing well. I'll start today by saying sorry this is about 3 days late, the end of my week last week was so hectic. At the pub we served 140 people lunch on Sunday. So I've been reading the news on the BVA website which was very interesting. I found two articles that caught my interest and I'll just go over them briefly now.
The first one was that the BVA have welcomed the fact that the secretary of Defra has released a statement that animal welfare is public good. and henceforth could be funded under the future agricultural policy when the UK leave the EU. Commenting on Mr Gove’s speech at the NFU Conference, British Veterinary Association President John Fishwick said: "It is essential that the UK's post-Brexit agriculture policy recognises animal health and welfare as public goods. If we are to maintain our global reputation for high standards of animal health and welfare and improve our trade links with the rest of the world, any future investment in the UK farming industry must be targeted at measures to maintain and enhance those standards. After Mr Gove spoke at the Oxford Farming Conference in January, we expressed our disappointment that his vision for post-Brexit agriculture policy didn't include animal welfare as a public good. We are therefore delighted at this new statement which chimes with the veterinary profession’s commitment to continually improve animal health and welfare in the UK.” I think that this is a truly this is a great step in the right direction for animal welfare and health. Having the public and the governing bodies noticing this is a really good thing because it means that the measures needed for these welfare issues to be corrected can be taken and funded in the right way to ensure that these issues are of paramount importance.
Along the same lines the second article was about the new law making CCTV mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England. This new law will allow governing bodies access to the last 90 days of footage, allowing these bodies to ensure the animals welfare. President of the British Veterinary Association (BVA), vet John Fishwick said: "Mandatory CCTV in all areas of slaughterhouses will provide an essential tool in fostering a culture of compassion that could help safeguard animal welfare. We commend the Government’s commitment to provide Official Veterinarians with unrestricted access to the footage, which the veterinary profession has long been campaigning for.It is vets’ independence and unique qualifications that help ensure the UK will continue to have the highest standards of animal health, welfare and food safety post-Brexit". Again this is another great step in the right direction, for animals to be treated correctly in their last few hours, it is so important having done work experience in an abattoir I know what the vets look for but the fact that now there will be CCTV, this will allow checks on the welfare to be made much easier.
I hope that you enjoyed reading this I know that it isn't super long but I found both of the articles very important. I promise that this week I'll do my normal Thursday post. Remember to keep smiling and be thankful for what you have.
The first one was that the BVA have welcomed the fact that the secretary of Defra has released a statement that animal welfare is public good. and henceforth could be funded under the future agricultural policy when the UK leave the EU. Commenting on Mr Gove’s speech at the NFU Conference, British Veterinary Association President John Fishwick said: "It is essential that the UK's post-Brexit agriculture policy recognises animal health and welfare as public goods. If we are to maintain our global reputation for high standards of animal health and welfare and improve our trade links with the rest of the world, any future investment in the UK farming industry must be targeted at measures to maintain and enhance those standards. After Mr Gove spoke at the Oxford Farming Conference in January, we expressed our disappointment that his vision for post-Brexit agriculture policy didn't include animal welfare as a public good. We are therefore delighted at this new statement which chimes with the veterinary profession’s commitment to continually improve animal health and welfare in the UK.” I think that this is a truly this is a great step in the right direction for animal welfare and health. Having the public and the governing bodies noticing this is a really good thing because it means that the measures needed for these welfare issues to be corrected can be taken and funded in the right way to ensure that these issues are of paramount importance.
Along the same lines the second article was about the new law making CCTV mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England. This new law will allow governing bodies access to the last 90 days of footage, allowing these bodies to ensure the animals welfare. President of the British Veterinary Association (BVA), vet John Fishwick said: "Mandatory CCTV in all areas of slaughterhouses will provide an essential tool in fostering a culture of compassion that could help safeguard animal welfare. We commend the Government’s commitment to provide Official Veterinarians with unrestricted access to the footage, which the veterinary profession has long been campaigning for.It is vets’ independence and unique qualifications that help ensure the UK will continue to have the highest standards of animal health, welfare and food safety post-Brexit". Again this is another great step in the right direction, for animals to be treated correctly in their last few hours, it is so important having done work experience in an abattoir I know what the vets look for but the fact that now there will be CCTV, this will allow checks on the welfare to be made much easier.
I hope that you enjoyed reading this I know that it isn't super long but I found both of the articles very important. I promise that this week I'll do my normal Thursday post. Remember to keep smiling and be thankful for what you have.
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