Advice has been reissued to owners after an American study raised fears of a potential decline in effectiveness from the two main treatments available in the UK.
The wording of proposed changes to the collegeâs election regulations has been amended amid fears previously approved language âmight inadvertently strayâ into non-professional areas.
The group has teamed up with Responsible Use of Medicines Alliance â Companion Animal and Equine to greater support the profession in educating clients of dangers.
Dog Control Coalition, whose members include the BVA, has also voiced fears there is âno clear understandingâ of just how many dogs could be affected by the forthcoming legislation.
The BVA and RSPCA have both welcomed plans to ban livestock exports for fattening and slaughter, but believe more welfare measures should be on the legislative agenda.
The Pesticide Action Network says legislative steps to prevent the use of several chemicals already present in many rivers are now needed, but both the BVA and VMD have reacted cautiously.
New BVA figures indicate that a little more than half of vets want stricter welfare rules on the use of animals in sport, while one in six believe at least some disciplines should be axed altogether.
The charity has called on its supporters to lobby MPs to highlight previous commitments if issues such as ear cropping and puppy smuggling are not addressed next week.
Campaigners seeking tighter rules on the recording of euthanasia cases by vets and rescue organisations have warned thousands of dogs are potentially at risk from moves to outlaw the XL bully.
More than 20 organisations have signed an open letter urging the UK Government to act amid fears the substances are already at dangerous concentrations in some English rivers.
Plans unveiled today (31 October) appear to breach the Governmentâs previous pledge to define and ban the controversial dog type by the end of 2023, but officials claim plans give owners time to prepare.
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