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Major ‘One Health’ Initiative Unveiled
Professor Michael Day.
A major initiative to ensure the importance of companion animals within the global ‘One Health’ movement was launched by the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) at its recent 2010 Congress in Geneva.

At the event, the WSAVA announced the formation of a One Health Committee which will be dedicated to driving forward One Health-related programmes and research at a global level. The new committee will be chaired by Professor Michael Day, Professor of Veterinary Pathology at the University of Bristol Veterinary School.  

The One Health or ‘One Medicine’ movement is supported by a range of global human and animal health bodies, including the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).   It recognises the close link between diseases affecting humans, domestic animals and wildlife in our shared environment, particularly in the face of developments such as global warming, and is working towards the unification of the medical and veterinary professions. 

Commenting on the formation of the WSAVA’s One Health Committee, Professor Michael Day, said:  “Discussions on One Health have tended to focus on the interaction between human populations, wildlife and production animals while the key role of companion animals has largely been overlooked.  The WSAVA One Health Committee will focus upon current and emerging zoonotic infectious diseases for which companion animals play an integral role in transmission or act as reservoirs of infection.  Major examples are rabies and leishmaniosis.”

Professor Jolle Kirpensteijn, President of the WSAVA, added:  “The new Committee will also facilitate research into spontaneously arising diseases of companion animals that model human conditions.  There is a wide spectrum of degenerative, neoplastic and immune-mediated diseases of the dog and cat with close similarity to human equivalents and the availability of current genomic technology means that major lessons for human medicine could be learned from investigating these animal disorders.
Finally, it will address lifestyle issues affecting human and pet populations, including the global obesity epidemic and the human-companion animal bond.  Through the Committee, we will implement programmes which improve education and knowledge of One Health issues within the companion animal veterinary sector and beyond.”

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Practices urged to audit neutering data

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 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

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RCVS pays tribute to well-loved equine vet

The RCVS and the Riding Establishments Subcommittee has paid tribute to well-loved veterinary surgeon and riding establishment inspector, Rebecca Hamilton-Fletcher MRCVS.

Linda Belton MRCVS, RCVS President, said: "I, along with my colleagues on the RESC, RCVS Council, RCVS Standards Committee, as well as RCVS staff, was very saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rebecca, or Becca as we knew her, last week.

"She was a true advocate for equine welfare and in her many years on the RESC worked to continually improve the quality and consistency of riding establishment inspections, all in the interests of enhanced horse welfare and rider safety."