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Wales launch slaughter consultation
Maintaining welfare standards at slaughter

The Welsh Government have launched a six-week consultation on how to maintain animal welfare standards at the time of slaughter.

The consultation comes in preparation of new minimum European standards for the treatment of animals at the time of their killing, set to come into force on 1 January 2013.

The Welsh Government said it wants to ensure the new standards (EU Regulation 1099/2099) do not result in a lowering of welfare standards for animals slaughtered in Wales.

John Griffiths, Wales' Environment Minister who launched the consultation, said: "Wales has a strong record in animal welfare, and while we welcome the EU Regulation, we are keen to ensure the best welfare standards are achieved at the time of slaughter here."

He added: “These are emotive issues for a range of groups so I would urge anyone with an interest to feed into the consultation.”

Click here to access the consultation.

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Submissions open for BSAVA Clinical Research Abstracts 2026

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 The BSAVA has opened submissions for the BSAVA Clinical Research Abstracts 2026.

It is an opportunity for applicants to present new research on any veterinary subject, such as the preliminary results of a study, discussion of a new technique or a description of an interesting case.

They must be based on high-quality clinical research conducted in industry, practice or academia, and summarised in 250 words.

Applications are welcome from vets, vet nurses, practice managers, and students.

Submissions are open until 6 March 2026. 

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Survey seeks ruminant sector views on antimicrobial stewardship

A new survey is seeking views of people working in the UK ruminant sector on how to tackle the challenge of demonstrating responsible antibiotic stewardship.

Forming part of a wider, collaborative initiative, the results will help identify the types of data available so that challenges with data collection can be better understood and addressed.

Anyone working in the UK farming sector, including vets and farmers,is encouraged to complete the survey, which is available at app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk