The Impact of Brexit on the veterinary profession VPHA 2018 The Impact of Brexit on the veterinary profession

Health and Harmony. The future for food farming and the environment in a Green Brexit. ‘Leaving the EU provides a once in a generation opportunity to reform agriculture’,

Cont’d ‘For more than forty years, the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Has decided how we farm our land, the food we grow and rear and the state of the natural environment. Over that period, the environment has deteriorated, productivity has been held back and public health has been compromised. Now we are leaving the EU we can design a more rational, and sensitive agriculture policy which promotes environmental enhancement, supports profitable food production and contributes to a Healthier society.’

Cont’d ‘And at the same time a system of subsidy skewed towards those with the biggest landholdings has kept land prices and rents high, prevented new talent coming into farming and held back innovation.’

Change Numbers Structure Market Production systems Disease The consumer

Vet numbers 1973 8797 Now 24445

Change Numbers Structure Market Production systems Disease The consumer

Change Numbers Structure Market Production systems Disease The consumer

Food Scares/Disease and the Public eye. BSE FMD Salmonella Listeria E coli 157 Superbugs, disease resistance, antibiotic resistance Loss of confidence in science What next……..

Change Numbers Structure Market Production systems Disease The consumer

We know our rights!

Animal Health and Welfare Strategy Working in Partnership Prevention is better than cure Understanding and acceptance of roles and responsibilities Ensuring a clearer understanding of the costs and benefits of animal health and welfare practices Delivering and enforcing animal health and welfare standards

Challenges now for farming Labour Profitability Disease control Public acceptability Natural Capital Efficiency of production Soil to Sewage

Farming More training More education Recognition of farming as a STEM subject Adoption of new technologies Retirement plan

Certification Third country. Everything is an export or an import! The veterinary team Para-professionals, recognition

Welfare

Sentience Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ‘…..pay full regard to the welfare demands of animals , while respecting the legislative provisions and customs of the Member States relating in particular to religious rites, cultural traditions and regional heritage’

The Five Freedoms Freedom from pain, injury and disease Freedom from hunger, thirst and malnutrition Freedom from discomfort Freedom to express normal behaviour Freedom from fear

The four principles Good feeding Good housing Good health Appropriate behaviour Absence of prolonged hunger Absence of prolonged thirst Comfort around resting Thermal comfort Ease of movement Absence of injuries Absence of disease Absence of pain induced by management procedures Expression of social behaviours Expression of other behaviours Good human - animal relationship Absence of general fear

Mutilations Public acceptability

Medicines Availability Cost Usage restrictions

Linking human health and welfare

The care of the earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility . Wendell Berry