March 4 Animals:
Next London demo

Defend Your Freedom to Choose

The Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) issued a statement on the 3rd November 2017 effectively threatening legal action under the Animal Welfare Act if a vet, and potentially the owner, use homeopathy or other complementary medicines before using conventional pharmaceuticals.

Even more concerning is that after Brexit, complementary therapies won’t be protected by EU law and vets may altogether lose the right to use them.

Amazingly the RCVS Council made this statement without consulting any homeopathic vets, academics or researchers but was influenced by a small group of so-called sceptics none of whom have ever qualified in or practised homeopathy. Their views are not representative of the majority of vets in the UK.

There is poor evidence for much of conventional veterinary practice and procedures and some have no scientific support at all. However the basis of this RCVS Council statement is that homeopathy does not have a recognised body of evidence. This is totally incorrect.

There is growing interest in homeopathy and other complementary therapies from animal owners as they seek other options where conventional medicines have failed or produced adverse side effects or when they just want to have their animals treated in a more holistic way.

Read report of last London demonstration

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If you believe in your right to decide 

what is best for the welfare of your animal and your right of access to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and if you believe in freedom of choice, please join the thousands of others and go to the website:

www.cam4animals.co.uk

On the website there is more information about the campaign to get the RCVS to retract their statement including;

• A link to a petition which has already obtained over 16,000 signatures. Please sign the petition and share it on Facebook and other social media.
• Information on how to write to your MP including a template letter.
• Information on how to complain to the RCVS or e-mail directly [email protected] expressing your concerns.​

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