Since the referendum decision on 23rd June 2016 we have been actively compiling briefing materials relating to the challenges and opportunities presented leaving the EU. Below we have listed are a collection of documents which we consider to be helpful resources for veterinarians, parliamentarians and the media in assessing the impact of Brexit on veterinarians and on matters concerning animal health and welfare.
To add a new document to this list or to report a broken link please contact us.
We are particularly interested to receive further information on:
- The number and proportions of non-UK EU nationals in different veterinary sectors
- The relative UK economic size of the veterinary profession
- The economic value of domestic and international meat trade reliant on veterinary certification
Veterinary Policy Research Foundation 
Brexit Impacts – Veterinary Fact File – Last updated October 2016
Brexit and Veterinary Research – Author: Lord Trees [commentary article published online by RCVS Knowledge]
Brexit and the Veterinary Workforce – Author: Lord Trees [article published in The House magazine and made available here with permission from the Editor]
Brexit and workforce – Author: Lord Trees, Blog article published by BVA
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons 
Key policy documents:
RCVS: Guiding principles for a post-Brexit world
Brexit and the veterinary profession: The Facts
RCVS Knowledge: Collection of Publications of Brexit and the Veterinary Profession
RCVS statements:
Government recognises impact of Brexit on veterinary profession
RCVS and BVA sent an open letter to PM regarding Brexit and EU vets
Statement on the outcome of the EU Referendum
Frequently asked questions on the impact of the EU Referendum
British Veterinary Association 
Key policy documents:
Brexit and the Veterinary Profession
Principles for negotiating Brexit
EU referendum and the UK veterinary profession
BVA webpage: Brexit and the Veterinary Profession
BVA press releases:
Bringing vets and VNs together for a Brexit roundtable
BVA response to Prime Minister’s Brexit Speech
Vets vital to post-Brexit success, says BVA President at BVA’s London Dinner
Vets call for tighter controls for UK/EU pet travel
BVA urges UK governments to protect the status of vets and VNs in Brexit negotiations
The House of Lords EU Select Committee is in the process of undertaking a series of inquiries examining the potential impacts of Brexit on different sectors. Relevant reports include:
Brexit: Options for Trade
Brexit: Environment and Climate Change
Brexit: Fisheries
Brexit: Agriculture (ongoing)
Research briefings:
Animal welfare standards in farming after the UK leaves the EU – 19 January 2017
Live animal exports within the European Union – 06 January 2017
Brexit: impact across policy areas – 26 August 2016
White Paper setting out UK Government’s 12 principles guiding EU Exit – Feb 2017
Government’s 25 Year plan for food, farming and fisheries expected shortly
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 
Brexit: an overview of animal welfare and the EU
Brexit: Farm animal welfare
Brexit: Replacing the CAP
Brexit: Opportunities for pet animal welfare
Animal Protection Agency
10 Point Plan for animal welfare as the United Kingdom exits from the European Union
National Office of Animal Health 
Brexit Barometer Report: Summer 2017
National Farmers Union 
UK farming’s relationship with the EU
How farming can deliver for Britain post-Brexit
The role of the EU in funding UK research
The role of the EU in international research collaboration and researcher mobility
The role of EU regulation and policy in governing UK research
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