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’ "I PROMISE AND SOLEMNLY DECLARE that I will pursue the work of my profession with integrity and accept my
responsibilities to the public, my clients, the profession and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and that, ABOVE ALL, my constant endeavour will be to ensure the health and welfare of animals committed to my care."
When I used to run a veterinary practice, employing vets, I insisted on one mantra – whenever a conflict of interest crops up, the situation can be simplified by a set of priorities: patient first, client second, anything else third. That may be helpful to us in these difficult times.
Please continue to enjoy your work in a legitimate form of veterinary medicine, help your patients, serve your clients well, set an example to others and continue to derive
job satisfaction and reward
from your good practice. VERITAS VALEBIT!
... I will pursue the work of my profession with integrity and accept my responsibilities to the public, my clients, the profession and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and that, ABOVE ALL, my constant endeavour will be to ensure the health and welfare of animals committed
to my care.
profession. We have sworn to ensure the welfare of patients committed to our care “ABOVE ALL”. Because that oath also includes accepting responsibilities to the RCVS, we are left in the position of having to make a choice, a situation which should never have arisen. The RCVS Position Statement creates a conflict of interest and the “ABOVE ALL” has to be the deciding factor:
Keep flying the flag
Homeopathy Working – Report by Ilse Pedler
The march in London to RCVS headquarters on 16th April was a great success. We had just under 200 people including Anna Webb the journalist, Andrew Prentis, Lise [Hansen]’s boss, David Tredinnick the MP and Jenny Seagrove the actress. Spirits were high as we gathered under the statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square Gardens. Banners were retrieved from Chris’s car roof and distributed among supporters. It was lovely to see so many of the Facebook supporters who had been helping the campaign, dressed in a variety of costumes including cows and tigers.
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Organising a public protest has given me a new insight into various things, the tolerance and good humour of the police for one, which was refreshing! Also the enthusiasm and commitment of many individuals gave me hope that the support for homeopathy amongst the general public is stronger than ever.
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