Homeopathy petition attracts 2500 signatures

A petition calling on the RCVS to prevent homeopathic treatments being prescribed to animals has attracted more than 2500 signatures. Posted seven months ago on the change.org online petition site by Danny Chambers, an equine vet in Tavistock, the petition takes the form of an open letter to the RCVS raising concern that allowing vets to prescribe homeopathic treatments is an animal welfare issue and fails to meet the standard required for scientific veterinary practice: ‘The biggest danger of homeopathy is not that the remedies are ineffective, but that some homeopaths are of the opinion that their therapies can substitute for genuine medical treatment,’ the letter says. ‘This is at best misleading, and at worst may lead to unnecessary suffering and death.’ The letter refers to the current promotion of evidence-based veterinary medicine by the RCVS, and notes that ‘there seems to be a contradiction when encouraging vets to...
Source: Veterinary Record - Category: Veterinary Research Tags: News section Source Type: research