Veterinary Policy

Veterinary professionals and organisations play an important role in shaping farmed‑animal welfare, through clinical guidance, professional standards and contributions to public policy. This research priority examines how veterinary institutions and professional bodies engage with animal‑welfare evidence, and how this engagement is reflected in policies and practice.

Supported by funding from the LSE Global School of Sustainability and Open Philanthropy, our work in this area is conducted by Research Fellow Dr Steven McCulloch. Current research focuses on the positions taken by veterinary associations in relation to farmed‑animal welfare, including analysis of approaches to quantified meat‑reduction targets and their relevance to human health, environmental sustainability and animal welfare. Farmed pigs are used as a case study to explore how professional guidance, standards and policy engagement operate in practice.