Useful links to other sites

• NOAH Compendium of Data Sheets for Animal Medicines

UK Government

• Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
• Department of Health (DH)
• Environment Agency (EA)
• Food Standards Agency (FSA)
• Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
• Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD)
• Veterinary Products Committee (VPC)
• Veterinary Residues Committee (VRC)

European Union

• DG Enterprise - Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics Unit
• DG SanCo - Consumer Health & Protection
• European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA)
• Heads of European Veterinary Regulatory Agencies group (HEVRA)
• IFAH-Europe

International

• International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH)
• Veterinary International Co-operation on Harmonisation (VICH)

Other organisations

• Animal Health Distributors Association (AHDA): an Association of responsible animal health product distributors, dedicated to serving the best interests of its members; in particular by protecting their rights to sell and supply, and securing the continued availability of, a wide range of non-prescription animal medicines. The Association also strives to secure the continued availability of such medicines for its members by constant negotiation with manufacturers, government and the European Union.
   
• Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Association (AMTRA): an independent regulatory body whose task it is to ensure that the marketing and distribution of animal medicines in the UK is undertaken in a responsible manner by AMTRA qualified persons.
   
• Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI): the trade association for about a hundred companies in the UK producing prescription medicines. Its member companies research, develop, manufacture and supply more than 90 per cent of the medicines prescribed through the National Health Service (NHS).
   
• Association of Veterinary Consultants (AVC)
• British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA)
• British Pig Association (BPA)
• British Poultry Veterinary Association (BPVA)
• British Retail Consortium (BRC)
• British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA)
   
• British Veterinary Association (BVA): the national representative body for the British veterinary profession. It is a voluntary body with over 10,000 members. Veterinary surgeons work in private practice, in industry, in government service and in research, both in the UK and overseas. Most working veterinary surgeons are members of the Association and of more than 50 geographical and specialist divisions. Members of the public with general veterinary related questions should see the sites FAQ page first.
   
• British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA)
• Country Land and Business Association (CLA)
• Crop Protection Association (CPA)
   
• DairyCo, set up in April 2008 when the five previous levy boards (including the Milk Development Council) were replaced by one statutory levy board, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and DairyCo covers the milk sector. DairyCo’s current focus is on improving the profitability of dairy farming.
   
• Farm Health Planning
• Farmers Union of Wales (FUW)
• Farming and Countryside Education (FACE)
• National Farmers Union (NFU)
   
• National Pet Month (NPM): a registered charity, supported by Iams, which is unique in bringing together animal welfare charities and professional bodies throughout the UK with the common goal of improving the welfare of pets. National Pet Month 2008 runs from 5 April to 5 May. The charity aims to promote responsible pet ownership, make people aware of the benefits of pets to people, increase public awareness of services available from professionals involved with pet animals and raise awareness of working animals.

• National Pig Association (NPA)
• National Sheep Association (NSA)
• Meat and Livestock Commission (MLC)
   
• Pet Advisory Committee (PAC) formed in 1974, comprises the major animal welfare, veterinary and local government organisations. Its remit is to examine the role of companion animals in society and to make recommendations to central and local government as to how pets can best fit into the environment, in the interests of the animal, its owner and the wider community.
   
• Pet Care Trust
• Pet Food Manufacturers' Association (PFMA)
   
• Pet Health Council (PHC) has the specific aim of promoting the health and welfare of pet animals in the interests of both pets and people. The PHC's work is supported by a panel of medical and veterinary advisors who are experts in this field. The PHC produce a range of leaflets offering hints, tips and advice to the public on areas such as pet health, beating stress and pet nutrition while for the health professional there is a members only section with an on-line library covering various aspects of pet and human health.
   
• Pig Veterinary Society (PVS)
   
• Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA) promotes the highest standards of food safety, animal health and animal welfare in British livestock farming. A unique initiative involving organisations representing every stage of the food chain, RUMA aims to promote a co-ordinated and integrated approach to best practice in the use of medicines. RUMA membership spans the food chain and includes organisations representing interests in agriculture, veterinary practice, the pharmaceutical industry, retails, consumers and animal welfare interests.
   
• Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB)
   
• Society of Companion Animal Studies (SCAS): a registered charity, formed in 1979 to promote awareness and understanding of human - companion animal relationships. SCAS is particularly concerned with vulnerable groups of people in society - people who are severely disabled either emotionally or physically; people who live in institutions such as hospitals and prisons; people in nursing homes and residential accommodation; elderly people; children; and those suffering pet loss, either temporarily or through death.
   
• Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS)
   
• Veterinary Marketing Association (VMA): an association of members who make it their business to stay in touch with what's happening in animal health marketing today. It is a non-profit organisation comprised of marketers from over 50 companies, dedicated to raising the standard when it comes to the promotion of animal health products.