Oakwood Veterinary Centre This integrated approach provides the best of care, individualised to your pets’ needs, to promote optimal health.
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We combine the best of up-to-date diagnostic techniques and conventional veterinary medicine and surgery with a wide range of complementary therapies – including Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Herbalism and Reiki healing.
Thank you all for your generous support. Come to the farm Sunday December 3rd 1pm to find out more and share your views and ideas. Free of charge but please get tickets so we know how many to expect. Tickets from farmshop or eventbrite Save Babbinswood Farm
Babbinswood Organic Farm, a local family run farm for five generations, reached out to the community for support amid fears it could close.
Barbara Ann Jones
Thank you everyone so much for your ongoing support. With donations through Just Giving and some more direct to us, (together totalling a massive £23,814 )we have paid the November interest payment of £13,395. It's been a nailbiting week! We have 2 payments to go - £3550 on December 1st and the last £13,395 on December 18th. This gives us the breathing space until January 18th to secure the long term future of the whole farm.
We are continuing with a multifaceted approach to raise the £1.4 million to prevent us having to sell half of the farm. We envisage this will include investment opportunities for people in the wider community.
Please keep sharing our posts and follow us on social media
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Barbara, Casha and the team
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Barbara Ann Jones
In the meantime we are working hard on the longer term plan and soon hope to announce exciting news about how we can share the ownership of the farm with you, our community!
Watch this space!
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Barbara Ann Jones
Our November payments now need to be found: £3550 on the 3rd and £13395 on the 18th. Please share the link again or to new groups of friends and colleagues, as we are doing ourselves to see how quickly we can clear these next hurdles. In December the same will be needed again.
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Barbara Ann Jones
We would like to give you an update on the amazing fundraising campaign you are all supporting. Our total tipped over the £17,000 mark this evening, which, even after the commission is deducted, means we have received £16535. This meant we successfully paid the first instalment f £7100 on Octber 6th and the second instalment of £13395 on October 18th – a total of £20495. The difference of nearly £4000 was made up from the farm and vet practice. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, for making this possible.
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At Babbinswood - Organic Farm you'll find us online and our organic farm shop stocking our home grown food from & & Barbara Jones Holistic Vet practice & Adam Bowles outdoor activities.
Weʼre raising money to Save Babbinswood regenerative farm. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
We would like to give you an update on the amazing fundraising campaign you are all supporting. Our total tipped over the £17,000 mark this evening, which, even after the commission is deducted, means we have received £16535. This meant we successfully paid the first instalment f £7100 on Octber 6th and the second instalment of £13395 on October 18th – a total of £20495. The difference of nearly £4000 was made up from the farm and vet practice. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, for making this possible.
Our November payments now need to be found: £3550 on the 3rd and £13395 on the 18th. Please share the link again or to new groups of friends and colleagues, as we are doing ourselves to see how quickly we can clear these next hurdles. In December the same will be needed again.
In the meantime we are working hard on the longer term plan and soon hope to announce exciting news about how we can share the ownership of the farm with you, our community!
Watch this space!
What is special about Babbinswood Farm, that we are devoting so much to it?
It has been home to Oakwood Veterinary Centre since 1994
The land has been organic since 2002
We started farming ourselves again from scratch in 2017 with one rescued cow and have grown a microdairy herd producing delicious milk and yoghurt from cows that keep their calves by them and share the rest of their milk with us. The dairy produce is processed and bottled on farm and sold through our farm shop and delivery service. We have also grown a beef herd and sheep flock alongside the dairy cows. We now have over 70 cattle and 130 sheep on the farm. Our cattle and sheep are pasture fed on our organic grassland and grazed using Holistic Management principles to ensure our soils constantly improve, biodiversity flourishes, and our animals are happy and stress free.
We welcome other people to join us here to reconnect with nature and enjoy the healing energy of the land
Babbinswood Organic Farm, in Whittington, needs the money to secure more time to settle a £1.4 million loan.
Babbinswood Organic Farm, in Whittington, needs the money to secure more time to settle a £1.4 million loan.
Babbinswood Organic Farm is home to Oakwood Veterinary Centre, please help us keep this healing place together
Babbinswood Organic Farm, in Whittington, needs the money to secure more time to settle a £1.4 million loan.
Pip Waller, a friend of the farm, has started this crowd funding to help the now urgent situation to buy more time to raise what's needed for continuing.
Weʼre raising money to Save Babbinswood regenerative farm. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
Preserving an Organic Farm for the next generation
Our mission is farming closely with nature to regenerate our soil, nurture our animals and care for our community whilst producing affordable nutritious organic food.
Hi wonderful supporters! I'm bringing our crowdfunding campaign to you, "Save Babbinswood Organic Farm." My name is Casha, and I'm here on behalf of the entire farm community and our dedicated family. Pip, a dear friend of the family encouraged us to reach out to crowd funding to support our mission of securing our organic family farm.
The Challenge:
Over the past year, we've faced unprecedented challenges. We urgently acquired half of the farm in a costly divorce settlement, setting in motion a series of financial hurdles. Balancing the demands of our working farm and veterinary practice with the rigorous process of developing a robust financial plan has stretched us to the limit. We've worked tirelessly alongside accountants and business advisers to create a sustainable way forward for our farm's future.
The Urgency:
Now, at the 11th hour, we find ourselves racing against time to secure the necessary funding. Our current loan provider's deadline is fast approaching, and we need additional time to present our comprehensive financial plan to potential investors. We're determined to explore every option to keep Babbinswood Organic Farm under our stewardship.
Our Ask:
We're reaching out to you, our cherished community, friends, and family, to stand with us in this crucial moment. Your support will provide the breathing room we need to pursue alternative financing options and preserve the legacy of Babbinswood Organic Farm for the future of the next generation and our community.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/SaveBabbinswood?utm_term=aEpYbeGqB
How You Can Help:
**Donate:** Every contribution, no matter the size, brings us one step closer to our goal. Your generosity will directly impact the future of Babbinswood Organic Farm.
**Spread the Word:** Share our campaign link with your networks, on social media, and through word of mouth. Your voice amplifies our message and broadens our reach.
**Believe in Our Vision:** Your belief in our mission to safeguard Babbinswood Organic Farm is a powerful force. Together, we can overcome this challenge and ensure a resilient future for our cherished community.
With your support, we can embark on a brighter future for Babbinswood Organic Farm, which focuses on Farming closely with nature to regenerate our soils, we nurture our animals and care for our community whilst producing affordable nutritious organic food.
Thank you for choosing to stand by our side, and for being a part of this incredible journey. Together, we can make a lasting impact and preserve the legacy of this cherished place.
Looking for organic, real food from direct from a farm? Please take a look at our weekly produce list and check us out Www.babbinswoodfarm.co.uk 😊
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year 🎄
Homeopathy Awareness Week
"That's the magic. If you get it right, you can turn your health around in a moment." Watch the story unfold. Play the movie.
COVID-19 and cats
Oakwood Veterinary Centre and COVID-19
We are constantly reviewing our situation in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, to ensure the safety and well-being of our staff, our families and our clients and patients and the whole community. We know this is a worrying time for everyone and we will do our best to safeguard the welfare of your pets
As the situation changes, our arrangements will likely also change, so please contact the practice on the day of your appointment for the latest update.
The most recent guidelines advise us to continue to provide ONLY ESSENTIAL SERVICES to ensure animal welfare is not compromised.
If you have been diagnosed with Covid-19 or if you are in self isolation:
• We need to know this so we can take appropriate action if your pet needs treatment.
• Please ask someone else from outside of your home to bring your pet to the surgery for you
• In some circumstances we will conduct consultations by Skype, WhatsApp or telephone
PLEASE WAIT IN THE CAR UNTIL WE ARE READY TO SEE YOU
Happy news!
We have been reunited with Flynn our wonderful dog. It's been a long anxious weekend, we kept hopeful he would find his way back to us and he has.
So thank you all for all your kind wishes, thoughts, shares! The power of this kindness and positive intentions has helped us get Flynn back. We are so lucky!! And now so happy that our families back together.
We collected him from another kind young farmer who took him in. Flynn's adventure took him all the way to Machynlleth!! Some wonderful person (thank you where and who ever you are) saved him off the A483 near Welshpool where he was running along the main road (breaks my heart to know how close he came to serious danger). Our best guess is he was on the lane by the farm and he was stolen and then dumped on the main road. So thank you all for giving us a happy ending, you are all wonderful human beings and it fills me with hope that there are so many nice people around to help others when in need.
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Border Vets
We are very sad to report a confirmed case of Alabama Rot in a lovely young retreiver dog from our area. Georgie became unwell a few days after developing a skin sore on her lower leg. She had been playing in and around local rivers including the Tweed in the days before she became affected. As a profession, vets still don't know the underlying cause of Alabam Rot but it might be a bacteria contracted from water or muddy ground. The first sign is usually a sore on the legs, belly or face which might be bald, swollen, moist and quite red looking. This infection causes irreversible kidney failure so almost all dogs will sadly die of it. Some dogs have survived by travelling to the London Vet School for dialysis treatment but there is no local centre offering this treatment. Our best advice to try and avoid this infection is not to let your dog play in rivers or muddy areas. If they do get wet or dirty on a walk then wash them as soon as you get home. Check them for scrapes and sores and make an appointment to see your vet about any wounds you can't explain. Monitor their eating and drinking and if they become lethargic please check with your vet. Hopefully the dry weather will reduce the risk and we won't see any more cases but please be vigilant. Thank you.
If you can't join us in London today for the March please jooin us on the Virtual March
We're on our way to Parliament Square to stand up for your right for Freedom of Choice in veterinary care for your animals!
Barbara & Ally
Homeopathy At Welly Level is coming Northwards to Oswestry! Places are limited so book now
RCVS has recently tried to stop the petition on Care2 in support of Veterinary Homeopathy, as they state that Veterinary Homeopathy is not banned by their Position Statement published the 3 November 2017. Here is the situation aptly explained by Mark Elliott BVSc VetMFHom MRCVS MLIHM PCH DSH RSHom.
Mark Elliott has sat on both the Advisory Committee (now called Standards) and the Preliminary Investigation Committee of the RCVS, and of the latter he was appointed Vice-Chairman for some years. He was an elected Member of RCVS Council for 12 years, retiring from Council in 2015.
Please read below and keep supporting our course by voting and sharing. Thank you.
Why the recent RCVS statement of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) is effectively a Ban on vets using these therapies in practice?
By Dr Mark Elliott BVSc VetMFHom MRCVS MLIHM PCH DSH RSHom
In response to a recent on-line petition the RCVS has called for it to be taken down as it says it has not banned Homeopathy.
So what does its recent statement actually say and mean? This is my take on the matter.
The RCVS has made a statement that it is clear effectively bans all Vets from practicing any form of medicine or treatment that it deems not to have a recognised evidence base, and/or sound scientific principles. A key point in the statement is that it makes clear that any delay or denial of treatments the RCVS recognises as fitting their criteria could precipitate a welfare issue. In doing so it implies that Vets may face disciplinary action if they use any treatment that delays or denies medicines they do approve of, and by extension logic suggests owners of animals using CAM therapies, even if from an holistic vet, will also be in the frame when one considers the intention of the Animal Welfare Act legislation.
The RCVS does not make clear to anyone what it deems to be a recognised evidence base, nor what are sound scientific principles so the statement leaves even that open to interpretation. This leaves any defence an individual Vet might advance if a case I taken against them at the mercy of the Disciplinary Committee, which is the court in which cases against Vets accused of serious professional misconduct are heard.
The Disciplinary Committee judges cases based on the Law of the land, and the RCVS Code of Conduct; it is appointed by, instructed by and overseen by RCVS Council (albeit through an arms length process).
The Code of Conduct is not itself subject to Competition Law and so a monopoly exists which the RCVS is charged to regulate responsibly. Many would say it has lost the moral integrity to so discharge its duties in this debate now in making and publishing the statement of 3rd November 2017.
The RCVS singles out Homeopathic treatment as a particular consideration and makes statements it cannot substantiate at this time, and which contradict its own Science Committees comments earlier in their debate. However, there are many commonly used therapies that also fall under the definition of CAM, including Acupuncture, Herbal Medicines, Laser therapy, Chiropractic, and Nutraceuticals to name a few. All widely used in practice, and in the last RCVS Manpower survey the number of Vets using one or more types of CAM claiming a speciality were around 4%, this is likely now to be many more as demand has been growing. Widening the debate one quickly realises that key financial pillars of the profession – Continual re-vaccination, promoting neutering as a health benefit, promoting food sold in practices as of particular benefit etc. are all now among those issues that might now be exposed to further debate as they do not fit the RCVS criteria of being evidence based or based on sound scientific principles as well.
There are also many commonly used therapies in mainstream practice that don't have a recognised evidence base, may be innovative and in development, and may be even just the use of drug combinations that have not been fully trialled and tested for efficacy and safety, but experience says they work. These may now all need looking at.
The Statement identifies prophylaxis as a particular concern. It states “Veterinary Surgeons should not make unproven claims about any treatments, including prophylactic treatments”. This is particularly topical in light of the on-going accusations that some in the profession are profiteering by insisting on annual re-vaccination of pets (and horses) in the absence of evidenced need, with the Vets defence being often that protocols are based on marketing authorisations for vaccines, whilst ignoring the fact that these only require minimum durations of immunity to be shown – so arguments for are actually based on a lack or lack of examination of the evidence. How does the RCVS view this issue now? Are they now duty bound to investigate the profession as what evidence is available supports much longer intervals between vaccinations, and that re-vaccination may not need doing at all?
Prophylaxis is in fact much wider than the vaccination debate though. It encompasses such practices as the use of antibiotics to prevent possible infection, as well as the more responsible use of herbal and botanical substances in farming to reduce reliance on those same antibiotics (widespread across Europe and growing in the UK) to hit government targets. Do these initiatives all now have to stop? Massive use of pesticides on pets to prevent possible, even at times arguably improbable, illness from infection is another issue, and that itself has potential for impacts on human health and well-being from repeat exposure, quite apart from worries over the insect declines now causing international concern.
It is clear the statement is ill-considered and ill-conceived, and understandably the public has interpreted it is such a way that it considers the RCVS Council to be led by the nose by vested outside interests, and that it is influenced by bias within its ranks. Whether it is or not, that is not for me to say, but it is for the RCVS to answer in my opinion as current Council Members are commenting widely now on this matter on forums and Social Media. Maybe publication of all declarations of interest of Council Members on-line would help alleviate concerns, or maybe it would not.
The British Association of Homeopathic Veterinary Surgeons has published a statement that covers many very important points and raises more questions the RCVS must answer. These include how and why it felt the need to issue this statement without appropriate consultation with stakeholders including the public and those of its members directly and adversely affected by their pronouncements. Why it has stepped outside its remit to get involved in debates over differences of scientific opinion? Did it use funds for the “extensive legal advice’ in a manner compliant with its remit? How it will compensate those affected by this change - arguably most practices in the UK now, but very certainly the Homeopathic using ones? How will this statement not stifle innovation and research of new unproven therapies to benefit animals? How it can seek to override UK and EU legislation that provides for (and requires in some circumstances – eg Organic farming) Homeopathy to be available? And perhaps more notably why has RCVS not changed the Code of Conduct if it so strongly believes its position is tenable – reports of their debates on this issue suggest that it is precisely because it fears exactly the points I raise - of the rest of the professions practices being closely examined, as the rules would apply to all.
One has to suspect that this statement is in fact a prelude to a Code change, and should that follow then CAM will no longer be available in the UK for animals as no Vet is going to be able to work every day looking over their shoulder expecting to get disciplined, even struck off, just for trying to care and do their best for the patient. Medical options will become extremely limited, and animals may even have to be euthanased as therapies have to be denied to them.
If one has any doubt that I am wrong then I quote sitting RCVS Council Member Chris Barker, who posted on Vetsurgeon.org on Monday 6th November
“Perhaps a little clarification to help... Homeopathic remedies have a recognised legal status under the Veterinary Medicine Regulations, courtesy of an EU Directive. However much we may disagree with this nonsensical 'equivalence', it sits there enshrined in current Law. And thereby restricts the freedom of the RCVS, as regulator of our profession, to act; it cannot declare their use 'illegal'. There will be the opportunity post-Brexit for representation to be made to the Veterinary Medicine Directorate to require the remove of this anomaly.
What this statement does is to establish the limited circumstances in which the College might consider the use of homeopathic remedies to be 'rational', as complementary, not alternative therapies. Disciplinary action could now be considered by the PIC if the use of homeopathic remedies delays the use of a medicine which has proven scientific benefit in a particular condition. However the action would be pursued on the basis of the welfare argument; the Code of Conduct does not, and at present cannot, forbid their use entirely.”
The RCVS statement is then a complainants charter, encouraging the RCVS and others who seek to destroy CAM therapies to seek out and find cases against CAM Vets, and in particular Homeopathy prescribing Vets, where whatever is meant by an RCVS recognised treatment has been denied or delayed, irrespective of the facts that any treatment may not work every time even in the most perfect clinicians hands. Chris’s post is in my opinion a clear statement of the intention of the RCVS Council.
If and when a case is brought before the Disciplinary Committee, and the Vet convicted, then it will be game over for CAM.
So in my opinion the recent RCVS CAM statement is a ban in all but name, and the intention of RCVS Council is clearly a future complete ban anyway. It removes clinical freedom from Vets, and precludes owners making a fully informed choice as to treatment options available.
Notes:
Mark Elliott has sat on both the Advisory Committee (now called Standards) and the Preliminary Investigation Committee of the RCVS, and of the latter he was appointed Vice-Chairman for some years. He was an elected Member of RCVS Council for 12 years, retiring from Council in 2015.
Mark runs an Integrated Medical practice in West Sussex, using Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Herbs, Laser therapy and conventional pharmaceutical medicines as appropriate for his patients. More information can be found on www.markelliott.co.uk
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