THE MEANING OF RECIPROCITY: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE IS THERE A NEED OR CASE FOR THE CONTINUANCE OF VETERINARY RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS (RECIPROCITY) WITH CERTAIN COUNTIRES BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN VETERINARY COUNCIL? AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE IN RELATIONSHIP

Abstract

This paper was researched for the South African Veterinary Council by the researcher in 1998 and therefore, captures an important part of South African history under the apartheid government, in perfecting its policy of exclusion of black veterinary professionals in the country, given credence by a group of white professionals that served on successive boards of the South African Veterinary Council and, thus compromised their professional standing and integrity, by not being vocal against the apartheid state, and maintained the racist status and policies of apartheid, in spite of taking the veterinary oath to uphold the principles of justice, fairness and equity. This contributed to the exclusion of black veterinarians being unable to practice in South Africa, in spite of them being citizens