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11,000 volunteers for Guide Dogs

National Volunteers Week sees support for dogs

In honour of National Volunteers Week, beginning on Saturday, June 1, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association have seen 11,000 people offer to give their time to the charity.

The volunteers will carry out over 50 roles for the charity between them, including puppy walking, campaigning and fundraising.

The charity provides guide dogs and rehabilitation services, and campaigns for the rights of people with visual impairments. Last year, volunteers donated 16.7 million hours of their time to the charity.

Guide Dogs chief executive, Richard Leaman, said: "Throughout my time at Guide Dogs, I have met many truly amazing volunteers and I feel privileged and proud to be associated with such inspirational people.

"Without them, we wouldn’t be able to reach out to visually impaired people and offer life-changing freedom and independence."

The theme for this year's National Volunteers Week, is "Time to Say Thank You". In honour of this, Mr Leaman will be thanking each of the 11,000 Guide Dogs volunteers with a personal video message.

He added: "Volunteers’ Week is a fantastic opportunity for me to thank them personally for the incredible contribution they make."

 

Image: Volunteer Truly Johnston guiding 94-year-old Gladys Williams, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

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Birmingham Dogs Home makes urgent appeal

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 Birmingham Dogs Home has issued an urgent winter appeal as it faces more challenges over the Christmas period.

The rescue centre has seen a dramatic increase in dogs coming into its care, and is currently caring for over 200 dogs. With rising costs and dropping temperatures, the charity is calling for urgent support.

It costs the charity £6,000 per day to continue its work.

Fi Harrison, head of fundraising and communications, said: "It's heart-breaking for our team to see the conditions some dogs arrive in. We really are their last chance and hope of survival."

More information about the appeal can be found here. 

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Avian flu confirmed at premises in Cornwall

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, Cornwall.

All poultry on the infected site will be humanely culled, and a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place. Poultry and other captive birds in the 3km protection zone must be housed.

The case is the second avian flu case confirmed in commercial poultry this month. The H5N5 strain was detected in a premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, in early November. Before then, the disease had not been confirmed in captive birds in England since February.

The UK chief veterinary officer has urged bird keepers to remain alert and practise robust biosecurity.

A map of the disease control zones can be found here.