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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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Defra shares new Sanitary and Phytosanitary guidance

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 Defra has published guidance for the vet sector ahead of a proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement.

The agreement, which will change the movement and trade of animals and related products, could see reductions in checks, paperwork and certification. As well as describing regulatory developments, the advice highlights the importance of animal ID, registration and traceability in disease control and other compliance arrangements.

The guidance can be found here. More detail is expected as negotiations progress. 

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.