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London Zoo to open £3.6 million flagship exhibit
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Exhibit to house two new Sumatran tigers

In two months time, ZSL London Zoo will open the doors to Tiger Territory, and brand new £3.6 million flagship exhibit, which will house the zoo's latest arrivals - Jae Jae and Melati, a pair of Sumatran tigers.

Jae Jae and Melati will be housed in a spectacular Indonesian-inspired habitat, which has been designed to meet every sensory need of the endangered creatures. The zoo is home to world-leading tiger experts, and has housed the big cats for over 100 years. The new 27,000sqft exhibit has been created in collaboration with conservationists and the tiger experts at ZSL to ensure it is perfectly suited to the tigers.

The exhibit will allow the tigers to climb and observe their terrain from a towering vantage point. It will also feature high feeding poles to encourage their natural predatory behaviours and tall trees for them to scale. There will be a custom-built pool, and the tigers have all-day access to indoor dens where visitors can see them relaxing on heated rocks.

ZSL aims to breed the pair of Sumatran tigers in order to try to reverse the bleak fate of this critically endangered species. Tiger Territory will also enable the zoo to acquire more information about these animals, which can then be applied to its international field conservation projects.

Both the Global Management Species Programme and the European breeding programme for Sumatran tigers are coordinated by the experts at London Zoo. Specialists are responsible for managing a healthy and diverse population of tigers in zoos around the world.

Tiger Territory is the result of a major public fundraising campaign led by ZSL London Zoo, and will provide a central hub for its tiger conservation work when it opens on March 22 2013. Click here to find out more.

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Practices urged to audit neutering data

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 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

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RCVS pays tribute to well-loved equine vet

The RCVS and the Riding Establishments Subcommittee has paid tribute to well-loved veterinary surgeon and riding establishment inspector, Rebecca Hamilton-Fletcher MRCVS.

Linda Belton MRCVS, RCVS President, said: "I, along with my colleagues on the RESC, RCVS Council, RCVS Standards Committee, as well as RCVS staff, was very saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rebecca, or Becca as we knew her, last week.

"She was a true advocate for equine welfare and in her many years on the RESC worked to continually improve the quality and consistency of riding establishment inspections, all in the interests of enhanced horse welfare and rider safety."