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Welsh dog breeding regulations

Lobbying urged to amend proposed changes

The Kennel Club (KC) has called for urgent help to improve dog breeding regulations in Wales by changing the current draft proposals.

As it stands, only pressure from Assembly Members (AMs) to Alun Davies, the Minister for Natural Resources, will enable the proposals to be reconsidered.

The organisation has voiced its concern that the draft Animal Welfare (Breeding of Dogs) (Wales) Regulations 2013 will put too much pressure on the "already overstretched" local authorities.

It is therefore asking Welsh residents to lobby their AMs over passing the responsibility of inspecting breeder premises to either a local authority inspector or an independent inspector, such as the UKAS accredited KC Assured Breeder Scheme.

"The draft regulations will be debated in the Welsh Assembly on July 2, so we really are running out of time to lobby AMs," said the KC secretary, Caroline Kisko.

"We urgently need people's help to put pressure on the elected representatives in Wales to ensure that any new regulations are a genuine and workable improvement on current measures."

Ms Kisko added that the KC is offering to share the burden, pool resources and stop the local authorities from having to double up on work that has already been undertaken, by sharing information.

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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.