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Petition launched to save greyhounds from Macau racetrack
Animal rights group Anima has called on the government of Macau to release the greyhounds into its care. 

Controversial stadium set to close in July

Animal rights campaigners have launched a petition to save hundreds of greyhounds from the infamous Yat Yuen Canidrome - a controversial racing stadium that is set to close in July.

The petition, which involves animal welfare charity Anima, calls on the government of Macau to save the dogs, which are notoriously kept in cruel and cramped conditions.

Anima president Alban Martins told the South China Morning Post that he fears the dogs may be slaughtered for meat or sent to underground racing tracks.

“Our fear is that if we are not able to rescue them, these animals might be sent to [mainland] China, where there are private races, or Vietnam to run in unregulated race tracks,” he said. “Surely they would be used to feed illegal gambling.”

The Yat Yuen Canidrome is infamous across the world for its brutality and high death rates. Campaigners say that around thirty dogs a month are euthanised for not winning races, and then replaced with greyhounds imported from Australia.

Following public pressure to bring an end to the races and make better use of the land, the Macau government announced that it would not be renewing the stadium’s licence after July 2018.

Anima are now calling on the Macau government to close the Canidrome ‘as quickly as possible’ and has asked it to place the dogs into its care.

‘The Canidrome of Macau is sadly known in the whole world as a place of death, where no greyhound gets out alive. Even now, when the Canidrome is due to close by 2018, the dogs are still continuing to live in shameful conditions and to die without hope,’ the petition reads.

‘For what fate awaits the greyhounds in the Canidrome? How many of them will be alive when it closes? What will happen to the survivors? These are worrying questions, and the answers that are given will undoubtedly have an effect on how Macau is perceived and consequently on its touristic development.’

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Vets to run marathon for World Animal Protection

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 Two recently graduated veterinary surgeons will be running the London Marathon in April to raise money for the charity World Animal Protection.

Alex Bartlett and Maeve O'Neill plan to run the race together if they are given the same start times.

Dr O'Neill said: "You're always limited in what you can do to help animals, so it is nice to raise money for a charity that helps animals around the world."

Dr Bartlett added: "I have never run a marathon before and am excited to run my first one for such a good cause!"

Both Dr Bartlett and Dr O'Neill have fundraising pages online. 

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BSAVA releases new Guide to Procedures

The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) has published a new edition of its Guide to Procedures for Small Animal Practice.

It has added four new procedures; cystostomy tube placement, endotracheal intubation, point-of-care ultrasound and wet-to-dry dressings.

BSAVA says that it is an essential step-by-step guide to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed in practice. The textbook includes new images and illustrations, as well as high-definition videos for use prior to procedures.

Nick Bexfield and Julia Riggs, editors of the new edition, said: "We have built upon the success of the previous editions by responding to the feedback received from the BSAVA readership, and hope this new guide helps to further increase the confidence and accuracy with which these procedures are performed."

Print copies are available in the BSAVA store, with a digital version in the BSAVA library.