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Memorial to celebrate military working dogs
German shepherd Lucky worked with the Royal Air Force for three years during the Malaya Campaign.
Charity aiming to raised £150K for statue 

A new memorial in Flintshire will celebrate military working dogs who have bravely served their country in both world wars and subsequent conflicts.

The planned memorial, which is the first of its kind, will feature bronzes of four heroic war dogs positioned as guardians of a central monument for service dogs working for the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force.

Fundraising is being organised by the National Military Working Dogs Memorial charity (NMWDM), which was established in 2017 with the aim of gaining £150,000 in pledges.

Judy
Hero dogs surrounding the monument include Judy, a Second World War Naval mascot who spent three years as a Japanese Prisoner of War in Sumatra, where she never failed to distract guards at the camp when they beat the men. She also saved numerous people from a sinking ship by letting them hold onto her body.

The men regarded her as their guardian angel and made it their duty to protect her no matter the cost.

Theo
Explosives dog Theo, who worked with the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, was deployed to Afghanistan in 2010, where he saved countless lives by detecting bombs, weapons and improvised explosive devices that were planted by the Taliban. He found a record 14 roadside bombs and weapon caches five months into his tour of duty.

Buster
During his career as an explosives search dog with the RAF, Buster saved many lives by detecting weapons and explosives, clearing a safe passage for military personnel and civilians. He was also instrumental in apprehending insurgents, including the arrest of two suicide bombers.

Lucky
German shepherd Lucky worked with the Royal Air Force for three years during the Malaya Campaign (1948-1960). She worked with three other dogs to locate and expose insurgents hiding in the Malaya jungle. As a group, they were responsible for the capture of hundreds of communist terrorists, including notorious gang leader Lan-Jang-San, who masterminded the deaths of local innocent people.

To donate to the memorial fundraising, visit: https://nmwdm.org.uk/

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RCVS Knowledge appoints Veterinary Evidence editor-in-chief

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 RCVS Knowledge has welcomed Professor Peter Cockcroft as editor-in-chief for Veterinary Evidence.

A world-renowned expert in evidence-based veterinary medicine, Prof Cockcroft will lead the strategic development and editorial quality of the open-access journal. He was previously in the role from 2017-2020.

Katie Mantell, CEO of RCVS Knowledge, said: "We are excited about the extensive knowledge of evidence-based veterinary medicine and clinical veterinary research that Peter brings, and we look forward to working with him over this next phase of the journal's development." 

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CVS Group hit by cyber attack

CVS Group, which owns more than 450 veterinary practices in the UK, has been hit by a cyber attack.

In a statement, the group said the incident involved unauthorised external access to a limited number of its IT systems. As soon as the attack was discovered, the group took its IT systems temporarily offline, causing 'considerable operational disruption'.

It has warned that the security steps taken and ongoing plans to move its operational systems and IT infrastructure to the Cloud are likely to have an ongoing impact over a number of weeks.

Due to the risk that personal information was accessed, CVS has informed the Information Commissioner's Office. The company is working with third party consultants to investigate the incident.