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Celebrating 20 years of giving
New name for animal charities consortium

In celebration of the its 20th anniversary, Assisi Animal Charities Foundation has been renamed Together for Animals.

Formerly named after the patron saint of animals, Saint Francis of Assisi, the consortium of charities helps raise funds for World Horse Welfare, Blue Cross, Animal Health Trust, SPANA and the Mayhew Animal Home.

With more than 5,000 members, who all regularly donate through payroll giving, the consortium raises more than £250,000 a year via a flexible "give as you earn" scheme.

Following two decades of success, the new name is hoped to make the core objective more clear.

"Naturally, we started thinking about how the charity was formed, how it has grown and where we want it to be in another 20 years, so we asked our payroll givers what we could do to enable us to help even more animals," explained development manager Lucy Warnes.

"The feedback indicated that the name Assisi no longer resonated and didn't clearly communicate what we stand for."

Lucy added that the consortium offers an easy way to support, not one, but five great causes and all the money raised helps animals in need both in the UK and overseas.

"We think that the name Together for Animals really reflects that, and will hopefully enable us to continue to grow and help many more animals in the future."

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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.