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World Horse Welfare calls for help organising conference
Volunteers urgently required to help coordinate event

Equine rehoming charity, World Horse Welfare, will be hosting the 7th International Colloquium on Working Equids in 2014.

The event, focused on the welfare of 100 million working horses in developing countries, will be held at the Royal Holloway, University of London.

Based in Snetterton, the charity is in need of urgent assistance with the coordination and preparation of the event.

World Horse Welfare works to improve the welfare of many working horses in countries all around the world, including Cambodia, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico and South Africa, in addition to its extensive work in the UK and Europe.

The charity will take the lead in a debate at the colloquium entitled: “How do we demonstrate the importance of working equid welfare to human livelihoods?”

The International Colloquium on Working Equids was first held in 1991 and has since been an important forum for discussing key health, welfare and productivity issues in relation to working horses, donkeys and mules.

The colloquium is held every four years and is hosted by leading animal welfare organisations. Previous hosts include the Donkey Sanctuary, the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), SPANA and the Brooke, who last hosted the event in India in 2010.

World Horse Welfare is looking for individuals to help plan the event. Those wishing to participate in the planning of this event can contact Gillian on 01953 497 233 for an informal chat about the volunteering roles available.

The charity is looking for individuals who have excellent communication and organisational skills and are IT literate. Event management experience would be advantageous but is not essential.

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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.