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Kennel Club to launch new calendar
Cover star Jasmine

Release showcases stories of 12 rescue dogs

The first Kennel Club Breed Rescue (KCBR) calendar is being launched at Discover Dogs on Saturday, November 9.

The calendar celebrates pure breed rescue dogs and will raise money for the Kennel Club Charitable Trust. It showcases 12 dogs, all from different KCBR organisations and with their own special story.

Each dog was chosen after a highly contested competition run by KCBR in search for the most worthy models. Canine models include Han Solo, a Pomeranian, and Louis the Cairn Terrier.

Cover star, Jasmine, a Staffordshire bull terrier, will be launching the sale of the 2014 KCBR calendar on Saturday with her rescue friend Andrea Kitchen, and new owners, Simon Mulholland and Adam Hussain from Coventry.

Jasmine, who features in August as well as the calendar’s cover, was taken to Northern Staffordshire Bull Terrier Rescue along with her sister, after their reservist Army medic owner was called up to serve a six month tour of Afghanistan.

Jasmine and her sister had been initially rescued from a local sanctuary when they were puppies after they had been taken there half-starved and neglected, and Jasmine has a slight foreleg deformity as a result of poor nutrition at an early age.

Both Jasmine and her sister are very much loved by their new families and Jasmine does not seem to be bothered by her leg.

Jasmine’s new owner, Simon Mulholland, an aerospace engineer, says: “Jasmine is such a loving and friendly dog and she settled into our home straight away. In fact, after two weeks we commented that it’s like she has been with us all her life. Everyone loves her and she is great with other dogs. We are so lucky to have her.”

The KCBR calendar will be on sale for £9.99 throughout Discover Dogs and through the Kennel Club Online shop for the rest of the year. All proceeds will go to the Kennel Club Charitable Trust.

Image courtesy of the Kennel Club

 

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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.