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PetSavers awards £40k to vet schools
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The grant of £40k to vet schools is a first for PetSavers.
Outgoing president Michael Day announces funding

As PetSavers celebrates its 40th birthday, outgoing BSAVA president Michael Day has announced the charity will award £40,000 to the UK's veterinary schools.

This award is a first for PetSavers. Speaking at BSAVA Congress today, chairman of the grant awarding committee Derek Attride said it is "a great opportunity for young, committed and enthusiastic vet students and vet nurses."

It is a reflection of the charity's commitment to "ensuring first-class research into small companion animal diseases continues in the future," he added.

Professor Day explained that £5,000 will be granted to each of the UK's seven vet schools, and the remainder will be awarded to veterinary nurses who successfully apply for funding.

The award offers young vet and nursing students the opportunity to work on a companion animal clinical research project.

PetSavers has been funding veterinary research projects for 40 years. To date, the charity has awarded £2 million to clinical research and training programmes.

Mr Attride said this has led to "some key scientific breakthroughs into the prevention, treatment ad cure of small companion diseases."

The closing date for students to apply for funding is August 1, 2014 and the successful applicants will be announced in December. Each university can submit five applications and projects must be completed and written up by December 2015.

Applications can be made via the BSAVA website, by emailing grantstudyadvice@bsava.com or phoning 01452 726723.

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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.