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Alan Carr urges owners to spay or neuter
Comedian Alan Carr

Britain’s "Chatty Man" stars in new PETA advert

TV personality Alan Carr stars in a new advert for PETA urging fans to help eradicate the dog and cat overpopulation crisis proclaiming the best way to save animals lives is to spay or neuter.

The homeless-animal overpopulation problem is at crisis point; one unspayed female cat and her kittens can produce 370,000 cats in just seven years, and an unneutered male can help create limitless litters of kittens.

Every year in the UK, thousands of animals are left at animal shelters and many have to be euthanised because there simply aren't enough good homes for them. Other animals are abandoned on the streets, left to starve to death and are at risk of getting injured or killed by vehicles, some even fall prey to abuse.

Alan Carr comments: "There's no magic wand that will find homes for all of Britain's homeless dogs and cats, but simple surgeries – spaying and neutering – will make a huge difference in the long run.”

Spaying and neutering hits the overpopulation crisis at the source. It also makes animals less likely to develop cancer of the reproductive system, get into fights and become infected with deadly, contagious diseases such as feline leukaemia and feline AIDS.
 
Alan Carr is among a growing list of celebrities supporting this issue, others backing the project and promoting spaying and neutering include Morrissey, Simon Cowell, Jane Lynch, Bill Maher, Cloris Leachman, Marc Maron, Charlize Theron, Naughty Boy and Mickey Rourke.

To view the full advert starring Alan Carr, click here.

Image credit: PETA

 

 

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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.