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Prestigious award for an exceptional veterinary nurse 
Hayley
Hayley Walters with her dog Stewart.

VN Golden Jubilee Award recognises exceptional veterinary nurses 

A veterinary nurse who has made an exceptional contribution to improving animal welfare and veterinary care through teaching, clinical and outreach work, will be awarded the 2014 RCVS VN Golden Jubilee award.
 
Hayley Walters is an anaesthesia and welfare veterinary nurse at the University of Edinburgh Hospital for Small Animals. As well as assisting with anaesthesia at the hospital, Hayley trains both veterinary surgeon and veterinary nursing students in animal welfare, handling and pain management.
 
Hayley’s achievements are not limited to the UK, as she also works for the Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. This role has enabled her to share veterinary nursing and animal welfare education skills with partners across the world, including Bosnia-Herzegovina and India.
 
Kathy Kissick is the chair of the VN Council, and was on the panel of council members who chose Hayley for this award out of six nominations. She said: “We had six high-calibre and impressive nominations for the Golden Jubilee Award this year and Hayley was chosen because of her extensive work above and beyond her normal role as a registered veterinary nurse (RVN) with regard to ambassadorial role for the RVN.”
 
Hayley will be presented with the award at RCVS Day – the college’s Annual General Meeting and Awards day – on July 11.
 
Hayley commented: “I am incredibly thrilled to be receiving this award and would like to thank my colleagues who nominated me…
 
"Veterinary nurses are very well placed to improve not only patient experience when they are being treated but also, after the patients leave, through the education of animal owners.
 
"We must never stop caring, never stop learning and never stop trying to make a difference for every animal that comes into our lives. I am very grateful for this honour and would like to thank the RCVS for awarding it to me.”
 
For more information about this award, and the Golden Jubilee please visit the RCVS website.

 

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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.