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Olympic star James Cracknell to speak at BSAVA 2015
James Cracknell
Since retiring from his career, James Cracknell has distinguished himself as an inspiring athlete, sportsman and adventurer

James has two Olympic Gold Medals and six World Championship titles

Olympic champion James Cracknell will deliver the Key Note lecture at the 2015 BSAVA Congress, organisers have announced.

BSAVA is renowned for booking popular and prestigious key note speakers that engage with the audience and give them something to think about outside of veterinary medicine. Previous speakers have included Lord Robert Winston, Simon King, Monty Halls and Richard Dawkins.

One of Britain's most successful athletes of all time, James Cracknell has two Olympic Gold Medals and six World Championship titles. His epic rowing finals in Sydney in 2000 and Athens in 2004 were two of the most watched sporting contests in history. Since retiring from his career, James has distinguished himself as an inspiring athlete, sportsman and adventurer.

In 2010, James took on America - racing to cycle, run, row and swim from LA to New York in record time. During the trip, James suffered a near fatal accident after being hit by a truck while cycling through Arizona. Following a difficult six-month recovery period, the athlete went to the Canadian Yukon, completing The Coldest Race on Earth.

In addition to a whole host of other physical feats, James is vice president of 'Headway', a UK-wide charity that works to improve life after brain injury, and has been appointed to lead Policy Exchange work on obesity and physical activity.

James Cracknell's lecture will take place at 4pm on Thursday 9th April in Hall One at the ICC and will be free to anyone with a Congress Badge.

The lecture will be preceded by a welcome address from the BSAVA President Katie McConnell and the presentation of the BSAVA Awards.

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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.