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French athlete handed six-month ban for doping
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Livio and the French eventing team lost their slot in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after the horse tested positive for a banned substance. (stock image)
Sanctions follow failed drugs test

French eventer Maxime Livio has been handed a fine and banned for six months after horse Qalao des Mers tested positive for a controlled medication substance.

A sample taken from the horse on 29 August last year tested positive for hydroxyethylpromazine sulfoxide, which is a metabolite of acepromazine.

After the findings were revealed last month, Livio and the French eventing team were disqualified from the FEI World Equestrian Games 2014. As a result, France lost its slot in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

As well as a six-month ban on Livio, which came into effect on 7 May, the FEI Tribunal ordered the athlete to pay CHF 2,500 in addition to covering the costs of the B sample analysis and contributing to the judicial procedure costs.

Acepromazine is a controlled medication substance on the FEI prohibited substances list. The list comprises substances that are regularly used to treat horses but are prohibited in competitions to maintain a level playing field.

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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.