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Jane Goodall to head VetFest line up
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Dr Jane Goodall DBE will deliver the closing keynote speech.
Chimpanzee expert to give keynote speech

Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, a British ethologist, conservationist and UN Messenger of Peace, will give the keynote speech at a dynamic new CPD conference being held in Surrey later this year.

The main speaker at Vet Festival 2015, which will take place at the University of Surrey on 5-6 September, Dr. Goodall is considered to be the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees and is best known for her 55-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania.

Dr. Goodall will join a line up of twenty world-class veterinary opinion leaders who will come together to provide veterinary professionals in companion animal practice with cutting edge education and practical day-today clinical advice.

Designed by vets for vets, the VET Festival (Veterinary Education for Tomorrow) focuses on the current and future challenges facing those working in the veterinary industry.

There will be four lecture strands hosted by veterinary experts from around the world; three for vets and a dedicated strand for veterinary nurses.

The core themes for vets include orthopaedics, neurology and oncology and soft tissue surgery. While the veterinary nursing strand will cover topics such as anaesthesia, arthritis, cancer, trauma, spinal nursing, pain management, rehabilitation and nutritional advice.

An overarching theme for the festival is ‘One Medicine’ - the emerging global concept of combined human and animal medical advancement for the good of all species.

Jane Goodall will deliver the closing keynote speech and will talk about her work and the importance of preserving habitats, species and biodiversity to the continuance of mankind.

A full speaker agenda is available at www.VETfestival.co.uk and attendance at the Festival can be added to delegates’ CPD records.

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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.