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Three dogs die after drinking from fishing lake
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The lake will be closed for at least a week while tests are carried out (stock photo).
Cause of the deaths has not been confirmed

Three dogs have died after drinking from a fishing lake in Dartford, Kent Police have revealed.

Several other dogs are said to be in a critical condition at a local veterinary surgery after drinking from the same lake.

Brooklands Lake, which is off Powder Mill Lane, has been cordoned off and will be closed for at least a week while the Environment Agency carries out tests. Members of the public are being advised to avoid the area.

People were also warned to avoid the lake in 2013 after blue-green algae was found following a spell of hot weather. It has not yet been confirmed whether the water from the lake caused the dogs' illness.

A spokesman for the Environment Agency is quoted by Kent Online as saying: "Until we've analysed the necessary samples, we won't know what has caused these deaths.

"We haven't had any reports of fish dying, but that it also being looked at… Contamination, and diseases such as Weil's are being checked for."

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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.