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Charity calls on McDonald's to stop using antibiotics
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UK charity Share Action are calling on consumers to email McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook.

Consumers urged to email CEO 

An online petition has launched calling on McDonald's to stop using antibiotics in their supply chains.

In 2014 the World Health Organisation warned the practice could push the world into a ‘post-antibiotic era,’ in which drugs we rely on for routine medical treatments no longer work.

Just one week after McDonald’s announced that it stopped using antibiotics in poultry at its U.S restaurants, UK charity Share Action are calling on consumers to email McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook.

The organisation, which promotes responsible investment, wants Mr Easterbrook to stop the use of antibiotics important to human medicine in the meat and dairy supply globally - including chicken, beef and pork

"We hope this action will encourage McDonald's to supersize their ambition," said ShareAction chief executive Catherine Howarth.

According to Share Action, around 70 per cent of all antibiotics used in the US and half of those used in the UK are given to livestock.

They add that McDonald's initially set promising targets address excessive antibiotic use in American and European poultry supply chains, but this has yet to be tackled in beef, pork or dairy supply chains. 

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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.