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NOAH announces changes to its Code of Practice
The latest (27th) edition of the Code of Practice is now available.
Changes include guidance note on advertising POM medicines

The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) has announced changes to its Code of Practice for the Promotion of Animal Medicines.

The changes include a revised Guidance Note on advertising POM medicines, giving guidance on how to ensure the important communication channel that promotion brings is used responsibly.

There is also a new Guidance Note to help companies involved in international conferences, and the process for reviewing and making changes to the code has also been formalised.

Commenting Dawn Howard, Noah chief executive said: ‘“NOAH believes in the benefit of advertising POMs to prescribers and professional keepers of animals, as specified in the Veterinary Medicines regulations, but we believe that this needs great care and responsibility in the preparation of advertisements and promotions, to support the responsible use of these products.”

She added that every NOAH member, in addition to non-member participants in the NOAH Compendium, signs up to the NOAH code ‘which goes above and beyond any regulatory requirements’.

“This can give give prescribers and users of animal medicines confidence in the promotions they may receive from NOAH members,” she said.

The latest (27th) edition of the Code of Practice is now available. Regularly updated to ensure it stays relevant, the 27th edition is effective from 1 December.

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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.