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BHPS launches hedgehog-friendly football league
Burton Albion are currently third from top in the Hedgehog-Friendly Football League.

Campaign urges clubs to be mindful of hedgehogs

As football season comes to a close, hedgehog conservationists are gearing up to launch a league of their own - The Hedgehog Friendly Football League!

The British Hedgehog Preservation Society says that it has been in touch with all the Premiership and Championship football clubs, urging them to be mindful of hedgehogs.

The campaign calls on clubs to put reminder stickers on all their ground maintenance equipment and urges users of the equipment to check for hedgehogs before they proceed.

The society has been delighted with the response so far, with some teams agreeing to hand out leaflets for Hedgehog Awareness Week (30 April - 6 May), feature the campaign in match programmes or have mascots photographed with #hedgehogweek signs.

Barnsley, Brighton & Hove Albion and Burton Albion currently top the hedgehog-friendly league table, with those clubs who have refused stickers sitting at the bottom.

Fay Vass, chief executive of BHPS, commented: “We thought it would be a fun way of spreading the word to football fans, some of the clubs have really got involved and are doing wonderful work on behalf of our prickly friends, other clubs are facing relegation of course!  We are hoping that fans will get on board and ask their clubs to join in, or be more pro-active to improve their position!”

While the campaign is meant to be light-hearted, it does highlight an important issue. Each year the BHPS takes in hedgehogs with horrific injuries caused by strimmers and mowers, many of which are killed instantly. The BHPS stresses that a quick check before using the machines greatly reduces the risk of this happening. 

Image (C) Burton Albion

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Defra shares new Sanitary and Phytosanitary guidance

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 Defra has published guidance for the vet sector ahead of a proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement.

The agreement, which will change the movement and trade of animals and related products, could see reductions in checks, paperwork and certification. As well as describing regulatory developments, the advice highlights the importance of animal ID, registration and traceability in disease control and other compliance arrangements.

The guidance can be found here. More detail is expected as negotiations progress. 

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.