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Funding boost for dog health and welfare projects
The Kennel Club Charitable Trust has invested more than £1.9 million into projects that improve dog health and welfare.
Kennel Club Charitable Trusts support the education of veterinary

More than £1.9 million has been invested by the Kennel Club Charitable Trust into projects that improve dog health and welfare since 2017, the organisation has announced.

Some £1.5 million of this funding was used to support clinical research into dog health and diseases. Projects that have received funding in recent years include the Kennel Club Cancer Centre at the Animal Health Trust (AHT), the Brachycephalic Obstruction Airway Syndrome research group, and a study of canine T-cell lymphoma at the University of Cambridge.

“We are very grateful to the Kennel Club Charitable Trust for providing funding for our project which has a real potential to hopefully make a better test for canine lymphoma in the not too distant future,” commented Dr Elizabeth Soilleux, leader of the T-cell lymphoma research team. "The funding substantially supported the project itself as well as the personal development of two exceptional scientists.”

The Kennel Club Charitable Trust supports dog welfare and rescue organisations, including local rescue centres dedicated to giving dogs a second chance. It also bestows an annual bursary of £6,000 to the BVNA to support veterinary nursing students. The funds cover degree fees and other costs association with learning and work placements.

“This bursary helped me to afford accommodation while studying away from home and covered travel costs during my work placement,” said Alice Theobald, one of the recipients of the Kennel Club Charitable Trust BVNA bursary. “I don’t think I’d be able to achieve all this without the extra funding and I am very grateful I had a chance to make the most of my course.”

The Kennel Club Charitable Trust says that it will continue to support dog health and welfare through funding including its long-term partnership with the AHT and other research groups, as well as supporting the education of veterinary professionals.

To find out more about the Kennel Club Charitable Trust, or to make a donation, visit: www.thekennelclub.org.uk

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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.