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RSPB launches 'Revive our World' campaign
The turtle dove - the UK's only migratory dove - has declined by 93 per cent since the 1970s.

Charity calls for action as scale of environmental decline is revealed

The RSPB is calling for the government to establish legally binding targets to restore nature by 2030, as well as a green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the country, as part of its new ‘Revive our World’ campaign.

The charity’s 2019 State of Nature report revealed that British wildlife is continuing to decline, with 41 per cent of species assessed having decreased over the past 10 years. 15 per cent of all wildlife in the country is now under threat of extinction and two per cent is already extinct.

The new campaign’s launch coincides with the release of a major report from the UN which, according the RSPB, will show a ‘global failure’ to halt the decline of nature over the last decade.

Ten years ago, the UN devised the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, a 10-year-plan with 20 key targets aimed at protecting and conserving natural systems. The RSPB’s report, ‘A Lost Decade for Nature’ reveals that the UK may have met as little as three of these 20 targets.

The charity has stated that it believes the reason for this failure is that the targets were not legally binding and so governments were not compelled to act.

Beccy Speight, chief executive of the RSPB said: “We need people across the UK to stand up for nature, to let our politicians know this is not good enough and we demand they revive our world.

“Every country in the UK must create legally binding targets to restore nature, invest in nature and green jobs, and support farmers to produce healthy food that’s good for people, climate and wildlife. We have to put our money where our mouth is and use the next decade to do something truly impressive.”

For more information on the Revive Our World campaign and to sign up, please visit the RSPB website.

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Practices urged to audit neutering data

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 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

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New guidance for antibiotic use in rabbits

New best practice guidance on the responsible use of antibiotics in rabbits has been published by the BSAVA in collaboration with the Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund (RWA&F).

The guidance is free and has been produced to help veterinary practitioners select the most appropriate antibiotic for rabbits. It covers active substance, dose and route of administration all of which are crucial factors when treating rabbits owing to the risk of enterotoxaemia.

For more information and to access the guide, visit the BSAVALibrary.