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Rabbit Awareness Week packs now available
This year's RAW campaign will centre on how best to support rabbits throughout the different stages of their lives.
Practices urged to get involved with 2021 “Hopping through the years” campaign.

Veterinary practices are being urged to get involved in this year’s Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW) campaign (28 June-2 July) by educating owners on various aspects of bunny care.

Now in its fifteenth year, RAW is a week dedicated to improving the health and welfare of rabbits across the world. This year’s campaign, entitled “Hopping through the Years”, will centre on how best to support rabbits throughout the different stages of their lives.

During RAW, organisers will be sharing educational content on their social media platforms - but practices are also being encouraged to download a free pack containing care guides, social media schedules and a helpful checklist about rabbit care.

RAW is endorsed by the BVA and BSAVA and supported by a wealth of charity partners, including the PDSA and Blue Cross. As well as raise awareness of the needs of rabbits,  this year's event will also reflect on memorable moments from past RAWs.

Holly Ackroyd, senior brand manager at event organiser Burgess Pet Care, said: “Hopping Through the Years’ feels like the perfect theme as we mark fifteen years of successful RAW campaigns. We’re keen to stress, though, that RAW 2021 is very much about looking to the future as well as celebrating the past. 

“Our key focus remains on improving the health and wellbeing of pet rabbits in the UK at all stages of their life, as their needs change and owners may need to adapt the care they provide for them.”

To download a RAW pack, visit burgesspetcare.com

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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.