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New first aid course for pet owners
The course includes detailed veterinary advice to help owners deal calmly with emergency scenarios.
Busy Bees Education and Training has teamed up with Blue Cross to deliver vital education.

A first aid course for pet owners has been launched by Busy Bees Education and Training to help people learn how to keep their animals healthy and take positive action in an emergency.

The online course, developed in conjunction with Blue Cross veterinary experts, includes interactive games, video interviews and quizzes to help pet owners recount vital information in critical situations.

Its launch follows the publication of the 2021 PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) Report, which sparked calls for new pet owners to seek support when it comes to looking after their animals. The report found that almost half of all pet owners who acquired their animals since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were first-time pet owners. 

The course, designed for pet owners old and new, is split into three main sections:
 
  • Preventative health - a comprehensive guide to vaccinations, diet, and grooming. 
  • Hazards in the home, garden and on a walk – puppy Max and his human family explore potential everyday dangers in the household and outside world.
  • What to do in a pet emergency – detailed veterinary advice to help owners deal calmly with a wide range of life-threatening scenarios.
“Being a pet owner is a huge responsibility," commented Kim Lakin-Smith, course content writer from Busy Bees Education and Training. "Unlike humans, if our pet has a medical emergency that needs immediate attention, there’s no emergency services or ambulance to call on. 

"The responsibility to administer first aid in a calm, timely and effective manner lands on us. Preparing ourselves to respond to an emergency or, even better preventing one, is the best way we can help our beloved animal friends to enjoy long, healthy, and happy lives.”

The course takes one hour to complete and costs £17.50. For more information, visit busybeestraining.co.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.