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Southwold dachshunds smash world record
Dachshund owners from across the country travelled to join the fun.
Over 2,000 dachshunds and their owners gathered for a single-breed walk.

A Suffolk seaside town has smashed the world record for the biggest number of dogs for a single breed walk, after 2,000 dachshunds arrived on the beach for the annual Southwold Sausage Dog Walk, as reported by East Anglian Daily Times (EADT).

First held in 2017, the Southwold Sausage Dog Walk returned on Sunday 9 October, and organisers were keen to beat the current world record, held by Beaglelandia, a 2018 event that saw 1,029 beagles walk together in Cheshire.

The event easily surpassed those numbers, with a staggering 2,238 dachshunds in attendance – a far cry from the 150 dachshunds attending the first event in 2017.

Event organiser Laura Baggott told the EADT: "It has been a bit crazy, but it's gone really well. We've all had a brilliant day.

"I never thought it would get this big, it wasn't my intention.

"We're slowly going worldwide too. Some people have travelled from Wales, and I was speaking to someone who came from Texas, and there's someone from Argentina too.

“It is a lot of pressure to put it on because we want to get it right, but once the day comes around we all really enjoy it.”

With a world record under their belt, the organisers of the event have discussed their new goals – to make Southwold the sausage dog capital of the world, and to have a dachshund statue erected in the town.

As well as the walk, dachshunds and their owners were able to enjoy looking round stalls, listening to a DJ, taking photographs and socialising with other dachshund enthusiasts.

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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.