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Webinar on managing horses announced
The webinar will focus on issues such as reducing stress and promoting good behaviour.
The event will look at promoting positive behaviour and wellbeing.

Details of the next instalment in the Welfare Wednesday webinar series, hosted by World Horse Welfare, have been released.

On Wednesday, 15 February, equine behaviourists Justine Harrison and Rosa Verwijs will look at the question: ‘Can we promote positive equine behaviour and wellbeing through management?'

There will be a presentation from Harrison on the basic behavioural needs of horses and how problems can arise if their management is restricted. She will also talk about the affects of stress on horses and how it can be reduced through managing their environment.

Harrison will then be joined by Verwijs to answer questions from the audience. The event will be chaired by Sarah Coombs.

The Welfare Wednesday series gives a platform to experts to share their knowledge on important equine issues and provide answers to people’s questions. Recordings of previous webinars from World Horse Welfare, which have looked at topics ranging from biosecurity to weight management, are available to watch on YouTube.

Both of the experts teach at Writtle University College, Essex. Verwijs is senior lecturer in equine behaviour and nutrition there, while Harrison lectures on the Equine Behavioral Science BSc as well as being a certified horse behaviour consultant with the International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants (IAABC).

Those interested in attending the webinar can book online. 

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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.