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RSPCA urging owners to use parrot passports
The stray lovebird was found in a garden in Somerset.
The advice comes after charity unable to reunite stray lovebird with owner.

The RSPCA is urging owners to ensure their pet birds can be positively identified with either a microchip or closed ring. It also recommends the use of a parrot passport, which helps identify a bird in the event of an accidental escape.

A passport can be used to store information about a bird and can include photographs and ring and microchip details.

The advice comes after the charity took in a stray lovebird that was found in a garden in Norton sub Hamdon, Somerset on 22 May. Because the bird was so friendly, the householder was able to catch it and take it to their local veterinary surgery, who contacted the RSPCA for guidance. 

The charity is now looking after the lovebird but it has not been possible to reunite the bird with its owner because it is not microchipped or ringed. 

RSPCA animal rescue officer Dean Wilkins said: “She is lovely and friendly, and we’re sure there’s someone out there who’s missing their beloved pet. I have taken her to our West Hatch animal centre near Taunton where she is being well looked after.

“The team there has named her 'Tequila Sunrise' as she’s so colourful!

“We were hoping that her owner might be found but unfortunately, this lovebird was not microchipped so we have been unable to trace them. And despite putting up posters locally and posting on a lost and found site, no-one has come forward with any information, so Tequila Sunrise will now be put up for adoption and hopefully someone will soon offer her a forever home.”

The RSPCA deals with hundreds of pet psittacines each year, and many are unable to be reunited with their owners because they are not microchipped or ringed.

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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.