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Kennel Club and Battersea Introduce Accreditation Award
The Kennel Club and Battersea Dogs and Cats Home teams up in launch of Accreditation Award.

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home has joined forces with the Kennel Club to launch an accreditation programme for its staff, which will benefit other charities in the future.

The Kennel Club Accreditation Scheme for Instructors in Dog Training and Canine Behaviour (KCAI) worked with Battersea to create a specialist module in Rescue and Rehoming, the first time Battersea's staff can gain an externally recognised qualification.

The KCAI is the UK's national gold standard in dog training and the scheme is backed by City & Guilds, the UK's biggest name in vocational training.

Claire Horton, CEO of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, expressed her delight at the new scheme, saying: "My team work incredibly hard to offer the highest standards of animal welfare, and it is fantastic that their efforts will now be recognised officially outside Battersea through KCAI."

She explained: "This new programme will be integrated into staff and volunteer training to ensure everyone can benefit from it."

KCAI Chairman, Paul Rawlings, added: "We are delighted that Battersea Dogs and Cats Home chose to work with KCAI in establishing this important quality benchmark for the Rescue and Rehoming industry. Their considerable expertise and knowledge has ensured the module is of the highest calibre. We now hope others in the rescue and rehoming world will benefit from the training."

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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.