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White Reindeer brings Festive Cheer
'Snowy' - c/o North News and Pictures Ltd
Whitby garden centre delighted after birth of extremely rare all-white reindeer.

The Victoria Farm Garden Centre of Whitby has been breeding reindeer for many years, but the birth of a rare all-white reindeer six months ago was entirely unexpected. The reindeer, nicknamed 'Snowy', is the result of an extremely rare one in 10,000 mutation.

“We have bred reindeer for years, but have never known anything like this to have happened before.” said Mark Noble, 44, one of the owners of Victoria Farm Garden Centre.

'We feel very lucky to have Snowy, and we were delighted when we discovered her in one of the fields on our farm.”

'Our visitors absolutely love her. She is the cutest little thing and she has made us all very happy.”

Snowy has proven an extremely popular attraction at the Garden Centre and the local children are said to be delighted at the sight of her. However, due to the natural shyness of reindeer, they have not been able to pet Snowy.

'Snowy', however, is only a temporary name and the general public are invited to suggest a permanent name. 



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Practices urged to audit neutering data

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 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

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RCVS pays tribute to well-loved equine vet

The RCVS and the Riding Establishments Subcommittee has paid tribute to well-loved veterinary surgeon and riding establishment inspector, Rebecca Hamilton-Fletcher MRCVS.

Linda Belton MRCVS, RCVS President, said: "I, along with my colleagues on the RESC, RCVS Council, RCVS Standards Committee, as well as RCVS staff, was very saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rebecca, or Becca as we knew her, last week.

"She was a true advocate for equine welfare and in her many years on the RESC worked to continually improve the quality and consistency of riding establishment inspections, all in the interests of enhanced horse welfare and rider safety."