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WSAVA announces award winners
Outstanding achievement recognised

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has announced the winners of its annual awards. Highly regarded in global companion animal care, the WSAVA Awards recognise ground-breaking research and achievement in the clinical care of companion animals. They will be presented at this year’s WSAVA World Congress, which begins in Birmingham, UK, on Wednesday 11 April 2012.

MRCVS.co.uk would like to extend our congratulations to all who have been honoured. The winners were:

WSAVA President’s Award - Dr Anjop Venker-van Haagen.
WSAVA Hill's Excellence in Veterinary Healthcare Award - Dr Marty Becker.
WSAVA Hill's Pet Mobility Award - Professor Daniel Lewis.
WSAVA Global One Health Award - Professor Ab Osterhaus.
WSAVA International Award for Scientific Achievement - Professor Richard Halliwell.

Commenting on the 2012 WSAVA Awards, President of the WSAVA Professor Jolle Kirpensteijn said  “2011 was a year of great achievements for the WSAVA, including a partnership with OIE; a doubling of our membership and pioneering contributions from our committees. During 2012, we expect to continue this excellent progress, ensuring that the WSAVA develops its role as an essential partner in global companion animal development. In fact, WSAVA could also stand for ‘Welfare, Science, Advancement, Veterinary care and Absolute dedication to the profession’.

"I’d like to thank our major supporter Hill’s Pet Nutrition for sponsoring two of the awards and for being the prime sponsor of our last three congresses. Hill’s also contributes to the funding of our CE programme, various disease standardization groups and other initiatives.” he added.

Nominations are now being considered for the 2013 WSAVA Awards, which will be presented at the 2013 WSAVA Congress in Auckland, New Zealand, from 6-9 March. More information on the WSAVA is available at www.wsava.org.

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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.