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New attraction to celebrate working horses
Feature at East of England Show

A new attraction celebrating the contributions of working horses to agriculture, farming and forestry will be open to the public at this year's East of England Show. The British Festival of the Working Horse, which enjoys the patronage of HRH The Prince of Wales, can be found at the Peterborough Arena over July 6th, 7th and 8th 2012.

The Festival, which is organised by British Horse Loggers, will have a dedicated 'village' in the Arena in which members of the public can learn more about harness and saddle making, rural crafts and the role stilled played by working horses today. Workshops and seminars will also be available.

"This is going to be a real treat for visitors to the show, who will have never seen anything like this before. 
It is a brand new attraction, not only for Peterborough and the region, but for the UK. We will have workshops, crafts and demonstrations of just what fantastic work these wonderful horses do in a host of industries – from horticulture and forestry, but also tourism and leisure.
 We really want the festival to champion horse logging as viable, vibrant and credible." said Festival organiser Doug Joiner.

More information can be found at the East of England Show's website.

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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.