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Kennel Club gives £30,000 to train new hearing dogs
Grant awarded to registered charity Hearings Dogs for Deaf People

The Kennel Club Charitable Trust has awarded the charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People a grant of £30,000 to help towards training three new hearing dogs.

With one person in every seven experiencing some degree of hearing the loss, the work of the charity is crucial. Special hearing dogs are trained to alert deaf people to everyday household sounds and danger signals in the home, work place and in public buildings, to promote independence.

It takes 18 months to train a hearing dog and begins with puppy socialisation with volunteers before moving on to sound work training at a specialist centre. During this period a suitable recipient for each dog is identified. The recipient and hearing dog then spend a period of time training together before qualifying as an official partnership.

Michele Jennings, CEO of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People said: “As the only charity in the UK to specialise in this kind of training for hearing dogs, we would like to be able to extend the number of partnerships across the UK and this funding is a great step towards helping more people.

“Hearing dogs are provided to deaf people at no charge and each dog is trained to the specific needs of the deaf individual they have been matched to, creating a life-changing partnership. This funding from the Kennel Club Charitable Trust will help us to train three new hearing dogs and create lifelong partnerships.”

There are currently over 750 working partnerships in place between hearing dogs and deaf people nationwide. This figure is soon to be 753 with the help and generosity of the Kennel Club Charitable Trust.

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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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UK's BSE risk status downgraded

The WOAH has downgraded the UK's international risk status for BSE to 'negligible'.

Defra says that the UK's improved risk status recognises the reputation for having the highest standards for biosecurity. It adds that it demonstrates decades of rigorous animal control.

Outbreaks of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, also known as mad cow disease, have previously resulted in bans on Britain's beef exports.

The UK's new status could lead to expanded trade and better confidence in British beef.

Christine Middlemiss, the UK's chief veterinary officer, said: "WOAH's recognition of the UK as negligible risk for BSE is a significant milestone and is a testament to the UK's strong biosecurity measures and the hard work and vigilance of farmers and livestock keepers across the country who have all played their part in managing the spread of this disease.