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Improving chances for lost dogs
Lost and found collaboration launches at Crufts

Petlog is to announce its collaboration with both DogLost and Scanner Angel at the Kennel Club's (KC) Crufts 2013 event.

The collaboration is hoped to give lost dogs a higher chance of being reunited with their owners, through the use of microchipping, a lost and found database and a nationwide team of search volunteers.

Celebrating the collaboration at the Cruft's Petlog stand will be two German shepherd dog puppies and an English springer spaniel puppy.

Bandit, Daley and Alfie have come from West Midlands Police and are each registered with Petlog, the UK's largest lost and found database for microchipped pets.

Petlog, which is run 24-seven by the KC, safeguards about seven million pet contact details. When a pet is found, the database helps reunite that pet with its owner.

Soon volunteers from DogLost, a UK-wide lost dog search team, and Scanner Angel, the missing pet microchip scanner, will be able to help in Petlog's search for dog owners.

The new process involves the owner filing an initial missing pet report to Petlog. These details will then be checked and a confirmation email will be sent to the owner with a direct link to the DogLost website.

The owner can then register to DogLost so that a team of volunteers can begin the search for that pet. Scanner Angel will simultaneously be updated – alerting any person that then scans that pet that there is a lost alert connected to it.

Celia Walsom, an executive at Petlog, commented: "With the impending change in legislation regarding compulsory microchipping, we are delighted that we can offer this end-to-end service for dogs. We know only too well the stress that losing a pet can cause.

"The DogLost network of volunteers are based all around the country and thanks to them and the unique intelligence of the Angel Scanners, our customers can be safe in the knowledge that we are doing all we can to help reunite them with their dog."

Crufts is taking place between Thursday, March 7, and Sunday, March 10, at Birmingham NEC. Highlights from the arena programme will be televised each evening.

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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.