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New focus for RCVS Charitable Trust
Nick Royle, RCVS
Charity supports evidence based veterinary medicine

The RCVS Charitable Trust has announced it is relaunching as RCVS Knowledge,
with a new focus on supporting evidence based veterinary medicine (EBVM) across the globe.

The charity has been a small funder of veterinary research for the past 50 years, as well as  home to the only library for the UK veterinary community that is freely accessible.

Explaining the rebrand, the charity's executive director Nick Royle, said: "RCVS Knowledge is a name that encompasses our three core offerings: historical knowledge, represented by our valuable Historical Collection, present knowledge, represented by our library, and future knowledge, represented by the new evidence based veterinary medicine project."

As well as a name change, the Historical Collection will be made available online, and the Grants and Awards program will be altered to celebrate professional excellence and tackle gaps in veterinary knowledge.

Furthermore, the Library and Information Service will be transformed into a resource to drive innovation and EBVM on a global scale.

Nick concludes: "We are aware of the responsibilities that veterinary surgeons and nurses face every day and feel we are in a position to support their decision making.

"We would like to urge every veterinary professional with an interest in EBVM, a curiosity about the history of their profession or a need to access up-to-date research to get in touch, so that we can keep you up to date with developments."

 

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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.