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Eurostars backs development of canine cancer drug
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The drug will be an important contribution to the improvement of cancer treatment in dogs.

Antivascular treatment to receive £1.4m of funding
 
The development of a new antivascular drug to fight cancer in dogs is to receive £1.4m in funding from Eurostars.

French-based pharmaceutical company Ecrins Therapeutics has teamed-up with Dr Barbara Kaser-Hotz from Switzerland's Animal Oncology and Imaging Centre (AOIC) and Dr Susan North from the UK's leading private Small Animal Cancer Treatment Centre (VRCC) to test and develop this new and exciting treatment option.

The company has already invested over two million euros in the development of the treatment and Eurostar's contribution will add a further 1.6 million euros (£1.4m) to the pot.  The project began in April 2015 and it is hoped that the drug will come to market in the few years.

Eurostars is an organisation which supports international innovative projects led by research and development-performing small and medium sized enterprises. With its forward-thinking approach, the organisation supports the development of rapidly marketable innovative products, processes and services that help improve the daily lives of people around the world.

Ecrins Therapeutics, AOIC and VRCC came 19th out of 323 Eurostars eligible applications. They are all now looking forward to working together and playing an important contribution to the improvement of cancer treatment in dogs.

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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.