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Police dog receives PDSA devotion award
Ty successfully located a missing elderly lady in West Yorkshire.

Honoured for locating an elderly lady who went missing

A police dog who helped to locate a missing person has received devotion award from veterinary charity PDSA.

Police dog Ty was nominated for the PDSA Commendation Award by his handler, PC Jerry White, after successfully locating a missing elderly lady in West Yorkshire in May 2007. Sadly the German Shepherd died in 2014 and his award was accepted by PC White.

Recalling the event, PC White said: “Ty and I were called to a care home where an elderly resident had gone missing at night after taking sleeping tablets.

"Ty soon picked up a trail nearby and led me to nearby gardens where he stopped and began barking. As I shone my torch I heard a soft cry for help and spotted the lady on the ground hidden by bushes."

PC White firmly believes that Ty's fast actions helped to save the lady's life.

He added: "The lady had been missing for several hours in cold weather. If officers had needed to do a physical search it could have taken hours to locate her, by which point it could have been too late to save her."

Ty's certificate was presented at a ceremony at West Yorkshire Police Training & Development Centre by PDSA director general, Jan McLoughlin.

Jan said: “The PDSA Commendation recognises the outstanding devotion that animals display and celebrates the amazing ways they enrich our lives. It is clear that Ty made an incredible contribution to keeping his community safe during his time with West Yorkshire Police and he is a worthy recipient of the PDSA Commendation.”

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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.