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Wheelchair user’s trek to help assistance dog charity
Tim aims to raise £20,000 by doing the challenge in a ‘mountain trike’ wheelchair.
Tim Scott to take on the Camino de Santiago in September 

A wheelchair user is set to take on one of the world’s most famous pilgrimage routes to raise money for assistance dog charity, Canine Partners.

Timothy Scott is taking on the Camino de Santiago in September 2020, a 500-mile trek from St Jean Pied de Port in south-west France to Santiago de Compostela in north-west Spain.

Tim said: “It’s a way that I can give something back to the charities that have helped me, one being Canine Partners, who have given me my assistance dog Elliott.”

In 2009, Tim was rendered tetraplegic after being involved in a motorcycle accident. Having previously been sporty and a self-confessed ‘workaholic’, he was suddenly stuck at home doing nothing and sank into a deep depression.

But this all changed in June 2015 when he was partnered with his canine partner, Elliott. Canine partners help their owners with tasks around the home, such as fetching items, opening doors and seeking help in an emergency.

“Life after getting my canine partner Elliott was different because all of a sudden I’ve got someone to care for instead of being the person who is cared for or looked after and he’s given me back my independence,” says Tim. “I can’t even begin to imagine what it would be like without Elliott, he is one of the family.”

Tim aims to raise £20,000 by doing the challenge in a ‘mountain trike’ wheelchair. This is how much a canine partner costs from selection as a puppy to retirement at 10 years old.

“I want to be able to let someone else benefit from what I have through Canine Partners,” says Tim. “I think when I come to next year and it starts getting closer to the time, it’s going to be hard.

“It’s in my own hands. If I don’t push myself and I don’t train, then I will struggle. It’s up to me and within my own destiny to be able to make it work.”

If you would like to sponsor Tim please visit www.tim-elliott-camino.rocks or uk.virginmoneygiving.com/tim-elliott-camino.rocks

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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.