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HRH The Princess Royal opens veterinary education centre
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal officially opened the new £8.6M facility.
Centre will serve students and staff of the Harper & Keele Veterinary School.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal paid a visit to Harper Adams University’s Shropshire campus on Tuesday (29 June) to officially open its new Veterinary Education Centre.

HRH Princess Royal, who is Chancellor of the university, received a tour of the £8.6M facility, which will serve students and staff of the Harper & Keele Veterinary School and Harper Adams University. Among its facilities include lecture theatres, learning spaces, clinical skills environments and general teaching rooms. 

Her Royal Highness was shown a range of displays and practical demonstrations, including a virtual dissection and a veterinary medicine clinical skills session. She also met the trustees of the Kildare Charitable Trust, which provided one of the centres two large lecture theatres.

“We were delighted to be able to welcome Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal back to Harper Adams to officially open the Veterinary Education Centre,” commented Dr David Llewellyn, vice-chancellor of the university. 

“This is a major new facility for the University and will not only support the education of those entering a variety of veterinary professions but will also enable us, through the work of the Vet School, to ensure that future generations of veterinary surgeons are able to train alongside those seeking a career in the agri-food industry” he added. 

“We need excellent people in both fields, with a thorough understanding of the issues that impact on animal health and welfare that they will have to address when pursuing their future careers.”

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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.