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BVNA awards honorary membership to Nicholas Taylor RVN
BVNA president Lyndsay Hughes with Nicholas Taylor.
Association also confirms its charity of the year.

The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) has awarded Nicholas Taylor honorary membership.

He was elected to the position during the BVNA's annual general meeting in October in recognition of his contribution to the veterinary nursing profession.

A former president of the BVNA between 1999-2000, Mr Taylor began his career as a trainee veterinary nurse in 1985, before working predominantly in small animal and mixed practices and hospitals.

After a period as a diagnostic radiographer for the NHS, during which he maintained his VN status in a non-practising role, he returned to the veterinary sector in 2020 as a referral radiographer.

Mr Taylor received the honorary membership 25 years after he started his term as BVNA president. Among his contributions to the veterinary nursing profession has been establishing an annual bursary to enable student veterinary nurses to attend BVNA Congress.

The BVNA's annual general meeting, which took place during BVNA Congress, also saw the association confirm its charity of the year for 2024-25.

The Daphne Shipman Benevolent Fund has been chosen. The charity was set up in memory of Daphne Shipman, who served as chief steward for BVNA Congress for many years.

The charity provides helps to BVNA members and their spouses, relations or dependents who are in need, hardship or distress.

Image © BVNA

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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.