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2011 Awards Launched by the WSAVA
Professor Jan Rothuizen (right) receiving the prestigious 2010 WSAVA Hill's Excellence in Veterinary Healthcare Award from Dr Hein Meyer (centre; Hill's Pet Nutrition) and Dr David Wadsworth (WSAVA President)
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has launched its annual search for veterinarians who have significantly advanced the care of companion animals with the launch of its 2011 Awards.

The awards will be presented during the 2011 WSAVA World Congress which takes place in Jeju, Korea from October 14-17 2011.
Past WSAVA Award winners include Professor Jan Rothuizen (pictured), Head of the Clinical Sciences Department at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Utrecht University; Associate Professor Duncan Lascelles, Director of the Integrated Pain Management Service at North Carolina State University College and Dr Stephen Ettinger, Specialist in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, and editor of the seminal textbook Veterinary Internal Medicine; Diseases of the Dog and Cat. Nominations are invited for the following awards:
WSAVA Hill's Pet Mobility Award
This will recognise the outstanding work of a clinical researcher in the field of canine and feline orthopaedic medicine and surgery. Through improvements in the mobility and quality of life of pets, the research should have contributed significantly to the well-being of pets' lives and to the human-animal bond worldwide.
WSAVA Hill's Excellence in Veterinary Healthcare Award

This will recognise the outstanding work of a veterinarian in promoting companion animal healthcare and the human-pet-veterinary bond through leading-edge clinical nutrition and through advanced medical and surgical techniques which enrich relationships between people and their pets.

WSAVA International Award for Scientific Achievement
This will recognise the outstanding contribution of a veterinarian who has furthered the advancement of knowledge of the cause, detection and management of disorders in companion animals.
The WSAVA Executive Board makes a special additional award for Service to the Profession.  The award is designed to recognise exemplary service by a veterinarian to foster and enhance the exchange of scientific and professional ideas throughout the world.  For 2011, the award will be generously sponsored by Dr John Holt, a long-term supporter of the WSAVA, past president (1986-88) and Service to the Profession award winner (1998.)   
Nominations must be received by the WSAVA Secretariat by 15 November 2010 and can be submitted by email or post.  They can be sent to the WSAVA Secretariat by e-mail, fax, or post (http://www.wsava.org/Contact.htm ) and should include a covering letter, nominee CV and list of nominee publications.

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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.