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Half-and-half cat
Venus's face is divided in two

Venus the cat has quickly become an internet sensation since showing her uniquely divided face.

Venus's owner says her cat was born with the distinct line down the middle of her face, which has jet black fur with a green eye on one side, and ginger fur with a blue eye on the other.

It is thought that Venus is a hybrid of two different populations of genetically distinct cells. This explains the two completely different halves of her face.

The cat has racked up almost two million views on YouTube and has more than 65,000 fans on Facebook, but despite the fame, Venus's owner describes her as a gentle and perfect pet with a big appetite.

"As tiny as she is, she likes to pick up the giant pieces of food from the dog food bowl rather than eat her cat food," she says.

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HMRC seeks feedback on locum employment categorisation

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 HMRC has invited feedback to its communications regarding the employment status of locum vets and vet nurses.

A letter, sent from HMRC last year, provided guidance for practices categorising the employment status of locum veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses.

It is now inviting anonymous feedback from those making employment status decisions on their communications. The survey takes 5-10 minutes to complete and closes on Friday, 6 February.

The survey can be accessed here

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Survey seeks ruminant sector views on antimicrobial stewardship

A new survey is seeking views of people working in the UK ruminant sector on how to tackle the challenge of demonstrating responsible antibiotic stewardship.

Forming part of a wider, collaborative initiative, the results will help identify the types of data available so that challenges with data collection can be better understood and addressed.

Anyone working in the UK farming sector, including vets and farmers,is encouraged to complete the survey, which is available at app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk