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Most bizarre pet names revealed
Image: Señor Snuggles - Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Battersea reveals top 20 bizarre pet names

Animal Charity Battersea Dogs & Cats Home has surveyed it's 225,000 Facebook and Twitter fans to find the most weird and wonderful pet names.

It seems we can be quite creative when it comes to naming our four-legged friends, with the top 10 wacky dog names including 'Chicken-Fish', 'Yum Yum' and 'Mr Bongi Muggles.' The top 10 responses from cat lovers were no less colourful, with 'Pickwickywoowoo', 'Mister Fuzzy Mittens' and 'Strawberry Surprise'.

Rob Young, Operations Manager at Battersea says: "Unlike humans, animals don't really know what they are called so you can be a bit bonkers when it comes to naming your four-legged friends - just remember you may need to shout it out in the garden or at the park!"

The charity, which take in around 9,000 dogs and cats a year, also get creative when it comes to naming their residents, with Señor Snuggles the Anatolian Shepherd and Cuddle Bear the cat. Mr Young adds: "Around half the dogs and cats we take in are strays so we constantly have to come up with names to give our new arrivals.

"We have to be quite imaginative and names like Señor Snuggles and Cuddle Bear really help animals stand out from the crowd. We love the wacky names in our top 20 - they are truly original. You never know, they may inspire us when it comes to naming some of Battersea's furry residents."

For more about the residents at Battersea, click here.

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Equine Disease Surveillance report released for Q4 2025

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 The latest Equine Disease Surveillance report has been released, with details on equine disease from Q4 of 2025.

The report, produced by Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance, includes advice on rule changes for equine influenza vaccination.

Statistics and maps detail recent outbreaks of equine herpes virus, equine influenza, equine strangles and equine grass sickness. A series of laboratory reports provides data on virology, bacteriology, parasitology and toxicosis.

This issue also features a case study of orthoflavivus-associated neurological disease in a horse in the UK. 

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NSA webinar explores sheep tailing and castration

The National Sheep Association (NSA) is to host a free webinar on the castration and tail docking of lambs.

The webinar, 'Understanding the tailing and castration consultation: A guide for sheep farmers', will be hosted online on Monday, 2 March 2026 at 7.30pm.

It comes during a government consultation into the methods used for these procedures. Farmers are encouraged to engage before the consultation period closes on Monday, 9 March 2026.

The webinar offers clear and actionable guidance to support farmers to contribute meaningfully to the consultation and prepare for potential changes.

On the panel will be former SVS president Kate Hovers, farmer and vet Ann Van Eetvelt and SRUC professor in Animal Health and Veterinary Sciences Cathy Dwyer. Each panel member will utilise their own specialism and expertise to evaluate risks and outcomes to sheep farming.

Find out more about the webinar on the NSA website.