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Dog to win football season tickets
Image: Max the Chelsea fan
Search is on for the UK's biggest canine football fan

A sports website is aiming to find the most devoted football fan in the dog world, and has been flooded with entries from across the UK and beyond. A spokesman for the website said: “Our contest is the first ever to celebrate Britain’s secret army of doggie football fans."

The winner will receive two season tickets, one for the football-mad canine, and another for his or her human companion.

According to one owner from Surrey, her cross-breed Max never misses a televised Chelsea game. She said: “He loves watching the game on the telly and even predicts the scores by barking before the kick off.
 
“He’s not always spot on, he does tend to be a bit optimistic before a game and usually predicts we will win six-nil.”

Other contestants include Aston Villa fan Luna Davies, and Arsenal fans Ginny and five-year old Dachshund Lenny. Lenny apparently "gets very grumpy" if his favourite team lose, and according to Ginny's owner, "she has always growled whenever Alex Ferguson comes on the screen."

To enter a canine football fan, owners can send a photo of them with their name, age and contact details to dog@TVbet.co.uk.

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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.