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Extra Mural Studies award winners
Students rewarded by national rehoming charities

Cats Protection and Dogs Trust have announced the winners of the Veterinary Student Extra Mural Studies (EMS) awards.

Now in their second year, the awards are part of a scheme that enables veterinary students to gain hands-on work experience at the charities.

Those that submit a report after are then entered into the EMS awards, to help elevate their studies and win a £500 prize.

Cats Protection chose Mary Fletcher from Nottingham as its winner, for her report titled "Environmental enrichment options for cats in the care of rescue/rehoming organisations".

The charity's finalists were Miriam Kaltz from Cambridge Veterinary School, Troy Jackson from the Royal Veterinary College and Freja Dunnet from Bristol Veterinary School.

Meanwhile, Richard Hesketh was selected as Dogs Trust's winner for his report "Adapting to a kennels environment".

Gloria Feltham, Rachel Ottridge and Susan Price were the charity's finalists.

"I am delighted by the incredible amount of positive feedback from the participations of this year's EMS placements," commented Paula Boyden, veterinary director at Dogs Trust.

"The initiative is a great opportunity for vet students to focus not only on clinical aspects of veterinary work, but the behavioural side too."

On behalf of Cats Protection, Maggie Roberts, director of veterinary services, said: "The scheme is great as it gives the students exposure to shelter medicine and more experience of feline welfare issues.

"I hope the experience will be useful to [the students] in their future careers."

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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.