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Preferred educational provider status
Criteria introduced for Kennel Club instructors

A set of criteria has been created to support the Kennel Club Accreditation Scheme for Instructors in Dog Training and Canine Behaviour (KCAI).

The criteria will name Preferred Education Providers (PEPs) for members of KCAI, enabling them to identify the most high quality, worthwhile educational courses and seminars.

Members are encouraged to use these PEPs for any training that they undertake, because they best support the scheme's framework.

The measure has been put in place since many of the scheme's members felt it was difficult to find the best education providers for them, due to the large number available and amount of jargon involved.

Paul Rawlings, KCAI chairman, said: "We are being asked increasingly often to advise whether or not a course supports the scheme, not least because many organisations and individuals are claiming to be allied to the scheme."

Mr Rawlings explained that the new criteria will help KCAI differentiate the most relevant education organisations from those offering something of less value to its members.

"PEP status will give clear guidance to scheme members and we believe it will be a reliable indicator of quality to prospective students."

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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.