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ARCH Launches Film About Haiti
The Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH) has released a film about their work with animals in the wake of the devastating earthquake in January in which 250,000 people died.

ARCH has helped more than 24,000 animals in the last six months, and the four-minute film shows how a team of local veterinary staff trained by the RSPCA run a mobile vet clinic for pets, farm animals and poultry.

The mobile clinic provides rabies and anthrax vaccines, parasite treatments, vitamin shots and first aid where needed.

RSPCA officer Kevin Degenhard, who worked as ARCH co-ordinator in Haiti for two months, said: “It has been an astonishing achievement to help so many animals during such a difficult time. The team in Haiti has done so well.

“We’ve always taken a strong view that it’s crucial to help communities rebuild in the wake of this terrible disaster, and a vital part of that is helping people to look after their surviving animals, as they depend on these animals for food, protection and companionship.”

To view the full length film, please click here.

To download the four-minute film, please click here.

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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