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Dog Walker Shortlisted for Award
London business, Bruce’s Dog Walking, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the London Business Awards.

A finalist in the category for Business Innovation, the nomination comes following the expansion of Bruce Casalis’ dog walking business into Doggy Day Care.

Bruce’s Dog Walking has been shortlisted based on it’s innovative offering of a country life for a London dog. The day care centre offers a safe alternative to the vast majority of dog walkers operating in local parks. With a swimming pool, five acres of fenced play area, an agility course, indoor enclosure with dog beds, an air-conditioned Mercedes van with vet approved crates and 30 acres of private fields for dog walking, Bruce’s Dog Walking Doggy Day Care Centre provides a dog’s equivalent to paradise.

Proprietor and young entrepreneur Bruce Casalis is proud to be nominated. “It’s an honour to be shortlisted for a Business Innovation Award. This nomination proves that you don’t need a revolutionary idea to create a successful business. Adding an innovative concept to the simplicity of dog walking has meant that I’ve been able to build a successful business.”

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Strangles survey seeks views of horse owners

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 With Strangles Awareness Week just around the corner (5-11 May), vets are being encouraged to share a survey about the disease with their horse-owning clients.

The survey, which has been designed by Dechra, aims to raise awareness of Strangles and promote best practices to prevent its transmission. It includes questions about horse owners' experiences of strangles, together with preventative measures and vaccination.

Respondents to the survey will be entered into a prize draw to win two VIP tickets to Your Horse Live 2025. To access the survey, click here 

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DAERA to reduce BVD 'grace period'

DAERA has reminded herd keepers of an upcoming reduction to the 'grace period' to avoid BVD herd restrictions.

From 1 May 2025, herd keepers will have seven days to cull any BVD positive or inconclusive animals to avoid restrictions being applied to their herd.

It follows legislation introduced on 1 February, as DAERA introduces herd movement restrictions through a phased approach. Herd keepers originally had 28 days to cull BVD positive or inconclusive animals.

DAERA says that, providing herd keepers use the seven-day grace period, no herds should be restricted within the first year of these measures.

Additional measures, which will target herds with animals over 30 days old that haven't been tested for BVD, will be introduced from 1 June 2025.

More information is available on the DAERA website.