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Canine masseuse to run marathon
Lizzie Harrison with Vinnie.
Credit: Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Race to raise thousands for Battersea

This weekend, a dog massage therapist from Kent will be running the 26-mile Virgin London Marathon, in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.

Lizzie Harrison aims to raise £2000 for the rescue centre by hosting sponsored walks and pub quiz nights. She says: "My fundraising and training was slightly delayed by last month's wintry weather but now I just want to get out there, have fun and raise as much money as possible for Battersea."

Lizzie says she started her mobile canine massage company, Healing Paws, because of her seven-year-old parson russell terrier, Vinnie.

"I chose to raise money for Battersea because, without my dog Vinnie, I would never have looked into canine massage and it has totally changed my life," says Lizzie.

"Running the race is my way of giving something back to all dogs, inside and outside the Home, so they can make a difference to someone's life, like Vinnie has to mine."

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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.