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Dramatic festive season for RSPCA
Floods besieged Yorkshire from Boxing Day, putting animals and people in peril. Nearly 16,000 calls received about animal welfare The...
Gene therapy treats muscular dystrophy in mice
US researchers have successfully used gene-editing to treat mice with muscular dystrophy. Technique has potential to be translated into human...
New Year’s Honours recognise welfare work
Jane Howorth, founder of the British Hen Welfare Trust, received an MBE for her work with battery hens. Four receive...
Ebola outbreak at an end in Guinea – WHO
The original chain of transmission began in Gueckedou, Guinea, late in December 2013. Vigilance needed to stop any new flares...
Sanofi and Boehringer enter exclusive negotiations
An agreement is expected to be reached in the coming months. Deal would create the second largest player in the...
New antibiotic-resistant gene found in England
The gene was first identified in samples taken from pigs in Southern China. MCR-1 discovered in samples taken from Public...