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Alfie phone home
Alfie with owner Luke
Alfie with his owner Luke Price (left) and Luke's brother.

Missing moggie found in phone box

Lost cat Alfie was found trapped in a London telephone box, but unlike E.T, had no chance of phoning home.

Fortunately, the silver tabby has since been reunited with his owner after a member of the public took him to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in south London.

Alfie had been missing for 10 weeks and had wandered five miles from his home in Forest Hill. A routine microchip scan allowed the charity to trace his owner Luke Price.

Luke says he had tried desperately to find Alfie and was amazed to be reunited with him. "We couldn’t be happier to have him back in our life and hope he stays a bit closer to home this time! We thank everyone at Battersea for looking after him and contacting us – it was such a relief.

"I’m so glad we had him microchipped, we might never have seen him again if we hadn’t."

Lindsay Quinlan, head of Battersea's cattery, said only 15 per cent of the cats that come through their doors are microchipped, making it very difficult to reunite them with their owners.

Image courtesy of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home

 




 

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Practices urged to audit neutering data

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 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

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RCVS pays tribute to well-loved equine vet

The RCVS and the Riding Establishments Subcommittee has paid tribute to well-loved veterinary surgeon and riding establishment inspector, Rebecca Hamilton-Fletcher MRCVS.

Linda Belton MRCVS, RCVS President, said: "I, along with my colleagues on the RESC, RCVS Council, RCVS Standards Committee, as well as RCVS staff, was very saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rebecca, or Becca as we knew her, last week.

"She was a true advocate for equine welfare and in her many years on the RESC worked to continually improve the quality and consistency of riding establishment inspections, all in the interests of enhanced horse welfare and rider safety."