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Reindeer gallops down residential street
Bjorn is said to have bolted from a Christmas event after hearing a car horn. (generic photo)

Escaped animal pays a festive visit

Residents of a street in Nottingham got a festive surprise this week as they spotted a reindeer galloping along the road.

The runaway, named Bjorn, had been at a Christmas event in a nearby Tesco store when he was reportedly startled by a car horn.

He is then said to have slipped his rope and bolted down a residential street.

Gemma Green had been putting up Christmas cards in her window when she spotted Bjorn. It was "like a scene from Arthur Christmas where Santa loses his reindeer," she told the Nottingham Post.

"I thought I was seeing things at first."

The escapee was located in a garden shortly afterwards and returned to the event, which was run by The Animal Company. The company's director, Nathan Anderson-Dixon, is quoted by BBC News as saying Bjorn is "fine" and "resting in his stable".

Image: Alexandre Buisse (Nattfodd) - self-made (http://www.alexandrebuisse.org)/Wikipedia/CC BY SA 3.0

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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."