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Dogs home family fun day raises over £5,000
Activities at the fun day included best trick and waggiest tail competitions.
Birmingham Dogs home wants to create more whelping units.

A canine rescue centre in Birmingham has raised more than £5,000 through a Family Fun Day and Dog Show.

Birmingham Dogs Home welcomed hundreds of dogs and their owners to the event on 22 June. Activities included competitions for the best trick and the waggiest tail, raffles, a tombola, and a prize draw.

The money raised will go to the charity’s Little Miracles appeal, which is raising money towards a specialist maternity wing at the Birmingham Dogs Home's rescue centre in Solihull.

The charity wants to provide a safe environment for the increasing number of abandoned pregnant dogs it is seeing through the creation of more whelping units. Last year, 18 dogs gave birth while under the care of Birmingham Dogs Home.

Fi Harrison, head of fundraising and communications at Birmingham Dogs Home, said: “We always love welcoming back our rescue dogs and meeting our supporters. We are so grateful to Ancol Pet Products, our headline sponsors, who do so much to support our charity.

“We really need to give the best support we can to new mums vulnerable new pups which are on the increase at our Solihull rescue centre.”

More information about the charity’s Little Miracles appeal can be found on the Birmingham Dogs Home website.

Image © Birmingham Dogs Home

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FIVP launches CMA remedies survey

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 FIVP has shared a survey, inviting those working in independent practice to share their views on the CMA's proposed remedies.

The Impact Assessment will help inform the group's response to the CMA, as it prepares to submit further evidence to the Inquiry Group. FIVP will also be attending a hearing in November.

Data will be anonymised and used solely for FIVP's response to the CMA. The survey will close on Friday, 31 October 2025. 

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CMA to host webinar exploring provisional decisions

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to host a webinar for veterinary professionals to explain the details of its provisional decisions, released on 15 October 2025.

The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 29 October 2025 from 1.00pm to 2.00pm.

Officials will discuss the changes which those in practice may need to make if the provisional remedies go ahead. They will also share what happens next with the investigation.

The CMA will be answering questions from the main parties of the investigation, as well as other questions submitted ahead of the webinar.

Attendees can register here before Wednesday, 29 October at 11am. Questions must be submitted before 10am on 27 October.

A recording of the webinar will be accessible after the event.