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Withdrawal Of Extra Statutory Concessions

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Barney, a 17 year old Collie is lucky to be alive today after being rescued from a canal in Pewsey, Wiltshire during a charity event on Saturday. The elderly dog was spotted by one of the teams taking part in the kayaking stage of the Vet Charity Challenge, a fund-raising event which sees veterinary staff and industry partners from all over the country come together to raise money for animal charities. Barney had wandered off through an unlocked gate and fallen into the canal where a team from Kruuse UK managed to haul the struggling animal onto their kayak and down the canal towards a waiting group of vets and nurses. From there he was whisked to Drove Vets in Swindon where he has made an excellent recovery from his ordeal. Andrew Groom from Kruuse said, “It was sheer luck that we happened to be paddling past at that point. The poor chap was struggling on the steep banks of the canal and kept slipping back in. He was getting very tired and at risk of drowning, and judging by his gums and heart rate, going in ...