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Professor honoured for exceptional contributions to animal wefare
Professor Daniel Weary has received the UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science.

Professor Daniel Weary awarded prestigious UFAW Medal.
 
University of British Columbia Professor Daniel Weary has been named winner of the UFAW Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Animal Welfare Science.

The UFAW Medal pays recognition to individual scientists who have made exceptional contributions to the advancement of animal welfare over several years. The award is open to individuals across the globe whose research, teaching, service and advocacy have significantly benefited animal welfare.  

Professor Weary's 30-year career has sought to understand and improve the welfare of animals, including dairy cattle and laboratory rodents, using non-invasive methods.

He has contributed to more than 260 peer-reviewed publications, received three prominent international awards for scholarship and research impact, and has delivered numerous, distinguished named lectures across the world.

Georgia Mason, Professor of Animal Welfare at the University of Guelph, Canada, who nominated Professor Weary for the award, said: “For a field where true impact means changing how people treat animals, Dan’s work has improved the lives of millions of animals.

“In particular, thanks to his meticulous research using specific vocalisations and other carefully-validated indicators of pain and hunger, Canadian dairy calves are now typically fed to satiety, instead of left hungry as had been the industry norm, and they also now receive pain relief when their horn buds are cut or burnt away.

“The tails of millions of cows are now left on, instead of cut off. His work with Lee Niel has also led to a recognition of the inhumanness of carbon dioxide as a killing method for laboratory rodents”.

Professor Weary has also been highly influential as a teacher and trainer. He has advised 25 PhD students, many of whom are now themselves leaders in animal welfare science and policy. His undergraduate teaching has also won recognition through the Humane Society International Award, a Killam Teaching Prize and a Killam Research Prize.

Fellow nominator Ed Pajor, Professor of Animal Welfare at the University of Calgary added: “I consider Dr Weary to be among the top one per cent of animal welfare scientists in the world and am thrilled that he has been nominated for such a prestigious award. Even more remarkable than his productivity and impact is the wide range of scientific topics he has addressed and the methodology that he has either used or developed”.

Professor Weary received the commemorative medal and award during UFAW’s Recent Advances in Animal Welfare Science VII virtual webinar on the 30 June, attended by some 1,000 delegates. 

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Vets to run marathon for World Animal Protection

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 Two recently graduated veterinary surgeons will be running the London Marathon in April to raise money for the charity World Animal Protection.

Alex Bartlett and Maeve O'Neill plan to run the race together if they are given the same start times.

Dr O'Neill said: "You're always limited in what you can do to help animals, so it is nice to raise money for a charity that helps animals around the world."

Dr Bartlett added: "I have never run a marathon before and am excited to run my first one for such a good cause!"

Both Dr Bartlett and Dr O'Neill have fundraising pages online. 

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BSAVA releases new Guide to Procedures

The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) has published a new edition of its Guide to Procedures for Small Animal Practice.

It has added four new procedures; cystostomy tube placement, endotracheal intubation, point-of-care ultrasound and wet-to-dry dressings.

BSAVA says that it is an essential step-by-step guide to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed in practice. The textbook includes new images and illustrations, as well as high-definition videos for use prior to procedures.

Nick Bexfield and Julia Riggs, editors of the new edition, said: "We have built upon the success of the previous editions by responding to the feedback received from the BSAVA readership, and hope this new guide helps to further increase the confidence and accuracy with which these procedures are performed."

Print copies are available in the BSAVA store, with a digital version in the BSAVA library.