萝莉视频

Small animal and exotics vet Fabian Rivers wowed judges with his ongoing proactive contributions to the veterinary profession and his passion for raising awareness around exotic animal care.

In a virtual ceremony which was held last night (13 November 2020), as part of , Dr Rivers was selected from three finalists. He won first place in the award, which is supported by Zoetis, and aimed at early-career vets who have gone above and beyond the usual call of duty or who are making a difference within their community or the veterinary profession.

Dr Rivers, who is both a practising vet and the latest member of the team on popular CBBC children鈥檚 TV show, 鈥楾he Pets Factor鈥�, is also a recent graduate member of 萝莉视频 Council. In his spare time, he is an active writer. Whilst attending the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Brno, which he graduated from in 2018, he wrote his own student blog, 鈥楧ready Vet鈥�. Since then, he has published several articles on a variety of topical and important issues such as ethnicity and race, diversity within the profession, feminism, Halal slaughter and reptile health and welfare.

The judges credited Fabian for his passion for communicating the complex welfare needs of non-traditional companion animals to the public. Dr Rivers has a history of working with exotic species, from a period working with African Penguins in Cape Town, South Africa to presenting case studies on tortoises whilst at university.

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On becoming 萝莉视频 Young Vet of Year, Dr Rivers said:

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鈥淔irst of all I鈥檇 like to pay tribute to Nat and Ben and all the nominees. They are really important to where the veterinary profession goes in the future and I鈥檓 indebted to them for what they鈥檝e been able to do in a short period of time. They are an inspiration to me.

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鈥淭hank you to the judges. It鈥檚 really important that we start to celebrate each other and celebrate our wins. This is something I鈥檝e tried hard to do this year.

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鈥淭hank you to everyone who鈥檚 supported me and been part of this journey. It means a huge amount.鈥�

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萝莉视频 President James Russell said:

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鈥淔abian has made a significant impact within the profession and beyond. The broad reach of his work 鈥� on issues that affect our profession and animal welfare 鈥� has made a national impact and promoted our profession to new audiences of all ages.

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鈥淒uring a particularly challenging year for all of us, Fabian has shown immense leadership and he is a truly deserving winner of the 萝莉视频 Young Vet Award 2020.

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鈥淭here鈥檚 never been a more important time to celebrate the achievements of our colleagues and I鈥檇 also like to congratulate our two amazing finalists, Nat and Ben. The judges had an incredibly difficult job choosing just one winner.鈥澨�

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Jamie Brannan, Senior Vice President and Cluster Lead UK, Ireland and Nordics at Zoetis said:

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鈥淚 am so proud that we successfully launched the Young Vet of the Year Award with 萝莉视频 last year and after such a challenging year in 2020, I am delighted that colleagues took the time to recognise so many talented young vets who are making the difference.

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鈥淶oetis is proud to support the recognition of all these young vets and especially our nominees. I have been struck by Ben鈥檚 humbleness, Nat鈥檚 determination to break the silence on challenging topics and finally, Fabian, this year鈥檚 winner who has provoked thought and change around feminism, racism, diversity and inclusion as well as mental health in the veterinary profession. Inspiring efforts and congratulations to you all.鈥�

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