Scots horse vet receives equine welfare award
Scottish veterinary AM ‘Mac’ Johnston has received the 2013 British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) Welfare Award, honoring his live inwards the remote Scottish Highlands.
Sponsored yesteryear Blue Cross, the accolade was introduced inwards 2000. It is a formal recognition of pregnant contributions made yesteryear veterinary surgeons in addition to others to Equus caballus welfare.
Blue Cross Director of External Affairs, Steve Goody presented the accolade at the 52nd BEVA Annual Congress inwards Manchester on September 12, inwards honour of Professor Johnston’s long-standing commitment to mentoring in addition to supporting vets in addition to helping to amend the welfare of horses inwards the Scottish Highlands.
Johnston was a lecturer inwards equine medicine at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) for many years. Living inwards the Scottish Highlands in addition to commuting to the RVC inwards London, Mac provided much needed goodness assist to local people in addition to vets. Since retiring, he has continued to portion his knowledge in addition to guidance yesteryear working inwards the community mentoring younger vets in addition to dealing amongst hard cases. Mac is a widely published writer in addition to a renowned ascendance inwards world health.
Steve Goody said: “Mac Johnston has shown unparalleled commitment to the back upward in addition to advancement of Equus caballus veterinary teaching in addition to welfare, both at local in addition to national levels. His tireless crusade makes him a really worthy recipient of this award. I convey swell pleasance inwards presenting it in addition to offering many congratulations.”
Blue Cross has been dedicated to helping sick, injured in addition to abandoned pets for over 100 years. It opened the world’s get-go brute infirmary inwards 1906 to aid for working horses on the streets of London in addition to since in addition to hence its doors convey never closed to ill in addition to homeless animals. Funded solely yesteryear world donations, today the charity rehabilitates in addition to rehomes over a hundred horses in addition to ponies every yr at its Equus caballus centres inwards Burford (Oxon) in addition to Rolleston-on-Dove (Staffordshire).
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