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28th September, 2009 00h00
Mr Ray Butcher MA VetMB MRCVS was today (Saturday) announced as the recipient of the British Veterinary Association’s prestigious Chiron Award.
The award, which marks outstanding contributions to veterinary science or for outstanding services to the profession, judged in either case as being of a calibre commanding international or interprofessional recognition, was presented to Mr Butcher during the Awards Ceremony at the BVA’s Annual Congress in Cardiff today (Saturday).
Mr Butcher has dedicated his career to advancing animal welfare. As well as working in his clinic he is currently a Veterinary Advisor and Board Member of the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), involved mainly in promoting humane methods of stray dog control throughout the world. He represents WSPA on the World Health Organisation (WHO) working group dedicated to reduce the burden of rabies in Asia and is a Founding Director and Board Member of the Alliance for Rabies Control, an organisation whose vision is a world where all countries have eliminated rabies.
Most recently Ray has been involved with the Blue Dog Trust – a multidisciplinary project to educate children how to behave with dogs in order to reduce the incidence of dog bite injuries in young children.
