Asia filming for World Veterinary Welfare Awards

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Incheon, South Korea

Good Call Media is back in Asia – this time filming for the first World Veterinary Association animal welfare awards.

Nik Wood will be hosting the Awards at a ceremony being held at the WVA’s 33rd congress being held in Incheon. Thousands of veterinarians from every corner of the globe are attending the event and a big crowd is expected for the Awards event, which will include videos recorded in six different continents.

Click here to see a video look-ahead to the event shot and edited by Good Call Media. Video reports featuring the six winners will be released shortly.

The WVA Animal Welfare Awards aim to recognise and reward veterinarians who have provided outstanding and exemplary welfare-related services to animal owners, hostels, fellow veterinarians, and the public. Each award recipient will have demonstrated best practices in their consistent commitment to improve and educate about the welfare of animals.

The Global Animal Welfare Awards 2017 will be presented to one selected veterinarian from each of the six WVA regions (North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, North Africa/Middle East and Asia/Oceania).

The WVA President, Dr René Carlson said; “The WVA applauds this partnership with Ceva Animal Health to recognize veterinarians from around the world for their efforts to improve animal welfare and eliminate animal suffering. Such recognition is not only important, it is necessary to bring continued awareness to the benefits of good animal welfare for animals, people, and society. It is well recognized that good animal care can have far reaching and positive benefits in a number of areas, including human physical and psychological health, social development, poverty and hunger reduction, disaster management and environmental sustainability.”

For Ceva Santé Animale, Dr. Marc Prikazsky Chairman & CEO said, “I am very proud that as Chairman of Ceva, we are able to accompany the WVA in the creation of these important new awards.; As a veterinarian, I have felt for some time, that the profession needed to bring welfare back to the centre of what we do. Animals contribute enormous value to our society and as veterinarians we have a pivotal role to ensure that their health and welfare is always a priority. I look forward meeting the inaugural winners of the Awards”.