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Professional Careers in
Animal Advocacy:
Veterinary Medicine
    
ANDREW KNIGHT
DipECAWBM (AWSEL), DACAW,
PhD, MANZCVS, MRCVS, SFHEA
Careers in Animal Advocacy: Veterinary Medicine
Careers in Animal Advocacy: Veterinary Medicine
Careers in Animal Advocacy: Veterinary Medicine
Careers in Animal Advocacy: Veterinary Medicine
Professional animal advocacy:Professional animal advocacy:
key qualifications/skillskey qualifications/skills
 MedicineMedicine
 Nutrition/dieteticsNutrition/dietetics
 LawLaw
 EducationEducation
 Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine
 Photography/videographyPhotography/videography
 Graphic/web designGraphic/web design
 IT supportIT support
 Fundraising/marketingFundraising/marketing
 Business managementBusiness management
 AccountingAccounting
• Movie/rock star!Movie/rock star!
Professional advocacy:Professional advocacy:
benefitsbenefits
 Expert knowledge Expert knowledge 
 Credibility with legislators, media, scientists, consumers, Credibility with legislators, media, scientists, consumers, 
etc.etc.
 Money for campaigningMoney for campaigning
 Increased ability to decide strategyIncreased ability to decide strategy
 Satisfying employment, professional working Satisfying employment, professional working 
environmentsenvironments
 Ability to travelAbility to travel
Careers in Animal Advocacy: Veterinary Medicine
Careers in Animal Advocacy: Veterinary Medicine
- Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Careers in Animal Advocacy: Veterinary Medicine
Careers in Animal Advocacy: Veterinary Medicine
Careers in Animal Advocacy: Veterinary Medicine
Careers in Animal Advocacy: Veterinary Medicine
Careers in Animal Advocacy: Veterinary Medicine
Why should you become a
professional animal advocate?
You’ll never have to do any work !!!
World travelWorld travel
ConferencesConferences
Gourmet vegetarian food !!Gourmet vegetarian food !!
Fun actions and eventsFun actions and events
EvenEven fun-fun-er events !!er events !!
CastlesCastles
MountainsMountains
BeachesBeaches
What are you
waiting for ???
Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine
as a career pathas a career path
Types of veterinary practiceTypes of veterinary practice
 Types of practice: community spay/neuter clinics, shelterTypes of practice: community spay/neuter clinics, shelter
medicine, wildlife practice, small animal practice, equine,medicine, wildlife practice, small animal practice, equine,
farm animal, laboratory animal medicine, public healthfarm animal, laboratory animal medicine, public health
(e.g. USDA), slaughterhouse inspection(e.g. USDA), slaughterhouse inspection
Careers in Animal Advocacy: Veterinary Medicine
Realities of veterinary practiceRealities of veterinary practice
 Attitudes towards animals can be poorAttitudes towards animals can be poor
 Working conditions can be poorWorking conditions can be poor
Costs of a veterinary educationCosts of a veterinary education
 Tuition: $20-40k. Varies with ‘in state vs out of state’Tuition: $20-40k. Varies with ‘in state vs out of state’
 Student living costs: $15-20k + x 4 yearsStudent living costs: $15-20k + x 4 years
 Total (mid-range estimate): $190,000Total (mid-range estimate): $190,000
 Loss of earning potential for 4 years (undergrad degreeLoss of earning potential for 4 years (undergrad degree
takes 4 more years)takes 4 more years)
 Cheaper overseasCheaper overseas
Careers in Animal Advocacy: Veterinary Medicine
Careers in Animal Advocacy: Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary salariesVeterinary salaries
 $65k new graduate$65k new graduate
 $97k median small animal practitioner$97k median small animal practitioner
 $more for specialists (ophthalmologists, surgeons$more for specialists (ophthalmologists, surgeons
highest)highest)
 UK average: £40k = $65kUK average: £40k = $65k
Gaining admission to vet schoolGaining admission to vet school
 Undergraduate subjects: chemistry (inorganic &Undergraduate subjects: chemistry (inorganic &
organic), biology, microbiology, physics, English.organic), biology, microbiology, physics, English.
Possibly also: physiology, nutrition, calculus.Possibly also: physiology, nutrition, calculus.
Undergrad degrees normal, but not necessarilyUndergrad degrees normal, but not necessarily
essentialessential
 Grades: ~3.5+ GPA to be competitive, GRE mostGrades: ~3.5+ GPA to be competitive, GRE most
schools, MCAT someschools, MCAT some
 Veterinary work experience: as much diverse vetVeterinary work experience: as much diverse vet
experience as possibleexperience as possible.. US: minimum 180 hrs; 2,500US: minimum 180 hrs; 2,500
hrs to be competitivehrs to be competitive
 3 letters of recommendation: 1-2 from veterinarians;3 letters of recommendation: 1-2 from veterinarians;
one from a faculty memberone from a faculty member
 Personal statement/letter: reasons why youPersonal statement/letter: reasons why you’re likely to’re likely to
succeed, qualities/interests you can offer the professionsucceed, qualities/interests you can offer the profession
 Admission interviews decreasing?Admission interviews decreasing?
 DoDo NOTNOT express any animal rights sympathies untilexpress any animal rights sympathies until
safely enrolled!safely enrolled!
 Admissions formulae vary with schoolsAdmissions formulae vary with schools
 Easier admission abroad?Easier admission abroad?
Animal use in vet schoolAnimal use in vet school
 Non Harmful: animal handling, clinical experienceNon Harmful: animal handling, clinical experience
including beneficial surgeriesincluding beneficial surgeries
 Harmful: preclinical (physiology, biochemistry,Harmful: preclinical (physiology, biochemistry,
pharmacology, parasitology, anatomy), surgical, largepharmacology, parasitology, anatomy), surgical, large
animal rotations, farms, slaughterhousesanimal rotations, farms, slaughterhouses
 Poor attitudes towards animal use/alternatives veryPoor attitudes towards animal use/alternatives very
commoncommon
Humane alternativesHumane alternatives
 Preclinical:Preclinical: computer simulations, videos, plasticizedcomputer simulations, videos, plasticized
specimens, models, ethically sourced cadavers, non-specimens, models, ethically sourced cadavers, non-
invasive self-experimentationinvasive self-experimentation
 Clinical/Surgical:Clinical/Surgical: surgical simulators, ethically-sourcedsurgical simulators, ethically-sourced
cadaver surgery (usu. via body donation programs),cadaver surgery (usu. via body donation programs),
supervised surgical experience, animal sheltersupervised surgical experience, animal shelter
sterilisation programssterilisation programs
Humane Society Veterinary Medical AssociationHumane Society Veterinary Medical Association
www.hsvma.orgwww.hsvma.org
www.HumaneLearning.info www.InterNICHE.org
Surviving vet schoolSurviving vet school
 Gaining admission: organised, focused, patient andGaining admission: organised, focused, patient and
persistent. Will probably take yearspersistent. Will probably take years
 Will have to work with animal researchers, staff andWill have to work with animal researchers, staff and
students with poor ethical attitudes towards animals.students with poor ethical attitudes towards animals.
You will be vastly outnumberedYou will be vastly outnumbered
 SupportSupport
 Friends/familyFriends/family
 InterNICHE email listInterNICHE email list
 HSVMA email listHSVMA email list
 Hours:Hours: >40-50 hrs/wk class/lab time for first 3 yrs; 80>40-50 hrs/wk class/lab time for first 3 yrs; 80
hrs/wk clinic work 4th yr. Also 14-24 hours of homehrs/wk clinic work 4th yr. Also 14-24 hours of home
study. Social/personal life severely compromisedstudy. Social/personal life severely compromised
““4 years of very hard work (put social life on hold), ~ $160,000 in4 years of very hard work (put social life on hold), ~ $160,000 in
costs, experience frustration, taking exams every week, sleepcosts, experience frustration, taking exams every week, sleep
deprivation, caffeine”deprivation, caffeine”
- Armaiti May DVM- Armaiti May DVM
The rewardsThe rewards
 Expert knowledgeExpert knowledge
 Credibility with legislators, media, scientists, consumers,Credibility with legislators, media, scientists, consumers,
etc.etc.
 Money for campaigningMoney for campaigning
 Increased ability to decide strategyIncreased ability to decide strategy
 Satisfying employment, professional workingSatisfying employment, professional working
environmentsenvironments
 Ability to travelAbility to travel
Careers in Animal Advocacy: Veterinary Medicine

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Careers in Animal Advocacy: Veterinary Medicine

  • 1. Professional Careers in Animal Advocacy: Veterinary Medicine      ANDREW KNIGHT DipECAWBM (AWSEL), DACAW, PhD, MANZCVS, MRCVS, SFHEA
  • 6. Professional animal advocacy:Professional animal advocacy: key qualifications/skillskey qualifications/skills  MedicineMedicine  Nutrition/dieteticsNutrition/dietetics  LawLaw  EducationEducation  Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine  Photography/videographyPhotography/videography  Graphic/web designGraphic/web design  IT supportIT support  Fundraising/marketingFundraising/marketing  Business managementBusiness management  AccountingAccounting • Movie/rock star!Movie/rock star!
  • 7. Professional advocacy:Professional advocacy: benefitsbenefits  Expert knowledge Expert knowledge   Credibility with legislators, media, scientists, consumers, Credibility with legislators, media, scientists, consumers,  etc.etc.  Money for campaigningMoney for campaigning  Increased ability to decide strategyIncreased ability to decide strategy  Satisfying employment, professional working Satisfying employment, professional working  environmentsenvironments  Ability to travelAbility to travel
  • 16. Why should you become a professional animal advocate?
  • 17. You’ll never have to do any work !!!
  • 20. Gourmet vegetarian food !!Gourmet vegetarian food !!
  • 21. Fun actions and eventsFun actions and events
  • 22. EvenEven fun-fun-er events !!er events !!
  • 27. Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine as a career pathas a career path
  • 28. Types of veterinary practiceTypes of veterinary practice  Types of practice: community spay/neuter clinics, shelterTypes of practice: community spay/neuter clinics, shelter medicine, wildlife practice, small animal practice, equine,medicine, wildlife practice, small animal practice, equine, farm animal, laboratory animal medicine, public healthfarm animal, laboratory animal medicine, public health (e.g. USDA), slaughterhouse inspection(e.g. USDA), slaughterhouse inspection
  • 30. Realities of veterinary practiceRealities of veterinary practice  Attitudes towards animals can be poorAttitudes towards animals can be poor  Working conditions can be poorWorking conditions can be poor
  • 31. Costs of a veterinary educationCosts of a veterinary education  Tuition: $20-40k. Varies with ‘in state vs out of state’Tuition: $20-40k. Varies with ‘in state vs out of state’  Student living costs: $15-20k + x 4 yearsStudent living costs: $15-20k + x 4 years  Total (mid-range estimate): $190,000Total (mid-range estimate): $190,000  Loss of earning potential for 4 years (undergrad degreeLoss of earning potential for 4 years (undergrad degree takes 4 more years)takes 4 more years)  Cheaper overseasCheaper overseas
  • 34. Veterinary salariesVeterinary salaries  $65k new graduate$65k new graduate  $97k median small animal practitioner$97k median small animal practitioner  $more for specialists (ophthalmologists, surgeons$more for specialists (ophthalmologists, surgeons highest)highest)  UK average: £40k = $65kUK average: £40k = $65k
  • 35. Gaining admission to vet schoolGaining admission to vet school  Undergraduate subjects: chemistry (inorganic &Undergraduate subjects: chemistry (inorganic & organic), biology, microbiology, physics, English.organic), biology, microbiology, physics, English. Possibly also: physiology, nutrition, calculus.Possibly also: physiology, nutrition, calculus. Undergrad degrees normal, but not necessarilyUndergrad degrees normal, but not necessarily essentialessential  Grades: ~3.5+ GPA to be competitive, GRE mostGrades: ~3.5+ GPA to be competitive, GRE most schools, MCAT someschools, MCAT some  Veterinary work experience: as much diverse vetVeterinary work experience: as much diverse vet experience as possibleexperience as possible.. US: minimum 180 hrs; 2,500US: minimum 180 hrs; 2,500 hrs to be competitivehrs to be competitive  3 letters of recommendation: 1-2 from veterinarians;3 letters of recommendation: 1-2 from veterinarians; one from a faculty memberone from a faculty member
  • 36.  Personal statement/letter: reasons why youPersonal statement/letter: reasons why you’re likely to’re likely to succeed, qualities/interests you can offer the professionsucceed, qualities/interests you can offer the profession  Admission interviews decreasing?Admission interviews decreasing?  DoDo NOTNOT express any animal rights sympathies untilexpress any animal rights sympathies until safely enrolled!safely enrolled!  Admissions formulae vary with schoolsAdmissions formulae vary with schools  Easier admission abroad?Easier admission abroad?
  • 37. Animal use in vet schoolAnimal use in vet school  Non Harmful: animal handling, clinical experienceNon Harmful: animal handling, clinical experience including beneficial surgeriesincluding beneficial surgeries  Harmful: preclinical (physiology, biochemistry,Harmful: preclinical (physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, parasitology, anatomy), surgical, largepharmacology, parasitology, anatomy), surgical, large animal rotations, farms, slaughterhousesanimal rotations, farms, slaughterhouses  Poor attitudes towards animal use/alternatives veryPoor attitudes towards animal use/alternatives very commoncommon
  • 38. Humane alternativesHumane alternatives  Preclinical:Preclinical: computer simulations, videos, plasticizedcomputer simulations, videos, plasticized specimens, models, ethically sourced cadavers, non-specimens, models, ethically sourced cadavers, non- invasive self-experimentationinvasive self-experimentation  Clinical/Surgical:Clinical/Surgical: surgical simulators, ethically-sourcedsurgical simulators, ethically-sourced cadaver surgery (usu. via body donation programs),cadaver surgery (usu. via body donation programs), supervised surgical experience, animal sheltersupervised surgical experience, animal shelter sterilisation programssterilisation programs
  • 39. Humane Society Veterinary Medical AssociationHumane Society Veterinary Medical Association www.hsvma.orgwww.hsvma.org
  • 41. Surviving vet schoolSurviving vet school  Gaining admission: organised, focused, patient andGaining admission: organised, focused, patient and persistent. Will probably take yearspersistent. Will probably take years  Will have to work with animal researchers, staff andWill have to work with animal researchers, staff and students with poor ethical attitudes towards animals.students with poor ethical attitudes towards animals. You will be vastly outnumberedYou will be vastly outnumbered  SupportSupport  Friends/familyFriends/family  InterNICHE email listInterNICHE email list  HSVMA email listHSVMA email list
  • 42.  Hours:Hours: >40-50 hrs/wk class/lab time for first 3 yrs; 80>40-50 hrs/wk class/lab time for first 3 yrs; 80 hrs/wk clinic work 4th yr. Also 14-24 hours of homehrs/wk clinic work 4th yr. Also 14-24 hours of home study. Social/personal life severely compromisedstudy. Social/personal life severely compromised ““4 years of very hard work (put social life on hold), ~ $160,000 in4 years of very hard work (put social life on hold), ~ $160,000 in costs, experience frustration, taking exams every week, sleepcosts, experience frustration, taking exams every week, sleep deprivation, caffeine”deprivation, caffeine” - Armaiti May DVM- Armaiti May DVM
  • 43. The rewardsThe rewards  Expert knowledgeExpert knowledge  Credibility with legislators, media, scientists, consumers,Credibility with legislators, media, scientists, consumers, etc.etc.  Money for campaigningMoney for campaigning  Increased ability to decide strategyIncreased ability to decide strategy  Satisfying employment, professional workingSatisfying employment, professional working environmentsenvironments  Ability to travelAbility to travel

Editor's Notes

  1. Sean Wensley is senior veterinary surgeon for communication and education at PDSA and a member of the Companion Animal Welfare Council; he is a trustee of the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation and a committee member of the BVA Ethics and Welfare Group
  2. Problems with working for animal protection organizations: lack of jobs, poor pay and conditions, commonly a lack of professionalism and intelligent strategic thinking. Solution: have an ethical professional career part-time to provide access to jobs, money, long term sustainability, ability to travel, and a professional working environment; and be an activist part-time, with the power to make your own campaign decisions.
  3. Problems with working for animal protection organizations: lack of jobs, poor pay and conditions, commonly a lack of professionalism and intelligent strategic thinking. Solution: have an ethical professional career part-time to provide access to jobs, money, long term sustainability, ability to travel, and a professional working environment; and be an activist part-time, with the power to make your own campaign decisions.