November 15, 2021
Society for Veterinary Medical Ethics
Event
Annual meeting, June 5, Orlando, Florida
Awards
SVME Shomer Ethics Award
Dr. Anne Quain, Sydney, won this award, given in recognition of significant contributions to the field of veterinary medical ethics. Dr. Quain received her veterinary degree in 2005 from the University of Sydney. She is a lecturer at the Sydney School of Veterinary Science and a companion animal practitioner in Western Sydney. Dr. Quain is a member of the animal welfare chapter of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists; a diplomate of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behaviour Medicine in the subspecialty of animal welfare science, ethics, and law; and a member of the leadership council for the Humane Society VMA. She co-authored the book “Veterinary Ethics: Navigating Tough Cases.”
Student Essay Award
Kristina Liang, Edinburgh, Scotland, for “When Taking is Giving: Veterinarians and the Good Death.”
Officials
Dr. Alice Villalobos, Hermosa Beach, California, president; Dr. Scott Swetnam, Oviedo, Florida, president-elect; Dr. Jennifer Quammen, Florence, Kentucky, secretary; Dr. John Wright, St. Paul, Minnesota, treasurer; Dr. Lynn Bahr, Roswell, Georgia, parliamentarian; Dr. Marthina Greer, Lomira, Wisconsin, immediate past president; and Julie Jennings, Phoenix, executive director