You have a great big passion for cats, which makes you work tirelessly in your practice, with your peers and across your community with other service providers to elevate the status of cats and move towards a more feline friendly environment.
Just how would you convince your community to increase adoptions, reduce euthanasia and improve other measurable metrics.
Dr. Elizabeth O'Brien will present a business case that shows how passionate, practical activities can move the yardsticks towards the goal line and will show the experiences of this project in Hamilton/Burlington during 2008.
Born and raised in Hamilton, Dr. Elizabeth O'Brien, DVM, Diplomate American Board of Veterinary Practitioners certified in feline practice, is the current owner of two successful feline exclusive practices, The Cat Clinic in Hamilton and Village Cat Clinic in Ancaster.
Dr. O'Brien graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario in 1985. Today, Dr. O'Brien is the only board certified feline specialist in Hamilton with only 4 in Canada. In partnership with the Hamilton Burlington SPCA, Dr. O'Brien piloted a trap-neuter-release program in 2004 in hopes of developing a program that will reduce the stray and feral population.
Dr. O'Brien received the prestigious Jean Rumney award in 2008. This award recognizes those who have shown outstanding commitment and dedication to the Hamilton/Burlington SPCA and to the animals and the communities it serves. The award is the most esteemed honour the HBSPCA can bestow upon an individual. The Cat Clinic was also the recipient of the National Award for Animal Wellness in 2008 at The Banff Summit for Urban Animal Strategies which is the highest honor bestowed by the alumni of the Summits for Urban Animal Strategies in Canada.
Dr. O'Brien is member of various feline organizations including Cornell Feline Health and the American Association of Feline Practitioners. She chaired 'The Year of the Cat' for the SPCA, is chair of the 'Feline Advisory Committee' for the SPCA, appeared on several radio talk shows and spoken for numerous events including youth education on animal care.
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