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Honoring America's Best Veterinarians

When you love your pets, it is good to know you have a partner in safeguarding their health: your veterinarian. Now you can honor your favorite veterinarian through the “Thank Your Vet for a Healthy Pet®” contest, sponsored by Morris Animal Foundation (MAF), Hill's Pet Nutrition and BowTie Inc., publishers of Veterinary Practice News, DOG FANCY and CAT FANCY magazines. The nationwide short-essay contest honors America’s veterinarians for their skill, dedication and commitment to ensuring that pets are healthier, happier and living longer.

Winners will be honored at a special luncheon during the Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas on February  17, 2009. The luncheon will feature Animal Planet’s Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald. Tickets are $35. Click here to order.

NOMINATIONS FOR THANK YOUR VET FOR A HEALTHY PET® ARE CLOSED

Please see below for FAQs.:

  • When will nominees be announced?
  • When will winners be announced?
    Winners will be notified by October 15, 2008. The winners’ names will also be posted on www.ThankYourVet.org by February 1, 2009, and winners will be officially recognized at the Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas on February 17, 2009. The national and regional winners will be featured in the March 2008 issues of DOG FANCY, CAT FANCY and Veterinary Practice News and also on DogChannel.com and CatChannel.com.
  • I nominated my veterinarian. When will he or she receive a certificate?
    Certificates to all veterinarians who were nominated will be sent by October 1, 2008.
  • I sent my nomination in time, but it was returned in the mail. Do I still have a chance?
    Nominations and entries that are incomplete, inaccurate, lost, late, misdirected, postage due, damaged, illegible, or garbled for any reason—including by reason of hardware, software, browser or network failure, malfunction, congestion or incompatibility at any of the sponsor’s servers or elsewhere—will not be eligible unless received by August 31, 2008.
  • Will I receive notification that my nomination was received?
    All nominators will receive a letter from MAF notifying them that their essay was received. Letters will be sent by October 1, 2008.

If you have additional questions regarding the contest, please e-mail: our Thank Your Vet Representative.