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The new RSPCA Sir Patrick Moore Award honours Professor Donald Broom

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Professor Broom championed key scientific and ethical principles worldwide leading to significant changes in attitudes, laws and animals' lives.

In 1986 he was appointed the first Professor of Animal Welfare in the world in the Department of Veterinary Medicine. Professor Broom helped secure a large grant for the RSPCA from the Tubney Charitable Trust based on Marian Dawkins’ research into the importance of farmed ducks having full body access to open water. This launched the RSPCA’s successful ‘Like a Duck to Water’ campaign to raise awareness in this area.

Professor Broom won the RSPCA/British Society of Animal Science award for innovative developments in animal welfare in 2001 and in 2007 was presented with the RSPCA Michael Kay award for services to animal welfare in Europe.

Professor Broom said: “I am a longstanding fan of the RSPCA as I think that its emphasis on considering the welfare of individual animals is of great value. In particular, the RSPCA inspectorate and the divisions of the RSPCA involved in factually-based national and international lobbying of governments and other organisations have had substantial beneficial impact on animals.

“Those who work in universities are not often honoured by major national charities. I am grateful for this recognition of my work in animal welfare science and very proud to receive the Sir Patrick Moore award from the RSPCA.”

The Sir Patrick Moore Award, in memory of the former astronomer and honorary RSPCA vice president, is a new award for outstanding contribution to animal welfare science.

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