A graduate from the University of Nottingham has been praised for her research in Cats Protection’s vet student awards.

Bethan Hann received the runners-up prize of £250 following a work placement at Cats Protection’s National Cat Adoption Centre in Sussex during 2018.

Henry Phillips, a fifth year at the University of Cambridge, took first place in the Extra Mural Studies (EMS) awards, which give veterinary students the chance to experience feline shelter medicine with Cats Protection and then write a report about an aspect of cat welfare.

Bethan’s report looked at the stressors faced by cats entering rehoming and rescue organisations, the methods to manage these and how these methods could be applied when integrating cats into new homes.

“Since graduating I’ve spent six months in a small animal practice in Suffolk. I really enjoyed the behavioural teaching during my placement with Cats Protection and I apply a lot of my learnings during my consults,” said Bethan.

Cats Protection’s Director of Veterinary Services, Maggie Roberts, said: “We were hugely impressed with the standard of this year’s entries, and the obvious dedication to feline welfare expressed by the students who spent time on placement with us.

“Although all the reports submitted were excellent, Henry and Bethan’s insights really stood out. They both have a great future as vets ahead of them and we wish them all the best with their studies.”

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity, helping around 200,000 cats a year through a national network of over 250 volunteer-run branches and 36 centres. More information about the charity can be found at www.cats.org.uk

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