ABSTRACT: The clue really is in the name. The Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) is a veterinary-led charity and its vision is to advance animal welfare by using veterinary knowledge to help animals have a better life, relieved of pain and suffering. As veterinary nursing representative for the AWF, one of my roles is to engage more nurses with the charity’s work, highlight why it needs nursing support, inform nurses about the resources it has available to help them and their veterinary colleagues in practice, and encourage individuals to get more involved with its ongoing mission to improve animal welfare.

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Sophie Beckwith Freelance Journalist | RVN

Having worked in the UK veterinary industry for nearly 20 years, Sophie now combines her time between registered veterinary nursing and freelance journalism. Nursing representative for the Animal Welfare Foundation and lead nurse on an annual neutering programme for stray cats in Greece, Sophie is committed to good animal welfare. She is communications manager for the charity Wild Welfare and writes and blogs about animals, nature and the environment.

To cite this article: Veterinary Nursing Journal • VOL 31 (09) • September 2016 pp286-288

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