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Next year, 2011 is being called “World Veterinary Year” by the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine and veterinary groups around the globe. The first veterinary school in Lyon, France will celebrate it’s 250th anniversary of being founded in 1761. The intention of World Veterinary Year is to celebrate veterinary education, the veterinary profession and the concept of comparative pathobiology.
Claude Bourgelat founded the first veterinary school in France and
“dared to suggest that studying animal biology and pathology would help to improve our understanding of human biology and pathology.”
Major Events of World Veterinary Year
- January 24, 2011 – Versailles, France
Official Opening Ceremony of the World Veterinary Year
- May 12th-16th, 2011 – Lyon, France
World Conference on Veterinary Education 
- October 10th-15th, 2011 – Cape Town, South Africa
International Closing Ceremony of the World Veterinary Year
Many thanks to all those veterinarians past and present who continually work to maintain the health and well being of all animals.
