Passionate Canadian Veterinary Medical Association life member shares valuable wisdom

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“I have few, if any regrets, that would make me want to start over and do something differently in my career,” states Dr. Clayton MacKay. “One day, while traveling to Washington for an animal welfare meeting in the late 1980s, for a moment, I was sure I was going to die in a plane crash in Buffalo during a violent thunderstorm. As my life flashed before me, my only regret was that my life was ending in Buffalo, not in a more exciting place like Paris, Tokyo, or Melbourne. Somehow this comforted me, I knew I was on the right track and that I would be able to handle any problem.” Dr. MacKay, a life member of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA), is a career veterinarian with 22 years of experience as a companion animal practice owner, and 4 years in academic administration of a veterinary teaching hospital. Dr. MacKay has spent 13 years working in the veterinary industry, including his role as the Director of Veterinary Affairs at Hill’s Pet Nutrition Canada. He also has 45 years of involvement in organized veterinary medicine under his belt, including past roles as President of the American Animal Hospital Association, Ontario Veterinary Medical Association, College of Veterinarians of Ontario, Toronto Academy of Veterinary Medicine, and the Society of Veterinary Medical Ethics.