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Thank Your Vet Awards 2008

Honoring America's Best Veterinarians

When you love your pets, it is good to know you have a partner in safeguarding their health: your veterinarian. Now you can honor your favorite veterinarian through the “Thank Your Vet for a Healthy Pet®” contest, sponsored by Morris Animal Foundation (MAF), Hill's Pet Nutrition and BowTie Inc., publishers of Veterinary Practice News, DOG FANCY and CAT FANCY magazines. The nationwide short-essay contest honors America’s veterinarians for their skill, dedication and commitment to ensuring that pets are healthier, happier and living longer.

2009 Thank Your Vet Nominees

Please see below for FAQs.

Q. When will winners be announced?
A. Winners will be notified by September 22, 2009. The national and regional winners will be featured in the January 2010 issue of Veterinary Practice News, and the February 2010 issues of Dog Fancy and Cat Fancy and also on DogChannel.com and CatChannel.com. The winners will also be officially recognized at the North American Veterinary Conference in Orlando, Fla., on January 16, 2010.

Q. I nominated my veterinarian. When will he or she receive a certificate?
A. Certificates will be sent to all veterinarians who were nominated by September 15, 2009.

Q. Will I receive notification that my nomination was received?
A. All nominators will receive a letter from Morris Animal Foundation notifying them that the essay was received. Letters will be sent by September 15, 2009.

Q. I sent my nomination in time, but it was returned in the mail. Do I still have a chance?
A. Nominations and entries that are incomplete, inaccurate, lost, late, misdirected, postage due, damaged, illegible, or garbled for any reason—including by reason of hardware, software, browser or network failure, malfunction, congestion or incompatibility at any of the sponsors servers or elsewhere—will not be eligible unless received by August 31, 2009.