Animal Companions, Animal Doctors, Animal People

Stories, Essays and Poems To Celebrate the Animals in Our Lives

To mark its 150th anniversary in 2012, the Ontario Veterinary College is producing a collection of poems, stories, essays and personal remembrances about the myriad ways companion animals enrich our lives and our imaginations, as well as about the veterinary professionals who sustain and are part of our life-long relationship with our animals.

Also see the Society for Veterinary Medicine and Literature website for information on the discussion of literature and other arts in veterinary medicine education and practice.

Congratulations to all the accepted authors! Please visit note to authors below for more information.

Topics include:

1. Companionship - What does the relationship between people and animals mean? What are the benefits of companion animals? What do they bring to your life?
2. Passages - Stages of life from youth to old age, death and grieving, how have you been affected by acquiring a new companion animal, how has your life been touched by a pet's illness or death?
3. Scenes from the veterinary clinic - From the client, veterinary professional or animal perspective
4. Imagination itself - How animals inspire our imagination

For further information:

• About the Editors
• Book Schedule
• Note to Authors
• How to purchase a book
• Submission Guidelines

Comments from a of the submitter:

"...The preparation of the submissions has been very therapeutic for me so they have already been worth the effort. I have so many more stories to tell as we have had 13 canines in the last 44 years. I appreciate this chance to share a few..."