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This edition of the Mag pays tribute to Christopher Day who died on 18th April after a period of illness. To say that we have lost a colleague is an understatement; we have lost a leader, an inspiration, a role model and a friend. Chris was an important figure in the lives of all UK homeopathic vets, he probably taught most of us and also led the way showing that homeopathy can be used in modern day veterinary medicine for the greater benefit of animal health. He was a man of principle and unwavering commitment to homeopathy and was truly one of a kind.
While we try to come to terms with his absence, at least we have the knowledge that he will continue to guide us in the legacy he left through his work and his teaching.
BAHVS will be holding a special evening of commemoration for Chris on Friday 6th October from 7.30-10.30pm at The Mount Pleasant Hotel in Malvern. This is the evening before our annual conference, so it gives an opportunity for as many as possible to attend.
If anyone has any photographs of Chris or would like to share their memories of him on the evening, please contact me at ilsepedlerholisticvet@gmail.com
Love is not changed by death,
and nothing is lost and all in the end is harvest
Edith Sitwell
Obituary. Chris Day
It is with the heaviest of hearts that I am writing about the death of Chris Day. Chris passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday 18th April after a period of illness. His family and wife Shelagh were with him at the end.
Words seem inadequate to describe what Chris meant to veterinary homeopathy in the UK and in fact worldwide. There can be few of us homeopathic vets that haven’t been inspired or influenced by him during our own homeopathic journeys. He was one of a handful of homeopathic vets in the 1980’s alongside George McLeod, Frances Hunter and John Saxton who brought homeopathy into modern veterinary practice.
He qualified from Cambridge Vet School in 1972 having already been introduced to homeopathy by his German Grandfather, who was a Doctor and his mother who used it in the family veterinary practice in Stanford-in-Vale. After qualifying, he worked for a mixed practice in Lancashire for a couple of years, before returning to the family practice where he started to put his knowledge of homeopathy to use; not only in dogs and cats, but also on the dairy farms where most of his time was spent.
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Ilse Pedler
President, BAHVS
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