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This award is presented to the first author of the most valuable Clinical Research Abstract funded by a BSAVA PetSavers grant, presented at the preceding year’s BSAVA Congress. The BSAVA PetSavers Grant Awarding Committee votes on this, taking into account factors such as the suitability of the method to answer the hypothesis, the explanation of findings and presentation skills. Winners of this award receive prize money of £300, two BSAVA manuals of their choice and a certificate. The awards are presented at BSAVA Congress.
2025 Winner – Shona Bloodworth
The 2025 winner of this award is Shona Bloodworth from the University of Liverpool who presented her abstract The influence of care approaches on owners’ decision-making regarding routine vaccination for companion animals at Congress 2024.
Shona graduated from the University of Bristol with a BSc in Physiological Science in 2018, and following this embarked on a PhD at the University of Liverpool, combining her lifelong passion for animals with her science and public health training.