Dr Cam Day
BVSc BSc. MACVS (Animal Behaviour)
Animal Behaviour Veterinarian
Dr Cam Day is a veterinary surgeon, an animal behaviour consultant and media presenter. He claims to have two professions, the first as a husband to his wife Kathryn and as a parent of three children and the second is his consultancy.
He is one of the few veterinarians in Australia working full time as an animal behaviour consultant. He consults with dog, cat and bird owners on a daily basis, helping to solve problems such as aggressive and problem barking behaviours in dogs. He also helps his animal clients overcome profound fears, phobias and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Escape behaviours in dogs and roaming behaviour in cats are a common reason for pet owners to consult with Dr Day and noise problems with pet birds is also a common behavioural malady that Dr Day deals with.
He also consults to media organisations and is Brisbane's radio Pet Vet (a role he has been enjoying since 1984). He appears weekly on Brisbane radio stations and writes or has written for many publications including the Brisbane News, Puppies Australia, Kittens and Cats Annual, PETStock, Paws and Claws and a variety of other magazines around the country.
Qualifications
| Academic Record | |
| December 1977 | BSc. University of Queensland |
| December 1981 | BVSc University of Queensland |
| February 1995 | MACVS - Animal Behaviour |
| July 2003 | Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Queensland |
| Others | |
| July 1993 | Train the Trainer - Australian Institute of Management |
| Employment Record | |
| December 1980 - April 1984 | Associate Veterinarian, Albert Animal Hospital Springwood, Queensland |
| April 1984 - February 1989 | Veterinary Education Officer, Fund-raising Coordinator, Public Relations Officer, Operations Manager, RSPCA (Queensland) |
| February 1989 - September 1990 | Veterinary Consultant and Advisor, Animal Control, Brisbane City Council, 69 Ann St, Brisbane. |
| September 1990 - March 1993 | Animal Welfare Policy Officer RSPCA (Queensland) |
| March 1993 -November 1995 | Operations Manager RSPCA (Queensland) |
| Nov 1995-29 Nov 1996 | Community Liaison Manager RSPCA (Queensland) |
| Nov 1996 - current | Self Employed -Cam Day Consulting - Consulting in Animal Behaviour and Animal Management |
| July 2004- June 2008 | Appointed as inaugural Chairperson of the Queensland Government Animal Welfare Advisory Committee. |
| June 2008 - current | Re-appointed as Chairperson of the Queensland Government Animal Welfare Advisory Committee for further 3 years |
| Other Activities | |
| Media | |
| July 1984-December 1996 | ABC 4QR Radio Talk Back Veterinarian |
| July 1984 - November 1986 | Pet Care Columnist Daily Sun and The Sun Newspapers |
| Jan 1991 - Feb 1993 | ABC TV "Landline" Pet Vet |
| December 1993- June 1995 | Radio 4BC Radio Talk Back 'Pet Vet' |
| Aug 1995 - Dec 1996 | ABC Regional Radio Talk Back Veterinarian |
| April 1984-current | Numerous television, radio, newspaper and magazine appearances and articles |
| Jan 1997 - current | Radio 4BC's talk back "Pet Vet" |
| Jan 2004 - December 2004 | ABC Radio Talk Back Veterinarian |
| Jan 1997 - 2004 | Pet Care columnist for Brisbane News |
| Awards | |
| February 1995 | Meritorious Service Award by Australian Veterinary Association |
| December 2002 | Nominated for Australian of the Year by persons unknown |
| December 2003 | Medal of Merit. Royal Children's Hospital and Health Service District |
| July 2003 | Appointed Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Queensland |
| 10th June 2005 | Awarded the Vitae Lampada Gold Medal for Excellence in Medical and Health Education by retiring Professor John Pearn, Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital and Health Service District for contributions to undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. |
| 1st July 2009 | Re-appointed Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland |
| Memberships | |
| Current | |
| Member | Australian College of Veterinary Scientists (Animal Behaviour) |
| Chair | Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (QLD) |
| Past | |
| Member | Royal Children's Hospital Experimentation Ethics Committee |
| Member | Brisbane Veterinary Practitioners Branch |
| Member | University of Sydney Post-Graduate Committee of Veterinary Science |
| Member | Australian Veterinary Association Sub-committee on Animal Welfare |
| Member | State Health Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee |
| Member | DPI Animal Research Institute Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee |
| Member | Griffith University Animal Research Institute Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee |
| Publications | |
| Day, CT (1983) | Urban Pet Neuroses. The Proceedings of the Urban Animal Integration Symposium. Aust Vet Assn pp 37-49 |
| Day, CT (1985) | The Viewpoint of the Queensland Animal Welfare. Grazing Animal Welfare. Aust Vet Assn pp174-181 |
| Day CT (1989) | The Human Companion Animal Bond-Education for Better Welfare. Proceedings of the Recreational Animal Welfare Symposium. Aust Vet Assn. pp115-122 |
| Blackshaw JK, Day CT (et al) (1990) | Aversive Responses of Dogs to Sonic, Ultrasonic and Flashing Lights Units. Journal of Applied Animal Behaviour Science 25 (1990) pp1-8 |
| Blackshaw JK, Day CT (1994) | Attitudes of Dog Owners to Neutering of Pets : Demographic Data and Effects of Owner Attitudes Aust Vet J 71, 4 pp113-116 |
| Day CT (1994) | RSPCA's Preferred Cat Management Options. Proceedings of Cat Management Workshop. Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage pp69-72 |
| Day, CT, (1997) | Shelter Sadness- The "Life and Death" Statistics of an Animal Shelter and Local Authority Serving an Australian Capital City ASAVA Conference Proceeding 1997. |
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