I am happy to talk
about animals all day and all night (or for more defined, finite periods), and
am often called to deliver presentations to groups and organisations. Here
are some wonderful things people have said:
"The world of human
medicine suddenly seemed very uninspiring and mundane by comparison, after Anne
Fawcett gave a lecture about infections commonly encountered in veterinary
practice, to a captive group of Microbiology scientists and Infection
specialists at Concord Hospital.
Captive
should really be captivated. But captive sounds ever so much more zoonotic. And
the listeners were captive and enthralled to the nuances of tetanus in dogs
(beware the starfish look), cats behaving badly in the inner west, guinea pigs
in search of ways to enhance their faecal microbiota, and how to spot a sick
looking bird in the burbs. Which is not a 20 something after a hen's night
out. Or perhaps it is? And how to deal with sexual arousal in a parrot. And why
husbands might find themselves sleeping on the floor with a smug pet, cleaning
it's nails looking down at them. Well if you want to find out about all this
and much much more, you just have to invite Anne to talk to you about the
perils and joys of small animal veterinary care. Needless to say Anne is a
wonderful raconteur but more than that an inspiring advocate for animals and
the nourishment they add to our lives. We cannot wait for the next instalment.
In the meantime, I am off to talk to the dog and get a few things off my chest
about where our relationship is going."
Tom
Gottlieb
Senior
Specialist in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Concord Hospital
Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Concord Hospital
"Anne is an extraordinary public speaker: warm, funny, engaging, commanding, and very, very smart (seriously, someone should insist she carry a license for that ginormous brain of hers). This is a woman who has way more than her fair share of talents. She writes beautifully, she takes stunning photographs, plus she’s got the whole saving-animals’-lives gig going on. Talk about an überfrau. Certainly UNSW’s third-year media, PR and advertising students loved her when she came in to give a guest lecture on freelancing and blogging in August 2013. Anne’s ethics – as a freelance photojournalist, as a vet, and as a university lecturer – are impeccable. She tells mesmerising stories about stuff like performing emergency C-sections on skinks, and has a pair of electric blue jellyfish tights that have to be seen to be believed. I recommend her unhesitatingly and with every possible superlative."
Senior Lecturer in Media, Journalism and
Communications
University of New South Wales
"Anne is a
natural teacher: she’s warm and engaging, precise and inspiring, with a gift
for illustrating information with amazing images and quirky facts. In a
professional development session for Cat Protection, she didn’t just give us
the science on shelter medicine, she gave us its heart and soul. And anyone who
can truly convince you of the ennobling qualities of litter tray scrubbing is
without doubt a supremely persuasive communicator!"
Kristina Vesk, CEO
Cat Protection Society of NSW
Cat Protection Society of NSW
"I had the privilege of attending
a continuing education talk delivered by Dr Anne Fawcett at the RSPCA NSW
annual conference on the husbandry, health and welfare of pocket pets. As well
as being extremely entertaining and engaging, Anne's talk was
extremely informative to the delegates from a wide variety of backgrounds.
We would definitely not hesitate ask her to present at our conference again in
the future."
Kate Mills
BVSc (Hons1) MACVSc (Surgery), Managing veterinarian, RSPCA NSW (Sydney)
BVSc (Hons1) MACVSc (Surgery), Managing veterinarian, RSPCA NSW (Sydney)
For speaking enquiries please contact
anne [at] smallanimaltalk.com