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Positions Held

Co-founder of ThePet.net

Patron of Cat Welfare Sussex

Patron of the Oldies Club

Patron of Speaking Out for the Animals (SOFA)

Trustee of Safe Haven for Donkeys in the Holy Land (SHADH)

Vice Patron of the Bella Moss Foundation

Veterinary Advisor to the Kennel Club of Great Britain

Resident vet on BBC Southern Counties Radio

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Marc Abraham has been a qualified vet for over 14 years and has treated a wide range of animals from dogs and cats, to farm and exotic species.

He prides himself and his work on always putting the animal first – an attitude that has made him extremely popular not only amongst his clients and the general public, but with his patients too!

Donkeys

Marc is passionate about all animals, and he is just as comfortable helping them in his safe cozy consulting room as he is in a warzone or scene of natural disaster.

Marc’s currently planning a documentary about British donkey charity, Safe Haven for Donkeys in the Holy Land (SHADH), which not only treats sick and injured donkeys, but helps to educate poorer communities and change attitudes in the Palestinian West Bank.

The ‘UK’s Favourite Vet’

As a result of his obvious commitment to animals, Marc was recently awarded the national veterinary industry’s prestigious Special Recognition Award as the UK’s favourite vet, voted for by the public.

Television

Marc can be regularly seen giving valuable advice on the biggest animal-related TV Shows on British prime-time TV, including Channel 4’s Paul O’Grady Show, It’s Me Or the Dog and BBC1’s popular Animal Rescue Live; as well as current affairs programmes such as the Tonight Programme, BBC Breakfast News, Sky & Channel Five News, and ITN News.

His international appeal and versatility is also evident, from managing teams of animal-rescue volunteer workers in post-tsunami Thailand to recording pet-related shows in Hollywood, as well as for CNN USA nationwide.

Radio

Marc is no stranger to successfully fronting radio-days for the UK’s top insurance and pet-food companies; proving he is extremely brand-aware and also more-than-comfortable when giving pet-advice to random callers in his monthly phone-ins as resident vet at BBC Sussex (formerly Southern Counties Radio).

Pet Passions

Marc’s biggest passions are promoting responsible pet ownership, educating the public, campaigning against puppy farming and helping rescue pets/animal charities/shelters.

Marc has recently been appointed as veterinary advisor to the Kennel Club of Great Britain, promoting their Petlog microchipping scheme, Open for Dogs campaign and Companion Pet Club.

Dog Shows

As well as regularly attending Crufts, Discover Dogs, World and European Dog Shows, Marc’s always invited to judge at the charity dog shows like Paws in the Park and Battersea Dogs Home Reunion. He is also a supporter of Action for Children and judges their children’s fun dog show in Ditchling every year.

School Visits

Marc is a proud speaker at our local and national schools. He teaches children about respect for nature, animals and themselves.

SOFA

Marc is also extremely proud to be the Patron of Speaking Out For the Animals (SOFA); a group of animal-loving pupils from Thorpe House School in Norwich that are petitioning for a new law to make microchipping compulsory in the UK.

Journalist

As a journalist, Marc has penned an informative vet/animal-related weekly column for cool trendy Brighton-based property/lifestyle magazine Latest Homes (and prev. The Argus) for the last 4 years; and now writes a monthly column for top national canine newspaper Our Dogs.

Both columns can be found published online. He also writes regular articles for the Veterinary Times and frequently appears in special interest magazines such as Your Dog, Dogs Monthly, Your Cat and Sainsbury’s Money magazine.

ThePet.net

Marc is also responsible for creating innovative and ground-breaking pet website www.ThePet.net; giving owners a platform, for the first time ever, to rate and comment on the services they and their pet have received from the variety of businesses that make up the global pet industry, including vets, groomers, kennels, pet-friendly pubs and hotels.

www.ThePet.net successfully launched in October 2008, and has already attracted interest from over 2 million pet-owners worldwide pre-launch via extensive social media online marketing campaigns; proudly gaining massive industry supporters.

These include The Kennel Clubs of Great Britain, Ireland, Wales, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Feline Advisory Bureau, National Office of Animal Health, Pet-ID, Vets Get Scanning, PDSA, Bella Moss Foundation, Company of Animals, Kennel Club’s Companion Dog Club, Hope Rescue and Alldog Bakery.

Writer

Marc is also currently writing two animal-related books. One is a novel (published in Spring 2011 by Ebury Press) and the other is an anti-bullying/anti-racism book for young children cleverly using animal themes from nature to promote global philanthropy.

Hobbies

Marc’s favourite hobbies include snowboarding and scuba-diving, and his ambition is to travel to Antarctica – and dive under the ice!

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All these varied activities have resulted in Marc naturally becoming the leading spokesperson and most connected ‘only voice’ of the modern-day pet industry in the UK and beyond.

For more information about Marc Abraham, this modern-day James Herriott, why not subscribe to his latest blog here!

Resume

Current Projects:

More4: Crufts 2010: co-presenter (March 11-14)
Sky One: New series about pets with Gavin & Stacey’s Joanna Page (broadcast May 2010)
Ebury Publishing: First book (due out in Spring 2010)

UK TV

BBC Breakfast News
BBC Animal Rescue Live
BBC1 Inside Out
ITV News
ITV Tonight Programme: Pets Undercover
Channel4: Paul O’Grady Show: 5 series
Channel 4’s It’s Me Or the Dog
Channel FIVE: Gadget Show
SkyOne/ChannelFIVE News
Various corporate videos and YouTube clips

US TV

Comcast Channel: Seeking Secrets with Suzanne (Philadelphia)
KidsTalk TV: Using Animals to Promote Philanthropy:(California)

Radio

BBC Sussex: Resident Vet with monthly phone-in
BBC 6 Music
Various other BBC Regional, national and corporate interviews/radio-days

Print Media

The Argus Newspaper: weekly columnist (2002-05)
Latest Homes Magazine: weekly columnist (2005-09)
Our Dogs Newspaper: monthly columnist (2008-09)
Various other magazine articles, e.g. for Sainsbury’s on looking after your pet in credit crunch

Marc supports the following charities and organisations

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