The Supervet
The Supervet is a Channel 4 TV Series, now in its third series, about Irish-born Vet Noel Fitzpatrick, a pioneer in neuro-orthopaedics, constructing custom-made bionic limbs for pets.
It follows on from an earlier series called the Bionioc Vet. He has received worldwide recognition and won many awards for his work, including the RSPCA Animal Hero Award in the nnovative Business category.
Background
Originally from a cattle and sheep farm background in Ballyfin, Co Laois, he now operates a multi-million pound state-of-the-art small animal referral practice called Fitzpatrick Referrals located in a complex of converted farm buildings in Eashing, Surrey., which is widely recognised as providing the most advanced and innovative diagnostic and rehabilitation facilities for small animal Neurology, Orthopaedics, Oncology and Soft tissue medicine in the UK.
Cancer Hospital
He is also opening a cancer hospital for pets (Europe's first) near Guildford, which includes a chemotherapy suite, four operating theatres, and a state-of-the-art CT machine. 172 people will work at the hospital, and overall there will be space for more than 144 patients. (See The Telegraph link below.)
New Charity
Separately, and at the same time, he is founding a new charity called The Humanimal Trust http://www.humanimaltrust.org.uk/, and is organising the "ONE LIVE Music Festival" as a fundraiser for the charity (see below).
Supervet in the Summer
He did an event called Supervet in the Summer (also a 2-part TV series with 1.4M viewers) where over 10,000 owners and their dogs joined him at Loseley Park.
Dogfest
Finally: he also just hosted DogFest where 20,000 dogs along with their human owners came to DogFest in Cheshire and Surrey in June 2015. http://dog-fest.co.uk/#dog-
Fundraiser for new charity:
"ONE LIVE Music Festival" Guildford
Saturday 5th September 2015 from 18.30 to 23.00
Lineup includes Mike and the mechanics, The Hoosiers, Hunter and the Bear
The ONE LIVE Music Festival is co-located with the Vet Festival http://www.vetfestival.co.uk/
Information sources:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/pets-health/11832751/Cutting-edge-technology-and-world-class-vets-Europes-first-cancer-hospital-for-pets-opens-for-business.html
