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| James Richards was a spokesperson for feline health and awareness. |
The Cat Writers’ Association recently named the late James Richards, DVM, as the recipient of the 2007 Shojai Mentor Award, which recognizes a Cat Writers’ Association member who goes beyond mentorship duties by offering guidance, encouragement and support to other fellow members.
Richards, who was director of the Cornell Feline Health Center at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, was a spokesperson for feline health and awareness campaigns. The most recent being the KNOW Heartworms initiative, which aims to tackle the myths of feline heartworm disease.
He also funded the Cornell Feline Health Center Veterinary Issues Award. The award, renamed in his honor, encourages writers to undertake difficult stories on the topics of technological or medical advances, research or innovations in feline veterinary medicine.
Richards died in April in a motorcycle accident in New York.