UVAS observes World Veterinary Day

Walk started from Vice-Chancellor office and culminated at UVAS Out Door Hospital where Prof Dr Masood Rabbani inaugurated a free veterinary camp, cut a cake and signed a pledge on the wall

LAHORE: (UrduPoint/UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News -April 30th, 2026) The University of Veterinary and Animals Sciences Lahore observed World Veterinary Day with the theme of “Veterinarians: Guardians of Food and Health,” to create awareness about the welfare of animals in the community and showcasing the contributions of veterinarians to public health and admiration of their role for essential work among communities and stakeholders on Thursday at City Campus.

UVAS Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Masood Rabbani (Izaz-i-Fazeelat) led the walk while Dean Faculty of Veterinary Science/Principal Officer students Affairs Prof Dr Kamran Ashraf and a large number of faculty members, students from Special Animals & Veterinary Emergency Relief Society (SAVERS) and Vet Crescent Societies and staff participated. Similar activities were also held in the other campuses of UVAS to observe World Veterinary Day in befitting manner.

The walk started from Vice-Chancellor office and culminated at UVAS Out Door Hospital where Prof Dr Masood Rabbani inaugurated a free veterinary camp, cut a cake and signed a pledge on the wall.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof Dr Masood Rabbani said animals are an important part of our environment/ecosystem and God has chosen us to fulfill a noble purpose to love animals and livestock and play a key role in their treatment and welfare. He also emphasized on students learning practical skills related to the field. He said that in the near future, we are going to make the university’s Ravi Campus Pattoki a tourist hub where students from various educational institutions like schools and colleges will come for a visit, there they will also get the opportunity to learn about the poultry, fishery, dairy, wildlife and veterinary fields as well as food safety and security and food processing related to farm-to-fork.

The university will attract students from those schools to choose the UVAS for their higher education in the future.