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Creatures of the Rock: A Veterinarian's Adventures in Newfoundland

Dr. Andrew Peacock
Veterinarian and Author, Carbonear, Newfoundland

DR. ANDREW PEACOCK was born in Toronto and raised in the town of Kapuskasing in northern Ontario. After finishing degrees in biology at Trent University and veterinary medicine at the University of Guelph he moved with his wife to the small fishing village of Freshwater on the island of Newfoundland.

As a veterinarian he worked in a mixed animal practice in rural Newfoundland from 1982 until 2010. During this time he also served as the registrar of the Newfoundland and Labrador College of Veterinarians. His book 鈥淐reatures of the Rock鈥� was published by Doubleday Canada in 2014. It was long listed for the 2015 Leacock medal for humour and won the Newfoundland and Labrador Books award for the best non-fiction book of 2013 and 2014.

Dr. Peacock will be telling veterinarian tales from his book during this public lecture at 11:00 a.m. October 16th in Haley 200.