Visionary Veterinarian - The Remarkable Exploits of Dr. Duncan McNab McEachran

Visionary Veterinarian - The Remarkable Exploits of Dr. Duncan McNab McEachranArriving from Scotland in 1862, and after teaching briefly at the veterinary school in Toronto, Duncan McNab McEachran set up a practice in Montreal and started the Montreal Veterinary School, which would go on to be part of McGill University. A decade later the government asked him to design and put in place a quarantine system for imported animals, and to act as Chief Inspector of Stock and Chief Veterinarian for Canada. He saw the potential of the

Arriving from Scotland in 1862, and after teaching briefly at the veterinary school in Toronto, Duncan McNab McEachran set up a practice in Montreal and started the Montreal Veterinary School, which would go on to be part of McGill University. A decade later the government asked him to design and put in place a quarantine system for imported animals, and to act as Chief Inspector of Stock and Chief Veterinarian for Canada. He saw the potential of the western territories and was there to set up the first of the large cattle ranches, managing them as well as all his other interests. His passion for improving animals and for animal welfare were new and unusual for the times. A man with exciting visions, he undermined his own efforts by his intolerance of criticism or discussion. The story is just too interesting to resist, with a rags-to-riches, self-made man theme, complete with intrigues, international finagling, and monumental disappointments.