Dr. Watson the owner of Grant Park Animal Hospital and is a consultant for numerous animal welfare organizations and a regular contributor to local and national media. He is the immediate past president of the Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association and the Chair of the Winnipeg Humane Society’s Board of Directors. He is a long-standing director on the board of the Canadian Animal Blood Bank and serves as Manitoba’s regional director of Community Veterinary Outreach, a program that provides human and animal health services to underserved communities. Dr. Watson has been recognized locally and internationally for his efforts to improve animal health and well-being. In 2019 he was one of six recipients of the World Veterinary Association’s Global Animal Welfare Award.