Dr. Nancy Kay was selected by the American Animal Hospital Association to receive the2009 Hill’s Animal Welfare and Humane Ethics Award. It is presented annually to a veterinarian or nonveterinarian who has advanced animal welfare through extraordinary service or by furthering humane principles, education, and understanding.

In 2011 Dr. Nancy was the Leo K. Bustad Companion Animal Veterinarian of the Year, an award presented every year by the American Veterinary Medical Association to a veterinarian whose work exemplifies and promotes the human animal bond.

Dr. Nancy has received multiple awards from the Dog Writer’s Association of America.