Scottish Animal Welfare Commission: register of interests

Name

• Cathy Dwyer (chair)

Employer

• Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) 0.6 FTE
• seconded to Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies 0.4 FTE

Previous employers (last five years)

• n/a

Research funder(s)

Scottish Government

• EU, DG-SANCO

Open Philanthropy Project:

• Hong Kong Jockey Club
• Defra

Consultancy (all unremunerated unless stated)

• Waitrose Good Life Partnership
• Global Animal Partnership (honorarium)

Other (all unremunerated unless stated)

• scientific advisory board member: VetMedUni, Vienna
• Grants and Awards Committee: Animal Welfare Foundation (BVA)
• Grants Committee: The Horse Trust
• scientific advisor, Dogs Trust
• member, British Horse Society
• member, International Society for Applied Ethology, British Society for Animal Science, Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, UFAW
• director, British Horseback Archery Association

Name

• Mike Radford

Employer

• University of Aberdeen

Previous employers (last five years)

• n/a

Research funder(s)

• n/a

Consultancy (all unremunerated unless stated)

• involved in discussions and the provision of advice to a range of politicians, officials, public bodies, NGOs, and professional bodies on an ad hoc basis as required

Other (all unremunerated unless stated)

• former member of governing council, Dogs Trust
• deputy chair, Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
• deputy chair, Humane Slaughter Association
• trustee, Association of Lawyers for Animal Welfare/UK Centre for Animal Law
• chair, ALAW Scottish Steering Committee
• member, Scottish SPCA
• member, Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law Veterinary Association
• member, National Trust for Scotland
• registered supporter of RSPCA, CIWF, The Brooke
• all the official positions above are unremunerated

Name

• Andrew Kitchener

Employer

• National Museums Scotland

Previous employers (last five years)

• n/a

Research funder(s)

• BBSRC
• The Wellcome Trust
• AHRC
• National Science Foundation
• SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Conservation Fund

Consultancy (all unremunerated unless stated)

• none

Other (all unremunerated unless stated)

• board member and member Animal Welfare Group and Conservation Advisory Group, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
• chair of People’s Trust for Endangered Species
• council member and member of the Animal Welfare Committee of the Zoological Society of London
• member of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group and leader of the Cat Classification Task Force
• member of the IUCN Equid Specialist Group
• chair of the Scottish Wildcat Conservation Action Plan Steering Group
• member of the Scottish Marine Animal Strandings Scheme Steering Group 

Name

• Libby Anderson

Employer

• retired

Previous employers (last five years)

• n/a

Research funder(s)

• n/a

Consultancy (all unremunerated unless stated)

• up to June 2020 held a consultancy position as Policy Advisor to OneKind animal welfare charity, expect to continue to be involved in discussions and the provision of advice to a range of politicians, officials, and NGOs on an ad hoc basis as required  

Other (all unremunerated unless stated)

• secretary, Wild Animal Welfare Committee
• member, UK Centre for Animal Law Scottish Steering Committee
• member, Edinburgh Children’s Panel
• all voluntary positions

Name

• Pete Goddard

Employer

• retired

Previous employers (last five years)

• n/a

Research funder(s)

• n/a

Consultancy (all unremunerated unless stated)

• none

Other (all unremunerated unless stated)

• Member: BVA; RCVS; AWSELFA
• Hon Member: British Deer Veterinary Association (BDVA)
• Hon Fellow: James Hutton Institute
• Trustee: Wild Animal Welfare Committee

Name

• Paula Boyden

Employer

• Dogs Trust

Previous employers (last five years)

• n/a

Research funder(s)

• n/a

Consultancy (all unremunerated unless stated)

• Defra Rabies Core Group
• RSPCA Prosecutions Oversight Panel

Other (all unremunerated unless stated)

• chair, the Links Group
• chair, Pet Advertising Advisory Group
• vice chair, Canine and Feline Sector Group
• treasurer, Blue Dog Trust
• member, Association of Charity Vets, BVA, BSAVA, AWSELVA, SPVS, RCVS

Name

• Harvey Carruthers

Employer

• Fife Young Carers

Previous employers (last five years)

• Argyll and Sutherland Highlander’s Museum and Trusts
• Tay Valley Veterinary Centre

Other (all unremunerated unless stated)

• member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
• trustee, Dog Aid Society of Scotland
• director, Raploch Urban Regeneration Company

Name

• Simon Girling

Employer

• Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

Previous employers (last five years)

• n/a

Research funder(s)

• AAZV Wild Animal
• Health Fund
• RSPB
• EU Life Fund

Consultancy (all unremunerated unless stated)

• veterinary advisor to the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquaria (Hoofstock and Bird working group)
• veterinary advisor to the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) European Endangered Species Programmes for the Pallas’ cat (Otocolobus manul) and Red fronted macaw (Ara rubrogenys)
• EAZA veterinary advisor for the Scottish wildcat
• G and F Training and Consultancy Ltd (veterinary professional post-graduate training course provider-remunerated)

Other (all unremunerated unless stated)

• chair, DEFRA’s Zoo Experts Committee
• immediate past-president and executive committee member of the European College of Zoological Medicine
• honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Glasgow University Veterinary School
• fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and of the Royal Society of Biology
• diplomate and full member of the European College of Zoological Medicine and European Board of Veterinary Specialists
• member of the British Veterinary Zoological Society, European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, Association of Avian Veterinarians Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians
• University of the Highlands and Islands (visiting professor)

Name

• Ellie Wigham

Employer

• University of Glasgow

Previous employers (last five years)

• n/a

Research funder(s)

• n/a

Consultancy (all unremunerated unless stated)

• involved in discussions and provide advice to HSA, 3DVSL, various meat processors

Other (all unremunerated unless stated)

• resident ECAWBM (AWSEL)
• committee member of AWSELVA, University of Glasgow Vet School Ethics committee
• member RCVS

Name

• Iain McKendrick

Employer

• The James Hutton Institute

Previous employers (last five years)

• n/a

Research funder(s)

• Scottish Government

Consultancy (all unremunerated unless stated)

• as part of the (funded) EPIC consortium, contracted to discuss issues and provide advice to civil servants working within Scottish Government, Defra and APHA on an ad hoc basis as required

Other (all unremunerated unless stated)

• visiting Professor, School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow
• member, Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Association for Veterinary Teaching and Research Work
• Fellow, Royal Statistical Society
• member, National Trust
• member, Labour Party

Name

• Gilly Mendes Ferreira

Employer

• Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA)

Previous employers (last five years)

• n/a

Research funder(s)

• n/a

Consultancy (all unremunerated unless stated)

• engages with a variety of organisations across the UK and internationally in relation to animal welfare policy, education and research.

Other (all unremunerated unless stated)

• member, RZSS Animal Welfare Advisory Group
• advisory board member, One Welfare Phoenix Project
• chair, Board of Trustees Paws for Progress CIC
• member, Scottish Government’s Responsible Dog Ownership Expert Advisory Group

Name

• Charlotte Burn

Employer

• Royal Veterinary College

Previous employers (last five years)

• n/a

Research funder(s)

• BVA’s Animal Welfare Foundation
• Woodgreen Pets Charity
• Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
• Defra
• RSPCA

Consultancy (all unremunerated unless stated)

• British Board of Film Certification
• BBSRC Animal Welfare Expert Working Group Member
• MRC Harwell project on mouse welfare monitoring (2019)

Other (all unremunerated unless stated)

• trustee, BVA’s Animal Welfare Foundation
• member, EU COST Actions on animal welfare
• RVC Local Network Lead for UK Reproducibility Network

Name

• Ben Sturgeon

Employer

• Crustacean Compassion

Previous employers (last five years)

• The Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad

Research funder(s)

• n/a

Consultancy (all unremunerated unless stated)

• n/a

Other (all unremunerated unless stated)

• member, Eurogroup for Animals