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

• Mike Flynn

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)

• involved in discussions with all other major UK organisations with regard to policy and legislation

Other (all unremunerated unless stated)

• Edinburgh Zoo welfare and ethics committee member
• Charles Rivers Animal Welfare and Ethics committee, external member
• Links group member
• licensed firearms holder (for emergency humane destruction only)
• BVA honorary associate
• RCVS honorary associate

Name

• Marie Haskell

Employer

• Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)

Previous employers (last five years)

• n/a

Research funder(s)

• Scottish Government
• InnovateUK (UKRI)
• Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
• Dog’s Trust
• Zoetis

Consultancy (all unremunerated unless stated)

• none

Other (all unremunerated unless stated)

• International Committee for Animal Recording
• registered supporter of Scottish Wildlife Trust, Cat Protection League, International Society for Applied Ethology
• member, EFSA working group on Dairy Cow Welfare

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

• James Yeates

Employer

• Cats Protection

Previous employers (last five years)

• RSPCA

Research funder(s)

• n/a

Consultancy (all unremunerated unless stated)

• none

Other (all unremunerated unless stated)

• member of AWC (Defra)
• member of BVA and RCVS

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)

• trustee and ChairmanWild Animal Welfare Committee
• member, BVA AWSELVA Veterinary Deer Society

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