Publication - Progress report
Scottish Animal Welfare Commission: annual report 2020 to 2021
Annual report of the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission (SAWC) showing activity for the year 2020 to 2021.
Appendix II – Register of Interests
| Name | Employer | Previous employers (last 5 years) | Research funder(s) | Consultancy (all unremunerated unless stated) | Other (all unremunerated unless stated) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathy Dwyer (chair) | Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) 0.6 FTE, seconded to Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (0.4 FTE) | n/a | Scottish Government; EU – DG-SANCO Open Philanthropy Project |
Waitrose Good Life Partnership; Global Animal Partnership (honorarium) | Independent expert: EU Animal Welfare Platform; 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; |
| Mike Radford | University of Aberdeen | n/a | n/a | 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. | 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. |
| Mike Flynn | Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA) | n/a | n/a | Involved in discussions with all other major UK organisations with regard to policy and legislation | 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. |
| Marie Haskell | Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) | n/a | Scottish Government, InnovateUK (UKRI), Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Dog’s Trust Zoetis |
None | International Committee for Animal Recording; Registered Supporter of Scottish Wildlife Trust, Cat Protection League, International Society for Applied Ethology |
| Andrew Kitchener | National Museums Scotland | n/a | BBSRC The Wellcome Trust AHRC National Science Foundation SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Conservation Fund |
None. | Member Animal Welfare and Ethics 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 |
| Libby Anderson | Retired | n/a | n/a | 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. | Secretary, Wild Animal Welfare Committee; Member, UK Centre for Animal Law Scottish Steering Committee; Member, Edinburgh Children’s Panel. All voluntary positions. |
| James Yeates | Cats Protection | RSPCA | n/a | None | Member of AWC (Defra) Member of BVA and RCVS |
| Tim Parkin | University of Bristol | n/a | FEI, US Jockey Club, Grayson Jockey Club Research Foundation | British Horseracing Authority; American Quarter Horse Association (remunerated) | Member of: World Horse Welfare Veterinary Advisory Committee; PetPlan Charitable Trust Scientific Advisory Committee; FEI Veterinary Committee; FEI Endurance Technical Committee; British Horseracing Authority ‘Horse Comes First’ Advocate for racing. |
| Pete Goddard | Retired | n/a | n/a | Trustee and Chairman: Wild Animal Welfare Committee; Member: BVA; AWSELVA; Veterinary Deer Society | |
| Paula Boyden | Dogs Trust | n/a | n/a | Defra Rabies Core Group; RSPCA Prosecutions Oversight Panel; Wales Animal Health and Welfare Framework Group (remunerated) |
Chair, the Links Group; Chair, Pet Advertising Advisory Group; Vice Chair, Canine and Feline Sector Group; Treasurer, Blue Dog Trust; Member, BVA, BSAVA, AWSELVA, SPVS, RCVS |
| Harvey Carruthers | Tay Valley Veterinary Centre | n/a | n/a | None | Member of BSAVA; Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Trustee, Dog Aid Society of Scotland |
| Simon Girling | Royal Zoological Society of Scotland | n/a | AAZV Wild Animal Health Fund RSPB EU Life Fund |
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&F Training and Consultancy Ltd (veterinary professional post-graduate training course provider-remunerated) |
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) |
Contact
Email: SAWC.Secretariat@gov.scot
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