Small animal forensic veterinary medicine and surgery, including cruelty and neglect cases of cats, dogs, small mammals and birds • Dangerous dogs and their control • Practising veterinary surgeon for over 40 years • Considerable experience with the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and the Animal Welfare Act 2006 • Regularly giving evidence in civil and criminal cases • Human fatalities and serious injuries involving dogs

I specialise in all matters relating to: • Gamekeeping • Pest and predator control • Sporting shooting, including safety, competence, firearms usage and compliance with best practice • Legal and illegal traps and trapping • Poaching of gamebirds, hare, rabbit, deer and fish • Hunting with hounds, terriers and coursing dogs

I provide expert evidence related to the behaviour and/or welfare of dogs, cats and rabbits in civil and criminal cases, including in respect of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, the Animals Act 1971 and under sections 3(1) and (4) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. I also assess the behaviour and welfare of school dogs, and of animals whose owners are applying to adopt or foster children, or where there are child or vulnerable adult safeguarding risks. I am a Certificated Clinical Animal Behaviourist (assessed by CCAB-Cert Ltd), a Full Member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors, a...

Veterinary medicine & surgery in dogs, cats & birds • Investigation of Section 4 offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 • Investigation of Section 9 offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 • Expert witness for the prosecution & defence • Investigation of animal welfare, negligence & unnecessary suffering • Veterinary forensics • Greyhounds • Post mortem • Since 2015 I have been regularly asked to provide expert veterinary opinion

Management of a mixed general veterinary practice, including employment of staff, official veterinary service work & veterinary work, including bovines, ovines, porcines, equines, felines, canines, reptiles (including hydrotherapy) • Professional negligence claims • Animal welfare, cruelty & negligence cases (including RSPCA cases) • Non-accidental injury cases • Local authority animal welfare inspections/licences • Riding schools, measuring equines & equine chiropractic • Agricultural veterinary show work • Avians (including parrots, poult...

Criminal & civil proceedings for both defence & prosecution cases • Dog behaviour/training & breed identification, including prohibited breeds • Dangerous dogs legislation • Police Dog Legislation Officer (DLO) training • Dog behaviour expert for police constabularies across the UK • Dog bites • Human fatalities involving dogs • Cat behaviour • Animal behaviour (mammals & birds) • Animal welfare & protection • Animal-related environmental matters • Animal boarding establishments - licensing matters • An...

All aspects of companion animal veterinary medicine & surgery, including: • Orthopaedics • Diagnostic imaging • Reproductive medicine & surgery • Endocrinology • Urogenital medicine & surgery • Avian medicine & surgery • Cruelty cases

Veterinary science with special reference to birds, reptiles & other exotic species • Wildlife • Pathology, gross & microscopic • Forensic work • Laboratory techniques • Tropical diseases • Zoonoses (diseases transmissible from animals to humans) • Animal bites, scratches & venoms • Zoos • Conservation • Animal welfare • Work overseas, especially Africa & Caribbean • RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Pathology • Diplomate European College of Veterinary Pathologists • Diplomate European College of Zo

Poultry industry matters, especially those relating to bird health and welfare, food safety, zoonoses and antimicrobial stewardship • Poultry carcass condemnations (offical controls) and meat quality, in particular where this may relate to causes on farm and in transport • Economic impact of animal diseases (and their mitigations, e.g. vaccination) in poultry and other species • Issues relating to international animal health, including trade • Biosecurity design and implementation