Dr. James Kirkwood

James Kirkwood (BVSc PhD FIBiol MRCVS) graduated from Bristol University Veterinary School in 1975. He is Chief Executive and Scientific Director of the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) and of the Humane Slaughter Association (HSA); Visiting Professor in the Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases at the Royal Veterinary College; and Editor of the quarterly scientific journal Animal Welfare. For 12 years, prior to taking up his present posts in 1996, he was head of the Veterinary Science Department at the Zoological Society of London. He is Chairman of the Zoos Forum and Deputy Chairman of the Companion Animal Welfare Council. He has published some 150 papers in the scientific literature on aspects of the biology, diseases, conservation and welfare of animals.