Empathy Veterinary Ethics is directed by Professor Madeleine Campbell BVetMed (Hons) MA (Oxon) MA (Keele) PGCert (VetEd) PhD DipECAR DipECAWBM(AWSWEL) FHEA FRCVS. Madeleine is an European and RCVS Recognised Specialist in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law. She was the first veterinary surgeon to be awarded a postdoctoral fellowship in bioethics, and in 2021 was appointed a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in recognition of her contributions to the field of veterinary ethics.
In practice, her activities have included Chairing the British Veterinary Association’s Ethics and Welfare Advisory Panel, sitting on Ethics Review Boards for organisations including the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and the Zoological Society of London, and advising organisations such as the Greyhound Board of Great Britain and the Federation Equestre International on veterinary ethics and animal welfare.
Madeleine is Professor of Veterinary Ethics at Nottingham University’s School of Veterinary Medicine and Science. She is widely published, particularly on ethical issues surrounding the use of reproductive technologies in non-human mammals and the ethics of using animals in competitive sport, and is a frequently invited speaker at international and national conferences – most recently on the ethics of genetic editing in animals.
Further details of the services which Madeleine provides can be found under Services. Examples of her publications, presentations and current activities are included on Publications.