Dr. Heather Bacon is a veterinarian and Dean of the Veterinary School at the University of Central Lancashire. She has worked internationally on veterinary education and animal welfare projects for over 15 years and was previously responsible for developing and teaching animal welfare, behaviour and veterinary ethics to veterinary and postgraduate students at the University of Edinburgh, and was a founding member of the Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education. Additionally, she works with many charities and other organisations to develop veterinary educational initiatives around the world, focusing on improving the welfare of dogs, cats, captive and free-ranging wildlife.