Lucy Hoile, MSc CCAB ABTC - CAB
Lucy has been practicing as a feline behaviourist since 2010 and is one of very few exclusively feline Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourists (CCAB). She is listed as a Clinical Animal Behaviourist with the Animal Behaviour and Training Council and sits on the board of trustees.
Lucy is passionate about seeing cats happy in their home and supporting owners to provide the best cat friendly home they can. She is part of International Cat Care’s Feline Wellbeing Panel and Feliway’s Happy Cat Expert Panel.
Lucy lives in Southampton with her family, including two cats and a Labrador.
Dr Sarah Ellis, BSc (Hons), PG Dip CABC, PhD
Sarah’s interests span the behaviour and welfare of the domestic cat. She has a BSc in Zoology and Psychology, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Companion Animal Behaviour Counselling and a PhD which focussed on improving the welfare of cats housed in homing centres.
Sarah spent eight years at the University of Lincoln as a post-doctoral research scientist working on numerous feline behaviour and welfare projects.
She splits time between her role as Head of Cat Advocacy at charity International Cat Care and consultancy involving lecturing, writing (including co-authoring NY Times Best Seller ‘The Trainable Cat) and media work.
Sara Davies, BVMS MRCVS CTC ABTC-VB
Sara is a UK practising vet who spent nine years in small animal practice before switching to pet behaviour and training, where she has worked for the last 20 years.
In addition to her vet degree, Sara is an honour graduate of Jean Donaldson’s Academy for Dog Trainers, a full member of the APBC (Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors), and an ABTC registered veterinary behaviourist and clinical animal behaviourist.
She is a committed reward-based trainer with a keen interest in both the welfare of the pet and the comfort of the client.
Dr Julie Ashton, BSc (Hons), BVSc, MANZCVs (Veterinary Behaviour), MRCVS
Life on Four Legs
Dr Julie graduated from Bristol University in 2009 with a degree in Veterinary Medicine and a BSc in Animal Behaviour and Welfare. She spent two years at a busy North London practice before moving to Sydney, where she worked both in small animal clinics and a large referral practice.
In 2014, she obtained her Memberships (by examination) to the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Veterinary Behaviour and then set up Life on Four Legs - her Veterinary behaviour referral service.
In 2019, Julie relocated back to the UK and became a FABC accredited clinical animal behaviourist. She is a full member of the APBC and is a ABTC accredited Veterinary Behaviourist. She now runs a busy behavioural referral practice seeing cats and dogs on the border of Essex and Cambridgeshire.
Hannah Donovan, BSc (Hons) BVM&S MVetSci MSc (Clinical Animal Behaviour) MRCVS CCAB
Donovan Vet Behaviour
Since completing her studies from the University of Leeds, University of Edinburgh and University of Lincoln, UK, Hannah worked originally as a mixed vet with horses, livestock and small animals, and has since worked in small animal practices. She has also travelled and volunteered around the world in clinics and shelters, and spent some time working in a large RSPCA hospital and shelter in Sydney, Australia.
Hannah has enjoyed providing continued education for vets and vet staff around the world about animal behaviour and how to improve handling and understanding during veterinary visits, rehabilitation of rescued animals or teaching young animals and preventing behaviour issues. Hannah’s aim has always been to improve animals’ quality of life and welfare by continually learning herself and teaching veterinary and shelter staff.
Hannah is an RCVS (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) Advanced Practitioner in Companion Animal Behaviour, an ASAB (the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour) accredited Certificated Clinical Animal Behaviourist (CCAB) for equines, dogs and cats, an ABTC (Animal Behaviour and Training Council) registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist and registered Veterinary Behaviourist, a Full Member of the APBC (Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors), a Director and Certificated Member of the FAB Clinicians (Fellowship of Animal Behaviour Clinicians) and a Committee Member of the BVBA (British Veterinary Behaviour Association).
Lauren Norton BSc (Hons) RVN PGDipCAB CertVNECC
The College of Animal Welfare
Lauren graduated from the BSc Veterinary Nursing programme in 2010, and has since worked in small animal general practice and referral. Having completed a Post Graduate Certificate and Diploma, she is currently studying for an MSc in Clinical Animal Behaviour, and is an online tutor and module leader on the BSc Veterinary Nursing programme.
Lauren is particularly interested in the relationship between pet nutrition and behaviour.