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SPCA, Executive Director, Dr Jaipal Singh Gill on: ALL LIVES MATTERS

He is a man on a mission. Dr Jaipal Singh Gill is the executive director of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), and, lives matter – not just animal lives – but all lives, matter emphatically to him.

It’s not possible to separate the man from his work. After all, his work is what makes him tick. At the helm of the iconic animal welfare name since 2016, Dr Gill is 37-years of age; married; a vegetarian; has an older brother; really enjoys music and is into Yoga. He is also a Volunteer Police Officer, a qualified veterinarian but above all, he is dedicated to improving the lives and welfare of animals.

Yes, he’s had pets (past tense here). As a child, there were guinea pigs, terrapins, dogs and fishes at the start of his lifelong love of animals. Except cats. “My mother said no cats,” Dr Gill remarks. His favourite dog, a Maltese of 14 years passed

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