The author was born and modestly raised in South London suburbia, attended college at seventeen years of age, and completed an apprenticeship at twenty. After working in the customer service indust...view moreThe author was born and modestly raised in South London suburbia, attended college at seventeen years of age, and completed an apprenticeship at twenty. After working in the customer service industry for seventeen years was a two-year study for a higher national diploma in animal science, followed by briefly working with animals. Following a transition into human health care, a return to working with animals and ensuring their welfare was instigated. In recent years, after the author moved to the eastern counties of England, in addition to work, spare time is spent writing, studying, travelling, and embracing conservation.view less