Ahead of taking over as BVA president, Malcolm Morley joined us to discuss his priorities for the year ahead – including his theme of investing in people, and how he’s looking forward to leading the association over the next 12 months.

Malcolm also previews several sessions at the London Vet Show that tie in with his theme.

We also speak to Justine Shotton about her presidency, which has just ended. Justine reflects on the success of her theme of sustainability, as well as some of the BVA’s ongoing campaigns, and discusses how much she enjoyed her term.
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Justine is a 2008 University of Bristol veterinary graduate with a first class intercalated degree in veterinary pathology from the RVC.

She has always had a passion for conservation – after graduating she volunteered at wildlife rehabilitation centres in Guatemala and a small animal clinic in Honduras before spending five years working as a mixed practice vet in Oxfordshire. After completing a master’s in wild animal health from the RVC and Zoological Society of London (ZSL), she joined the ZSL as a postgraduate research assistant and wildlife vet for its Species Recovery Programme. While there, she researched and advised on disease risks and management strategies for reintroductions and translocations of native and European wildlife species following local extinctions or population reductions.

Since 2015, Dr Shotton has worked at Marwell Zoo in Hampshire. As veterinary services manager, she leads a team of veterinary professionals and animal scientists to optimise the welfare of zoo and wild animals, and is involved in several wildlife reintroduction projects, including the international programme to reintroduce the scimitar oryx back into the wild in Chad in 2016.

Justine was BVA president in 2021-22 – during which she took a sabbatical from her role at Marwell Zoo – and campaigned to make sustainability a key priority for the veterinary profession.
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Malcolm qualified from the University of Bristol in 1993. He started his career at Liphook Equine Hospital, and has worked in the UK and Australia. He was a joint founder of Stable Close Equine Practice in 2003 and his main interest is pre-purchase examination.

Malcolm has been a BEVA council member, chairing its pre-purchase examination committee. He has also been a member of the BVA’s policy committee and is BVA president for 2022-23.