Dr Justine Shotton BSc BVSc MSc FRCVS

Justine Shotton has been a vet since 2008, initially working with farm animals, horses and domestic pets and now working as the Head Vet for Wildlife and Exotics at the RSPCA following eight years as a zoo vet in Hampshire. Justine is passionate about environmental sustainability, conservation and improving the welfare of all animals, both wild and domestic. Justine is a Director of Vet Sustain and a Trustee of the Animal Welfare Foundation. She was President of the British Veterinary Association from 2021-2 and chose Sustainability as her presidential theme, working on a variety of resources to help ensure actionable change to help the veterinary profession become more sustainable. As well as her veterinary degree, Justine has a BSc in Veterinary Pathology and an MSc in Wild Animal Health and she continues to champion One Health and the interplay between human health, animal health and environmental health. She became a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2024 following her Meritorious Contributions to the Profession through her sustainability work