Dr Steven McCulloch

Steven is Senior Lecturer in Human-Animal Studies at the University of Winchester and Head of Research for the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation. He is Section Editor for Animals in Public Policy, Politics and Society for the journal Animals and he coordinates the monthly ‘Everyday Ethics’ column in the professional veterinary journal In Practice.
Steven qualified as a veterinary surgeon in 2002 from Bristol University and holds a BA Philosophy from Birkbeck College, London University. He has a PhD from the RVC, London for his thesis ‘The British animal health and welfare policy process: accounting for the interests of sentient species’. Steven is a diplomat of ECAWBM and a recognised veterinary specialist in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law.
Steven’s research is focused on the science, ethics and policy of animal protection and he has published widely in these areas. He has been invited to speak about his research at the UK Parliament in Westminster and the EU Parliament in Brussels. He has presented his research at international and national conferences including the UK Centre for Animal Law, the BVA AWF, UFAW, ECAWBM, the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights, and the Westminster Food and Nutrition Forum.