Judy MacArthur Clark
Judy MacArthur Clark | |
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| Born | Judy MacArthur[1] |
| Occupation | veterinary surgeon |
Judy MacArthur Clark CBE FRCVS is a British veterinary surgeon, and former President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. She has held government posts in the regulation of veterinary medicine.
Career[edit]
Clark was chairwoman of the Farm Animal Welfare Council, now the Animal Welfare Committee, from 1999.[2][3][4] She was appointed Chief Inspector of the Home Office unit for Animals in Science Regulations in 2007 and remained in that post until standing down in 2016.[4][5][6][7] As part of that role, she led the Three Rs (animal research) programme.[5][8][9]
Clark was president of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons from 1992 to 1993.[9][10]
Clark is a policy advisor for the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.[8] She is Chair of the Trustees of the Soulsby Foundation.[11][12]
She worked on the development of legislation for the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.[6]
Clark was the first president, in 2006, of the International Association of Colleges of Laboratory Animal Medicine.[13]
Clark was employed as Vice-President of Worldwide Comparative Medicine for Pfizer, and runs her own company, JMC Welfare International.[8] She has also worked for the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare.[14]
Honours[edit]
Clark was made a CBE in the 2004 Birthday Honours.[9][15][16] She was made an honorary fellow of the British Pharmacological Society in 2016, "for her sustained leadership in the regulation of animal research".[17] The University of Glasgow awarded her an honorary doctorate in 2001.[18] She was made an honorary member of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine in 2007.[19]
Publications[edit]
- Soulsby, (Ernest Jackson) Lawson, Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior (1926–2017), veterinary scientist, article by Clark for the Dictionary of National Biography
- The 3Rs in research: a contemporary approach to replacement, reduction and refinement, British Journal of Nutrition, 2017
- Why Animals Matter: Animal Consciousness, Animal Welfare, and Human Well-Being, BioScience, 63(1): 57-59
- Adequate veterinary care for animals in research: a comparison of guidelines from around the world, with Joanne Zurlo and Kathryn Bayne, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Journal, 2009
References[edit]
- ^ Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (1992). Registers and Directory. Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Morley names new FAWC chairman". Farmers' Weekly. 8 January 1999. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Select Committee on Animals In Scientific Procedures Minutes of Evidence". House of Commons. 5 February 2002. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ a b Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).: House of Commons official report. H.M. Stationery Office. 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ a b Kelder, Regina (3 October 2018). "Between 3Rs: Improving Animal Welfare through Public Policy". Charles River Laboratories. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ a b Animals (Scientific Procedures) Inspectorate - Annual Report 2007: Introducing the New Chief Inspector Judy MacArthur Clark (PDF). Home Office. 2008. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Gibney, Elizabeth (16 July 2013). "Animal testing figures jump sharply". The Times. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "Dr Judy MacArthur Clark CBE FRBS FRCVS". The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ a b c National Academies of Sciences, E.M.; Studies, D.E.L.; Research, I.L.A.; Use, R.S.W.L.A.; Anestidou, L.; Alper, J. (2015). Design, Implementation, Monitoring, and Sharing of Performance Standards for Laboratory Animal Use: Summary of a Workshop. National Academies Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-309-37927-4. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Past-Presidents". The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "New President redoubles commitment to diversity in the professions and embracing change". The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior". The Times. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Discussion Paper: Issues and options involving a future international role for the OIE in laboratory animal welfare" (PDF). OIE ad hoc Group on Laboratory Animals Welfare. 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Newsletter" (PDF). Universities Federation for Animal Welfare. 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 57315". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2004. pp. 1–26.
- ^ "UK Vets Honoured". British Veterinary Association. 17 June 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Annual Review 2016. British Pharmacological Society. 2016.
- ^ "University announces honorary degrees to celebrate 550th anniversary". University of Glasgow. 2001. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Past Award Winners". American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
External links[edit]
- Design, Implementation, Monitoring, and Sharing of Performance Standards for Laboratory Animal Use: Summary of a Workshop given by Clark
- Dr Judy MacArthur Clark, President (1992–1993), portrait by Jane Allison
- BBC Radio 4 Last Word, MacArthur Clark interviewed about Lord Soulsby
- British animal welfare workers
- Living people
- Women veterinary scientists
- Veterinary scientists
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- British veterinarians
- Fellows of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
- 21st-century British civil servants
- 20th-century British civil servants
- British women civil servants