The following experts each gave their time and expertise to help direct the recommendations in the independent scientific report commissioned by the RSPCA:

Pedigree dog breeding in the UK: a major welfare concern? (PDF 885KB)

Welfare experts

• John Bradshaw (BA, PhD)

• Ralph Merrill (BSc, MSc, PhD)

• Deborah Wells (BA, PhD, PGChET, C.Psychol) Senior Lecturer, Queen's University Belfast

• Stephen Wickens (BSc, PhD) Development Officer, Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW)

University-based veterinary specialists

• Jon Bowen (BVetMed, MRCVS, DipAS [CABC]) Behavioural Medicine Referral Service, Royal Veterinary College (RVC 

• Nick Jeffery (BVSc, PhD, CertSAO, DECVS, DECVN, FRCVS, DSAS[ST]) Professor of Veterinary Clinical Studies 

• Paul McGreevy (BCVSc, MRVS, PhD, MAVSc) Assistant Professor, University of Sydney

• Daniel Mills (BVSc, PhD, CCAB, CBiol, MIBiol, Dip ECVBM-CA, MRCVS) Professor of Veterinary Behavioural Medicine, University of Lincoln

• Karen Overall (MA, VMD, PhD, Diplomate ACVB, CAAB) Research Associate, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, University of Pennsylvania

Genetics experts

• Sarah Blott (BSc, MSc, PhD) Senior Research Geneticist, Animal Health Trust

• Frank Nicholas (BScAgr, PhD) Emeritus Professor of Animal Genetics, University of Sydney

• John Burchard (PhD) Semi-retired Biology Professor, Princeton USA

• Two anonymous contributors

Practising veterinary surgeons

• Alison Blaxter (BA, DipCABC, PhD, BVM&S, MRCVS)

• Harvey Carruthers (BVMS, MBA)

• George Grieve (BVM&S, MRCVS)

• Clare Rusbridge (BVMS, PhD, DECVN, MRCVS, RCVS European Specialist in Neurology)

• Nikianna Nicholas (BVSc, MRCVS)

• One anonymous respondent

Read about the expert authors and contributors.