DR Neil hudson mp (co CHAIR) 

Neil is a veterinary surgeon by background, with specialised training and experience in Equine Medicine and has worked in large and small animal veterinary practice and academia in the UK and Australia. He has postgraduate qualifications in Equine Medicine and Gastroenterology and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Neil served in the 2019-2024 parliament as a Conservative Member of Parliament for a seat now abolished by the boundary review.  In parliament, Neil was an active member of the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee. Neil was the first vet elected to the House of Commons since 1884 and brings extensive real-life experience to help inform policy in animal welfare.

PROFESSOR THE LORD TREES (CO-CHAIR)

Professor Trees is a leading veterinary surgeon who has worked in general practice, industry and academia and was appointed chairman of the internationally renowned animal health research institute the Moredun Research Institute. Professor Trees is only the second veterinary surgeon to enter the House of Lords, joining Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior in Parliament’s upper chamber. He was formerly President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and Dean of Liverpool University Veterinary School.

Danny chambers mp

Danny works as a vet in Winchester, is the trustee of two charities and was elected by his peers to the body that governs the veterinary profession. He has campaigned to highlight the severe health problems associated with flat-faced dogs, such as pugs and French bulldogs, which are ever growing in popularity. Danny has published papers in the scientific journal Veterinary Record and is passionate about One Health – the role that vets play in improving human health and wellbeing.

As a project manager he has designed and implemented a livestock improvement programme in Iraq to improve food security, worked with rabies eradication projects in street dogs in India to prevent transmission of the virus to humans, and volunteered with charities treating working horses in poor communities. Danny was elected to represent Winchester in July 2024.

johanna baxter mp

Johanna Baxter is a Scottish Labour Party MP who has elected for Paisley and Renfrewshire South in July 2024 . Johanna served as head of local government for Unison Scotland and Chair of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party 2022-2023. She is well known for fighting for worker’s rights and is also a strong advocate for animal welfare bringing years of campaigning experience to the cause. 

20 qualifiying mp

The APPG rules set out that there must be 20 MPs and Lords to qualify an All-Party Group. This list is the 20 qualifying members – the additional list of members beyond this 20 is kept by the secretariat.

Irene Campbell MP

Adrian Ramsay MP

Sarah Edwards MP

Ruth Jones MP

Cat Eccles MP

Becky Gittons MP

Imogen Walker MP

Andrew Rosindell MP

Louie French MP

Rachel Maskell MP

Gill Furniss MP

James Naish MP

Sarah Champion MP

Andrew George MP

Emma Foody MP

Sarah Champion MP

Sarah Dyke MP

Sian Berry MP

Lord de Clifford

Lord Bradley