Judy MacArthur Clark

British veterinarian

Judy MacArthur Clark
Born
Judy MacArthur[1]
Occupationveterinary 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

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

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

  • 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

  1. ^ Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (1992). Registers and Directory. Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Morley names new FAWC chairman". Farmers' Weekly. 8 January 1999. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Select Committee on Animals In Scientific Procedures Minutes of Evidence". House of Commons. 5 February 2002. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).: House of Commons official report. H.M. Stationery Office. 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b Kelder, Regina (3 October 2018). "Between 3Rs: Improving Animal Welfare through Public Policy". Charles River Laboratories. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Gibney, Elizabeth (16 July 2013). "Animal testing figures jump sharply". The Times. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Dr Judy MacArthur Clark CBE FRBS FRCVS". The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Past-Presidents". The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior". The Times. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Newsletter" (PDF). Universities Federation for Animal Welfare. 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  15. ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 57315". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2004. pp. 1–26.
  16. ^ "UK Vets Honoured". British Veterinary Association. 17 June 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  17. ^ Annual Review 2016. British Pharmacological Society. 2016.
  18. ^ "University announces honorary degrees to celebrate 550th anniversary". University of Glasgow. 2001. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  19. ^ "Past Award Winners". American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine. Retrieved 24 January 2023.

External links

  • 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
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