Jacquie Rand | Executive Director & Chief Scientist
Australian Pet Welfare Foundation

Emeritus Professor Rand is the Executive Director and Chief Scientist at the Australian Pet Welfare Foundation and Emeritus Professor at The University of Queensland, where she taught Urban Animal Management and companion animal medicine. She is Australia’s leading expert in urban cat management. She Over the past 17 years, she has led major research projects in partnership with RSPCA, AWL, and local councils, and has co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed papers on urban animal management including many on managing urban cats. Her work regularly informs government policy, and she is a sought-after advisor on animal management reform. Her work is based on a One Welfare approach that optimises the wellbeing of animals, humans and their enviroments and is passionate about advocating for policies and practices that protect veterinarians and their staff from unnecessary euthanasia of healthy and treatable dogs and cats.