Vets

Dr. Matthew Huckle

Dr. Matthew Huckle

Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc), University of Pretoria, South Africa After qualifying, in 2017, I spent one year completing my Compulsory Community Service in Queenstown, South Africa. I then practiced for a year in a small animal clinic in Port Elisabeth. After which I made the move to Cape Town where...

Dr. Sophie Gibson

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVMS), University of Glasgow, UK. After graduating, I worked in a small animal general practice in Glasgow for 2 years where I was involved in a range of surgical and medical cases. I then joined the SPCA in August 2022 when I moved out to...

Dr. Roelof, Francois Hugo

Dr. Roelof, Francois Hugo

Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc), University of Pretoria, South Africa. Bachelor of Laws, UNISA, South Africa. I spent over a decade as a State Veterinary Surgeon in South Africa mainly focusing on animal health, disease control, regulatory enforcement, farm animals, animal welfare legislation and management. In 2020 I took a leap of...

Dr. Olivia Fong

Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) (Hons), University of Queensland, Australia and Bachelor of Arts (BA) Psychology, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. After graduation, I spent six years working as a general practitioner in a private veterinary clinic in Australia. In addition for the past three years alongside my GP work,...

Dr. Melanie Kate Asquith

Bachelor of Science (BSc) Veterinary Biology and Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) both from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. After graduating I headed home to Port Elizabeth and was lucky to be able to find work at practices offering a wide scope of veterinary work. From desexing feral cat colonies,...

Dr. Luke Chambers

Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc), University of Pretoria, South Africa After qualifying, in 2018, I spent one year completing my Compulsory Community Service in Durban, South Africa. I then practiced in a predominantly small animal welfare clinic, also in Durban, before coming to join the SPCA in April 2021. General practice, and...

Dr. Jeffrey Chu

Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc), University of Sydney, Australia. After graduation, I spent two years working at a small animal practice in Queensland. During that time, I also volunteered for “WIRES”, an Australian Wildlife Rescue Organisation treating and fostering injured animals, such as koalas, native birds, possums and wallabies. I was...

Dr. Heidrun Kraft

Diplom Tieraerztin, University of Vienna, Austria. Internship and work experience through out university in South Africa, Namibia, Uruguay and Australia. Working as a veterinary nurse in a small animal clinic in Vienna from 1997 until graduation. Welfare work in Malaysia and Thailand in 2000. Veterinary surgeon in a small animal clinic in...

Dr. Gladys Tam

Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc), University of Sydney, Australia. After graduation I worked for four years in a private clinic in Sydney which also offered a lot of welfare work. The spectrum of welfare work included first aid for stray animals, community services such as low cost desexing and wellness consultations. Outside of work I also volunteered...

Dr. Enrico Pizzuti

Dr. Enrico Pizzuti

Master of Veterinary Medicine (DrMedVet), Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy & Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (MRCVS), UK. After qualifying as a veterinary surgeon in Italy I immediately relocated to the UK, where I started my first job as an intern at a large multi-disciplinary specialist...