Links Group Trustee, veterinary forensic expert witness, Group Head of Animal Welfare at IVC Evidensia Dave is the Group Head of Animal Welfare at IVC Evidensia, the largest corporate veterinary group in Europe. His role is to put animal welfare at the heart of what the team do and to ensure that alongside providing world class veterinary care the team also help clients give their animals (pets, production animals or equines) the best life they can. Dave is also a clinical director and veterinary surgeon for Brownlow Vet Group a part of IVC Evidensia where he acts as an experienced independent expert witness undertaking regular instructions in both criminal and civil fields involving animal welfare, animal husbandry and disease including human injuries sustained from animal interactions. Since 2002, Dave accepts instructions from a wide range of clients acting for both prosecution and defence and is also an experienced single joint expert. With particular interests in non-accidental injury and the links to human health and welfare, he developed a reporting system for the profession to seek support and advice when there were concerns that a patient may be a victim of deliberate abuse. In his spare time Dave is a veterinary consultant to Forensic Access supporting both the development of their veterinary training programmes but also undertaking expert and advisory work for them. Dave received the RCVS Compassion Award in 2021, awarded to individuals who have made a significant impact and shown genuine compassion above and beyond what might have been expected of them as part of their day-to-day work. He became a Trustee of the Links Group in March 2022, and a Fellow of the RCVS in 2024.