Speaker bio page for Vicky Halls

Bio

Vicky is the Head of Unowned Cats for International Cat Care. She is a Registered Veterinary Nurse and Clinical Animal Behaviourist, having spent over 27 years specialising in cats. Vicky has lectured all over the world on cat behaviour to veterinary and lay audiences and now speaks most frequently on topics related specifically to unowned cats, including cat population management and International Cat Care’s model for working with unowned pet cats - Cat Friendly Homing. Vicky also has a particular interest in promoting good mental health within the animal welfare sector and raising awareness of issues such as hoarding. Vicky has previously worked in both the NHS and private practice as a certified person-centred counsellor. Vicky is the author of seven best-selling books on cats for the general public, several peer-reviewed papers for scientific journals and co-author of veterinary textbooks and published guidelines. At home, Vicky is a slave to the demands of ‘LC’, her pre-loved elderly black moggie.