Qualified as a vet from Cambridge university, Alastair’s first job was with RSPCA in Putney. He spent five years as a vet in Southern Africa before briefly coming back to the UK, then went out to Bahrain as a horse vet to Shaikh Isa. During the First Gulf War, Alastair decided to come back to the UK and set up a practice with his wife, Caryn. He took early retirement in 2016 and now they enjoy living with their pets in the Béarn in France.
Vets deal with euthanasia all of the time. Mostly old animals or those with an incurable disease. But sometimes for behavioural reasons. The animals have no say it is up to the owner and the vet. Animal abuse and cruelty are endemic in the world and apart from poorly funded charities there is very l...