A new parliamentary intern for Lord Trees

Abstract

Last month, Gabby Laing became Lord Trees’ third intern. Her first few weeks have involved figuring out how different departments and organisations fit together as part of ‘government’. The list of acronyms I’ve been faced with seems endless … but a few have already become mainstay terminology for me in this role. APPGs, (All Party Parliamentary Groups), for example, feature regularly and come in all shapes and sizes. Lord Trees sits on several of these, but has recently been most heavily involved with APGAW (the All Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare) and the APPG on antibiotics — these complement each other nicely under the One Health umbrella. I had the opportunity to attend BVA congress, which offers an opportunity to air diverse issues — from the rising popularity of brachycephalic dog breeds and the impact of the gendered nature of our profession to using good evidence in decision making. It was a great way to gain …