Animal welfare consulting · Southern Africa
We help you help animals
One of the first consultancies of its kind in Southern Africa, bringing scientific evidence and internationally accredited training to every welfare question — clinical, institutional, or legislative.
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Positive welfare looks different for every species — every assessment starts by locating where an animal sits on this spectrum.
Since 2024Independent, science-based welfare consulting for academia, animal welfare organisations, and industry.
Veterinary Practice
Non-Profit Organisations
Animal Research Ethics Committees
Government & Policy
Academic Institutions
Our starting point
“Animal welfare is the physical and mental state of an animal in relation to the conditions in which it lives and dies.”— Terrestrial Code, World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)
Policy Guidance & Implementation
Interpreting and implementing legislation, and developing welfare policy to international best practice norms and standards.
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Literature reviews, expert opinion on animals in scientific research, and collaborative research for journals and conferences.
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Strategy development, biosecurity compliance, and facility staff training.
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On-site facility and animal welfare assessments
Practical welfare consulting
Applied animal welfare science and ethics
About Animal Ethos Consulting
Led by Dr Bevin Meyer
A practising veterinarian with experience companion animal shelter medicine, animal welfare science, writing scientific and investigative reports, welfare assessments, and implementing animal welfare legislation.
- BVSc (Onderstepoort, University of Pretoria)
- MSc International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law (University of Edinburgh)