Dr Rebeca García Pinillos qualified as a Vet at the University of Zaragoza and completed a PhD at the University of Reading. She has worked in private practice as a small animal and equine vet as well as a government veterinary and policy adviser on a number of subjects, including veterinary public health, zoonosis, exotic disease and animal welfare. She has also volunteered with exotic/wild animals across Asia, Africa and the Americas. Rebeca regularly participates as an animal welfare expert in training events, workshops and conferences across the world and is a passionate advocate of One Welfare as complement to One Health.