Clive Phillips was Australia’s first Professor of Animal Welfare, at the University of Queensland, and foundation director of the Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics. He previously lectured at the Universities of Cambridge and Wales. He has written widely on the welfare of farm, zoo, and companion animals and particularly livestock transported by ship. His books include Principles of Cattle Production, The Animal Trade and The Welfare of Animals - the Silent Majority. He has authored approximately 400 scientific journal articles. Clive chairs Queensland and Western Australia Government’s Animal Welfare Boards and is editor-in-chief of the journal Animals and Springer’s Animal Welfare Series.