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About Philippa Robinson

Philippa’s career as a management and training consultant spans thirty years. Her clients have included HSBC, Royal Mail, Kodak Manufacturing and Swiss Re Insurance as well as a large number of smaller commercial enterprises. She attained a Masters in Human Resource Management with Distinction from Sheffield Business School in 2012 where she was the recipient of the SIG Prize for Excellence. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. View all posts by Philippa Robinson →

The Great British Ex-breeding Dog Survey 2017

5th September 2017CARIAD, Dog Welfare, General, Marc Abraham, Pup AidPhilippa Robinson

A Dearth of Dog Data

We are thrilled to be involved in another survey focused on dog buying/adoption/fostering experiences. Working with fellow campaigners with the credibility of PupAid,

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They ship ’em out and they ship ’em back in again

29th July 2017GeneralPhilippa Robinson

Fitzpatrick gives me deep concerns

I realise that to challenge the work of self-appointed “Super Vet” Noel Fitzpatrick is on a par with dissing Mother Theresa and casting dark shadows over the memory of the Queen Mother, but I must because I have so many deep concerns about his contribution to dog health and welfare.

His latest plan is a week long live

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Breed Specific Legislation is the absolute pits: but Shakira’s on a mission to change it

28th June 2017BSL, Dog Welfare, Pup Aid, Vet Nurses, VetsPhilippa Robinson

The BSL nightmare: injustice, ineffective and slaughters innocent dogs

Following on from profiling Marc Abraham and Debbie Matthews we were thrilled to catch-up recently with yet another astonishing campaigner for dog health and welfare, Shakira Free Miles RVN BSc.

Marc introduced Shakira to us a few years ago and on meeting her two things strike immediately: she has extraordinary

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Taken on trust

26th April 2017GeneralPhilippa Robinson

Suffering from Dogs Trust Anxiety

I published, as part of my work for DogEd, a paper on how we need to take a “systems thinking” approach to dog welfare as long ago as 2012. Subsequently, I have made several presentations to stakeholder groups such as

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Where’s the Harm in Demand?

2nd April 2017Breed Health, EFRA Committee, Exaggerated Traits, Genetic Diversity, Third Party SalesPhilippa Robinson

Be careful what you wish for

What we dog lovers have to acknowledge and reflect on is this – no matter where or how we choose to get a pup, no matter what breed or type of dog we decide upon, our actions have implications somewhere down the

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Scanning is not a big ask nor a big task but does your vet scan?

21st February 2017Dog theft, Dog Welfare, Transparency, VetsPhilippa Robinson

Bruce-Forsyth-Debbie-Matthews scan theft

Welcome to the second in my series of interviews with inspirational dog health and welfare campaigners. As I said in my first one with Marc Abraham of PupAid, I have been fortunate

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Feeling festive

23rd December 2016CARIAD, Cat the Vet, Dog Welfare, EFRA Committee, Marc Abraham, The Karlton IndexPhilippa Robinson

Season’s Greetings

It is traditional at this time of year to offer good wishes for the festive season. For those of us who campaign in dog welfare it is often a difficult time of year. The puppy trade (both legitimate and illegal) thrives

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Biographical details: matter for dogs

11th December 2016biographical lives, Dog Welfare, General, the puppy contractPhilippa Robinson

Know his own mind

Being robbed of your biography

You may or may not know that one of the reasons why the Karlton Index has not been updated for 2015 or 2016 is because of a major life event. That of caring for an elderly parent who suffered, and has since died of, dementia. Dementia is an evil-hearted, pernicious,

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Why we’d be wise to ask more whys?

15th November 2016CASJ, Dog Welfare, EFRA Committee, Third Party SalesPhilippa Robinson

tug of war with dog welfare The eagerly awaited report on pet welfare from EFRA Committee is released tomorrow. Articles in the

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Meet the Marc Abraham I know

1st September 2016Dog Welfare, Marc Abraham, Puppy Farming, Third Party SalesPhilippa Robinson

The tireless campaigner for dog welfare: Marc Abraham

I’ve been active in dog welfare now for eleven years and in that time met many fellow campaigners. Marc Abraham is one of them. He recently secured a major milestone in welfare reform with his Ban the sale of young puppies

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