Shelby Brereton grew up surrounded by animals both at the San Diego Zoo and those native to the beaches and mountains. In one of her first roles as a zookeeper, she was lucky enough to work with her favourite animal: the cheetah.

Her journey to be a Wild Animal Biologist led her to Hawaii and eventually the UK, in her quest for knowledge.

As a zookeeper, Shelby enjoys the adaptability required to work with animals and the challenges in creating new ways to enrich their lives. Now living in the UK, Shelby has adopted three cats (or have they adopted her?): Tamatoa, Kiana and Peter.

Kamal Fernandez is an internationally renowned dog trainer, author and World Championship Level Canine Sports competitor and coach.

With over 30yrs of experience in the world of dog training, Kamal has pioneered the use of reinforcement based methods to turn unruly pets into Crufts winners.

Kamal is a global keynote speaker and expert called upon by the Victoria Stillwell Bite Conference + IMPACT Conference for Service and Military Personnel.

His television appearances include Sky TV’s ‘Dogs Might Fly’, where 12 rescue dogs were followed on their journey to ‘flying a plane’, and Channel 4’s ‘The Dog Academy’.

James Brereton is a university lecturer at University Centre Sparsholt.

He runs a BSc in Zoo Biology and teaches on a range of topics including animal behaviour and genetics, but more importantly has been a cat dad to Maui and Tammy since 2018!

Rachel Bean has been working professionally with dogs since 1994 starting as a Dogstrust Assistant Kennel Manager before pursuing a career in Veterinary Medicine.

Rachel Qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 2002 and has been in practice since. In recent years Rachel has followed her strong interests in Canine Welfare, Canine Behaviour, Owner Education, Street Dog welfare in Asia and is also one of the most prominent Canine First Aid Tutors in the UK and more recently around the world.