Cat McLaughlin
Chief Animal Health and Welfare AdviserCatherine (Cat) McLaughlin is the NFU's Chief Animal Health and Welfare Adviser and chair of RUMA (Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance).
Cat is also the Chair of the RUMA Targets Task Force and a director of AMTRA (Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority).
Her previous roles have included Scottish extension officer of the Milk Development Council and Market Information Manager of Quality Meat Scotland(QMS)/Meat and Livestock Commission (Scotland).
A graduate of the University of Aberdeen (Agriculture, with Honours in Animal Science) she also holds a PG Diploma in Farm Business Organisational Management from the Scottish Agricultural College (Aberdeen).