Donald Broom | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1942-07-14)July 14, 1942 (age 83)[1] |
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge (BA, PhD, DSc) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology |
| Institutions | University of Reading University of Cambridge |
Donald Maurice Broom (born 14 July 1942) is an Englishbiologist and emeritus professor ofanimal welfare at theUniversity of Cambridge.[2][3]
Broom studied atWhitgift School, and atSt Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he gained aB.A. in 1964, and aPhD in 1967. From 1967 to 1986, he was lecturer and then reader at theUniversity of Reading.[1]
Broom was appointed to the first professorship in animal welfare at the University of Cambridge in 1986, and has written widely on sentience in animals, and on the ethics and morality of animal welfare.[4][5]
During his career in Cambridge, Broom was a fellow ofSt Catharine's College, Cambridge, and a professor in the veterinary school. On retirement in 2009, he was elected to an emeritus fellowship at St Catharine's college.[6]
