Dr Pauline A. Taylor, Group Managing Director
Dr Taylor has more than 25 years of experience working with animals in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Hong Kong. After graduating from Edinburgh University in 1978, Dr Taylor practiced in Scotland, initially working with farm animals, including horses, before moving to New Zealand in 1985 where she setup up her own clinic that serviced a wide range of farm and pet species. After furthering her studies in small animal medicine and being admitted to the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in 1994, Dr Taylor moved to Hong Kong in 1995, advanced her studies in veterinary dermatology and then, after four years in private practice, was invited to contribute her experience to the SPCA(HK), the leading animal welfare organization in Asia. During her tenure, Dr Taylor set up their new Welfare Department and was instrumental in introducing new animal welfare initiatives, including the “Animal Birth Control” movement into the SPCA, a feral cat program now on its tenth year, and a mobile surgical neutering unit serving rural communities.
Dr Pauline A. Taylor, Group Managing Director
A member of the Animal Welfare Advisory Group to the HK Government and Chairperson of their Education Sub Committee as well as the University of Hong Kong’s Animal Ethics Committee, Dr Taylor has contributed to, and has been English Spokesperson for many lobbying initiatives for animal causes in the region. She had overall responsibility for the Second Asia for Animals Conference in HK in September 2003. Promoted to Executive Director of the SPCA in 2003 during the S.A.R.S. outbreak, Dr Taylor led a staff of 130, including 17 veterinarians, in 7 facilities throughout Hong Kong supplying veterinary services and retail pet food supplies, grooming and dog training operations. In the first year her leadership of the SPCA, Dr Taylor converted the Society’s loss of HK$9.6 million over the previous three years to a profit of HK$3.5million.
Dr Pauline A. Taylor, Group Managing Director
With a passion to improve animal care and human education for animals in the region, and a global picture for her profession, together with partners Pauline set up Pets Central in 2006. She is involved in day to day administration and business development, as well as being a practicing veterinary surgeon. Pauline has an Executive Diploma in Management from the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology.
