About us

Joyce Tibbets - Vet

Joyce has been a vet for the Wildlife Aid Foundation since its very early beginnings, even before it became a registered charity. As such, she has been here longer than almost anyone else and has seen massive changes at the charity over the years.

Joyce is very much a realist and of Wildlife Aid, she says:

'I have been coming to Wildlife Aid for so long, it is almost like a habit that I can't break!

Andy Smith - PR Advisor

Andy Smith is responsible for the Wildlife Aid Foundation’s PR, and also acts as secretary to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.

A journalist by background, he has been involved with Wildlife Aid in one way or another since 1994. Most recently, it was Andy who steered the charity through to Foundation status and who currently spearheads our campaigning and political work.

A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Fellow (and Past-President) of the Chartered Institute of Journalists, Andy represents the Wildlife Aid Foundation on various committees such as the all-party parliamentary groups on animal welfare and wildlife conservation. He is usually to be found surrounded by mountains of papers, and with a phone in each hand.

Andy@wildlifeaid.org.uk

Wildlife Champion!

The Wildlife Aid Foundation originated in the 1980s as a small local wildlife rescue charity but has grown since then into one of the UK’s leading environmental and animal welfare organizations. The charity was started by Simon Cowell, who still heads it three decades later, both in a very practical ‘hands on’ way and as the Foundation’s Managing Trustee. When he's not actively fundraising or promoting the Foundation’s work, Simon still goes out in the middle of the night on rescues and is actively involved in the day-to-day care of the animals in our veterinary hospital and rehab centre.