Joe Inglis is a veterinary surgeon

Veterinarian

A veterinary physician, colloquially called a vet, shortened from veterinarian or veterinary surgeon , is a professional who treats disease, disorder and injury in animals....

 in the United Kingdom. Inglis is well known for his appearances on television, advising viewers on pet issues.

Professional career

Inglis qualified from Bristol University to be a vet in 1996.

He set up a natural pet food company in 2006, selling quality natural dog and cat foods through major UK supermarkets.

Television

While studying at Bristol University, Inglis was filmed for the British reality TV show Vet School. Inglis was then on Vets in Practice, where he worked for seven years. The BBC broadcast a catch-up series called Return to... Vets in Practice, in July 2008, which caught up with all the stars of the series and looked at what they had done since the original series ended.

He was the vet on Blue Peter

Blue Peter

Blue Peter is the world's longest-running children's television show, having first aired in 1958. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC channel. During its history there have been many presenters, often consisting of two women and two men at a time...

, where he worked for four years.
He also regularly appears on BBC One's The One Show

The One Show

The One Show is a topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One and BBC One HD, hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker. Chris Evans joins Jones to present the programme on Friday...

as their resident vet - a role he also carries out for Channel 5's The Wright Stuff

The Wright Stuff

The Wright Stuff is a British television chat show, hosted by Matthew Wright, and currently airing on Channel 5 each weekday morning from 9:15 to 11:10am....

. In 2010, he became the pet expert for ITV

ITV

ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

's breakfast show, Daybreak

Daybreak (ITV)

Daybreak is the weekday breakfast television programme on the British commercial ITV network that broadcasts on weekday mornings from 06:00 to 08:30 and is currently presented by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley from Monday to Thursday with Dan Lobb and Kate Garraway on Fridays...

.

Writing

Inglis is the author of three books, two of them being tips for cats and dogs, and one called It Really Does Happen to a Vet!, a diary of his first year in practice.

Personal life

Inglis resides in the Cotswold village of Bibury

Bibury

Bibury is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is situated on the River Coln, about northeast of Cirencester.The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary is Saxon with altar additions...

with his second wife, Jenny Smith, and their three children Poppy, Owen and Emily.

He is a descendent of Charles Darwin.

Publications

• The Greatest Dog Tips in the World
• The Greatest Cat Tips in the World
• Canine Cuisine
• Feline Feasts