Christopher James Hall B.Vet.Med. M.R.C.V.S. qualified at the Royal Veterinary College London in 1986. He subsequently worked at the Blue Cross Hospital in Victoria where he was able to obtain extensive surgical experience particularly in the fields of orthopaedics and trauma medicine. In 1988 he became principal of the Acton veterinary surgery. Eventually the exotic caseload at Acton became so great he decided to open a dedicated exotics centre in Sheen in 1995 leaving Acton as a thriving dog and cat practice with its own management. Mr. Hall's areas of expertise include avian medicine and surgery but he also has interests in the fields of reptiles and fish. His clients include Harrods in Knightsbridge, Kings Reptile world in Camden, A.A. Aviaries, the Nottcutts garden centre chain, Maidenhead Aquatics in Syon Park as well as Battersea Zoo. His caseload can thus vary in a day from short clawed otters, through red tailed catfish to African Hawk Eagles. Mr. Hall is a member of the Association of Avian Veterinary Surgeons, the British Veterinary Zoological Society, the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinary Surgeons and the Fish Veterinary Society. He has written papers for the British Small Animal Veterinary Association on Psittacine diseases. He is the Veterinary Agony Aunt for Parrot Magazine.

Matthew Fiddes BVSc CertZooMed MRCVS graduated with distinction from Bristol University in 2004. In his final year he completed the exotics elective – working at exotics practices and zoos in the UK. Following graduation he worked at a well-known small animal/exotics referral centre in Hampshire with a caseload of varied range of birds, reptiles, fish and zoo animals. His published work includes research on the Poultry Red Mite for The Veterinary Record and fish anaesthesia for an exotics anaesthesia reference book published in 2008. He is a member of the British Veterinary Zoological Society and Association of Avian Veterinarians. Matthew gained the RCVS Certificate in Zoological Medicine in 2009 - making him one of a small number of practising vets having further qualifications in exotic animals. His special interests include fish medicine & surgery and small mammals.