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.