Speaker bio page for Laura Binnie

Bio

Laura is a small animal vet, she graduated from Edinburgh in 2010, veterinary was her second degree after completing a zoology degree, specialising in parasitology. She works at Paragon Vets, an independent rural mixed practice. Laura has been leading Paragon’s Green Group and sustainability project since 2020 and works as sustainability advisor and coordinator for the XLVets group. Laura is a core member of the Vet Sustain Greener Veterinary Practice working group. Laura’s passion lies in working on solutions to all aspects of veterinary practice and helping make this a more environmentally sustainable profession, one we can all be proud of being part of. Laura is fascinated by the natural environment and saddened by the biodiversity loss we face. And while Paragon is very proactive about doing what they can to improve their local biodiversity, they realise we all have more to do to make a bigger difference.