{{short description|British veterinarian (born 1972/73)}} {{for|the Australian basketball player|Joe Ingles}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox person | image = | image_size = 150px | name = Joe Inglis | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Television presenter, veterinary surgeon, entrepreneur | spouse = Emma Milne (ex)<br>Jenny Smith | children = 3 | website = {{url|https://www.joeinglis.co.uk/}}<!--{{url|https://www.vetchef.com/}}--> | footnotes = }} '''Joe Inglis''' (born {{Birth based on age as of date |42 |2015|June|17|noage=1}})<ref>{{cite news |last1=Archer |first1=Megan |title=Husband and wife from Aldsworth near Bibury embark on two new business ventures |url=https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/13338001.husband-and-wife-from-aldsworth-near-bibury-embark-on-two-new-business-ventures/ |access-date=9 June 2021 |work=Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard |issue=17 June 2015 |language=en}}</ref> is a British veterinary surgeon and television presenter. He is best known for his appearances on television advising viewers on pet issues. Inglis is the author of several books, the first, ''It Really Does Happen to a Vet!'', is a diary of his first year in veterinary practice.
==Career== While studying to be a vet at Bristol University, Inglis was filmed for the British reality TV show ''Vet School''.<ref name="Jarvis 2013">{{cite news |last1=Jarvis |first1=Katie |title=Cotswold Character: No ordinary Joe |url=https://www.cotswoldlife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/cotswold-character-no-ordinary-joe-1-2913577 |access-date=2019-10-04 |work=Cotswold Life |date=24 October 2013 }}</ref> He qualified as a vet in 1996, and went on to appear for seven years in ''Vets in Practice'',<ref name="BBC 2007">{{cite news |title=TV vet begins dog bowl challenge |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wiltshire/6260072.stm |access-date=2019-10-04 |work=BBC News |date=2 July 2007}}</ref> the follow-up to ''Vet School'', as well as a catch-up series in 2008 called ''Return to... Vets in Practice''. Inglis was the resident vet on ''Blue Peter'' for four years,<ref name="BBC 2007" /> appeared on BBC One's ''The One Show'', held pet clinics on Channel 5's ''The Wright Stuff'',<ref>{{cite news |last1=Simpson |first1=Cara |title=TV vet Joe Inglis comes to Coventry |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/tv-vet-joe-inglis-comes-3081867 |access-date=2019-10-04 |work=Coventry Telegraph |date=21 June 2009}}</ref> and appeared on ITV's breakfast show, ''Daybreak''.<ref name="Chester">{{cite news |title=TV vet Joe Inglis to take his healthy pets campaign to Cheshire Show |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/local-news/tv-vet-joe-inglis-take-5192033 |access-date=2019-10-04 |work=Chester Chronicle |date=14 June 2011}}</ref>
In 2005, Inglis launched the dog food range ''Joe & Jack's Natural Dinners'', which was sold in the UK by Tesco from 2008,<ref>{{cite web |title=A dog is for life, including the credit crunch |url=https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/homeandgarden/A+dog+is+for+life+including+the+credit+crunch-703.html |website=Female First |access-date=2019-10-04 |date=5 December 2008}}</ref> and in 2010, he launched a pet food brand, Vet's Kitchen.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joe Inglis launches Vet's Kitchen petfood |url=https://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/1804-joe-inglis-launches-veta-s-kitchen-petfood |website=www.petfoodindustry.com |access-date=2019-10-04 |language=en |date=2 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TV vet Joe Inglis launches super premium dry foods |url=https://www.petbusinessworld.co.uk/news/feed/tv-vet-joe-inglis-launches-super-premium-dry-foods- |website=Pet Business World |access-date=2019-10-04 |date=10 January 2011}}</ref>
Inglis was the CEO of a Vet's Klinik, a veterinary practice in Swindon,<ref>{{cite news |title=Vet's Klinic and Kitchen come under one roof |url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/10600964.vets-klinic-and-kitchen-come-under-one-roof/ |access-date=2019-10-04 |work=Swindon Advertiser |date=8 August 2013 |language=en}}</ref> which opened in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Edwards |first1=Matthew |title=TV opens new practice in town |url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/9875631.tv-opens-new-practice-in-town/ |access-date=2019-10-04 |work=Swindon Advertiser |date=15 August 2012}}</ref>
In 2013, Inglis was one of several co-founders of tails.com, a company which produces bespoke pet foods for dogs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hargrave |first1=Sean |title=Doggy delights: delivering bespoke meals for hungry hounds |url=https://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2016/jul/27/dogs-bespoke-meals-hungry-hounds-pet-food |access-date=2019-10-04 |work=The Guardian |date=27 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bourke |first1=Joanna |title=Entrepreneurs: Start-up Tails.com dishes up dog food with a difference |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/business/entrepreneurs-startup-tailscom-dishes-up-dogs-dinners-with-a-difference-a3308911.html |access-date=2019-10-04 |work=Evening Standard |date=1 August 2016 }}</ref> That year, he collaborated with chef Simon Rimmer to create a series of fancy meals for cats, in order to raise money for the RSPCA.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Atkins |first1=Nigel |title=World's most luxurious cat food sells out despite costing £24.99 per meal |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/worlds-most-luxurious-cat-food-2013918 |access-date=2019-10-04 |work=Daily Mirror |date=30 June 2013}}</ref>
==Personal life== Inglis resides in the Cotswolds with his second wife, Jenny Smith, and their three children: Poppy, Owen and Emily.<ref>{{cite news |title=My space: Joe Inglis, TV vet |author=<!-- no byline -->|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/interiors/8704045/My-space-Joe-Inglis-TV-vet.html |access-date=2019-10-04 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=16 August 2011}}</ref> Inglis met Smith when both were working on ''Blue Peter''.<ref name="Archer 2015">{{cite news |last1=Archer |first1=Megan |title=Husband and wife from Aldsworth near Bibury embark on two new business ventures |url=https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/13338001.husband-and-wife-from-aldsworth-near-bibury-embark-on-two-new-business-ventures/ |access-date=2019-10-04 |work=Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard |date=17 June 2015}}</ref> Inglis was previously married to Emma Milne.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vets in Practice star Emma Milne talks to Yorkshire Life |url=https://www.yorkshirelife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/vets-in-practice-star-emma-milne-talks-to-yorkshire-life-1-1632866 |access-date=2019-10-04 |work=Yorkshire Life |date=11 January 2010 }}</ref>
Away from his veterinary work, Inglis is a sculptor; his work was first exhibited in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Humphreys |first1=Chris |title=TV vet prepares for first exhibition after taking up sculpture |url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/14492054.tv-vet-prepares-for-first-exhibition-after-taking-up-sculpture/ |access-date=2019-10-04 |work=Swindon Advertiser |date=13 May 2016}}</ref>
==Bibliography== * {{cite book |title=It Really Does Happen to a Vet! |year= 1999 |publisher= Sidgwick & Simpson |isbn= 0-283-06343-2}} * {{cite book |title=Greatest Dog Tips in the World |date=2006 |publisher=Greatest in the World |isbn=9781905151097}} * {{cite book |title=Greatest Cat Tips in the World |date=2006 |publisher=Greatest in the World |isbn=9781905151103}} * {{cite book |title=Doggie Dinners |date=2007 |publisher=Greatest in the World |isbn=9781905151158}} * {{cite book |title=The Greatest Doggie Dinners in the World |date=2007 |publisher=Greatest in the World |isbn=9781905151516}} * {{cite book |title=Feline Feasts |date=2007 |publisher=Greatest in the World |isbn=9781905151141}} * {{cite book |title=The Greatest Feline Feasts in the World |date=2007 |publisher=Greatest in the World |isbn=9781905151509}} * {{cite book |title=Your Dog and You: A Guide to a Healthy Life with Your Best Friend |date=2010 |publisher=Perseus Books |isbn=9781782196044}}
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