**About the Editor**

**Claire A. Weeks** (Honorary Senior Research Fellow) has researched and reviewed the transport of most species of farmed animals and horses during her career. Her focus has been on the transport of poultry, investigating vehicle design, stocking density, and thermal stress during transit for pullets, layers, and broilers with numerous papers and book chapters. She has worked with NGOs, governments, and industry to ensure that recommendations are evidence-based and has developed a close relationship with industry facilitating the implementation of improved practices during commercial transport. Claire is currently a member of the working group developing a scientific opinion on the welfare of caged farm animals during transport for the European Food Standards Agency (EFSA)'s Animal Health and Welfare Panel reporting to the European Commission.
