Dr. Irma Gómez Castañeda has been a Veterinarian and Zootechnician for more than twenty years. She is specialized in Ethology, Animal Welfare, Dog and Cat Medicine, Psychological First Aid, Forensic Veterinary, Criminology and Neurology, among others.

After an outstanding and extensive career in countries such as Mexico, Argentina and Spain, she has reached prestigious positions such as President of the World Network of Veterinary Specialists in Animal Welfare or General Director of the Animal Welfare Institute of Puebla in Mexico, for which she received an Innovation Award for its creation. 

She is one of the five veterinarians in Mexico with double simultaneous recertification, granted by the Council for Certification in Veterinary Medicine (CONCERVET), as well as an international lecturer and author of several articles, chapters and books. 

• Veterinarian and Zootechnician
• General Director of the Animal Welfare Institute. Puebla, Mexico 
• President of the World Network of Veterinarians Specialists in Animal Welfare. 
• Professor, Researcher and Thesis Director, in subjects of Ethology, Clinical Ethology and Animal Welfare for Undergraduate and
• Postgraduate at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
• Veterinarian and Zootechnician at the Benemérita de la Autonomous University of Puebla. 
• Master in Education and Doctorate in Education by the UAT
• Professional Master's Degree in Veterinary Clinical Ethology and Animal Welfare from the Complutense University of Madrid.
• Postgraduate in Veterinary Clinical Neurology from the Catholic University of Salta. Argentina
• Postgraduate Certificate from the Latin American Veterinary College of Animal Welfare and Behavioral Medicine.
• Certificate in Animal Behavior and Welfare from The University of Edinburgh, The Royal School of Veterinary Studies, International
• Center for Animal Welfare Education. Scotland, United Kingdom
• Training in Forensic Veterinary Medicine, Animal Law and Criminalistics of the Annual Training Program. Bogota, Colombia
• Certified in Psychological First Aid.