Name: Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga
Date of birth: 25 February 1960
Place of birth: Wymbritseradeel
Gender: Female
Marital status: married
Titles: DVM, PhD, Animal Welfare Officer, Dipl ECLAM
Starting 1 June 2022, Professor in Evidence-Based Transition to Animal-Free Innovations, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, The Netherlands: https://www.uu.nl/en/news/merel-ritskes-hoitinga-new-professor-of-evidence-based-transition-to-animal-free-innovations