About us
meet the officer
Mr William Graham
William Graham has held the position as Officer of Glasgow Humane Society since 2015. Prior to this he served for over a decade in the British Army with the King’s Own Scottish Borderers and then with 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland serving on operational tours of Kenya, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan . William served initially as an infantry soldier and then became a dog handler where he worked alongside his sniffer dog Lede, who later worked alongside William with the society until he passed in September 2020. William was initially trained by George Parsonage and worked alongside him until George retired in 2019 and took on an advisory role within the Society. William is now the sole employee of the society and oversees the daily running and coordinates his team of volunteers.
Our history
Glasgow Humane Society has been saving lives in and around Glasgow’s waterways since 1790.
A lot has changed in the two centuries since we were founded. To find out more about our history please click here
Honorary President
Rt. Hon. Lord Provost of Glasgow Phillip Braat
The Glasgow Humane Society is honoured to have the Lord Provost of the City of Glasgow as our Honorary President. Through this position we enjoy the continuing support of Glasgow City Council.
Find out more about the Lord Provost here
Board of Directors
The Glasgow Humane Society is a registered charitable organisation and is overseen by a board of Directors. Key directors are listed below. A full list of Board Memebers can be found here.
- Mr James Mearns, Chairman of the Board
- Mr Gordon Goldie, Vice Chairman of the Board
- Mr Matt Horton, Secretary and Treasurer
nEWS & sOCIAL mEDIA
Glasgow Humane Society on Facebook
Me and my wife campaign for water safety https://twitter.com/RadioClydeNews/status/1410868240952201216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1410868240952201216%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fplanetradio.co.uk%2Fclyde%2Flocal%2Fnews%2Fget-water-wise-scotland-glasgow-accidental-drowning%2F
🎥 As part of our #GetWaterWise campaign we’re hearing from the parents of 28-year old Christopher Spiers, who accidentally drowned in the River Clyde after a night out in Glasgow.
➡️ They’re now campaigning to have ropes attached to all life belts to prevent more tragedies👇🏼
PADDLEBOARD SAFETY EVENT
Join us tonight in collaboration with our @RNLI colleagues from @TroonLifeboat and qualified paddleboard instructors for a virtual #WaterSafety event via @Zoom - full details on #Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/234455550023830/posts/2513946542074708/?d=n #999Coastguard #RespectTheWater
An important message from @CoastguardKP who is Station Officer @ArdrossanCRT. Following several tragic drowning deaths in Scotland in recent days it’s more important than ever to #GetWaterWise! If you see someone in trouble on the Clyde dial 999 and ask for the Fire Service.
Think #WaterSafety and look after yourself and each other.
1) Leave inflatables at home
2) Remember #FloatToLive
3) #KnowWhoToCall in an emergency.
Inland waters 999 and ask for Fire & Rescue. At the coast or sea dial 999 and ask for Coastguard
#999Coastguard #RespectTheWater