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A message to our learning community After much consideration, we’ve made the decision to close the Improve Veterinary Practice platform on 13 January 2026. Improve Veterinary Practice was built to support vets and nurses at every stage of their career, and while this chapter is ending, a new one is starting at Improve Veterinary Education. We couldn’t be more grateful for the community you’ve helped us build and hope to see you on this exciting next step. Find out more

Clifford Warwick

Consultant Biologist and Medical Scientist

Clifford Warwick, PGDip (MedSci), PhD, CBiol, CSci, EurProBiol, FRSB, is a biologist and medical scientist. He is author of around 200 scientific articles, books and book chapters on reptile biology, animal welfare and zoonoses.

All articles by Clifford Warwick

3 September 2024

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Clifford Warwick

Consultant Biologist and Medical Scientist

All articles by Clifford Warwick

Ethics of exotic pet trading and keeping

“Animals caught between a rock and a hard place” in mobile zoos

Revisiting rehoming

The live food sector: pets eating pets

Are any animals truly domesticated?

Defining short-term housing for animals

Animal rights versus animal welfare

Pets for Christmas? Keeping a dog is for the duration of its life; keeping a tortoise is for your life and beyond

“If someone feels euthanasia is easy, then maybe something is wrong”

A new understanding of consciousness may be a no-brainer!

Our knowledge of animal welfare principles constantly needs refreshing

“This is not merely leaving foxes to run hen-houses, it is asking foxes to design them too”

“Social media regularly misrepresents exotic animals as suitable pets and downplays the problems”

“Any single wild animal, at any single wildlife market, in any single country, could spawn the next pandemic”

Animals, space and welfare

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Thank you for an amazing CPD journey!

Clifford Warwick

Consultant Biologist and Medical Scientist

All articles by Clifford Warwick

Ethics of exotic pet trading and keeping

“Animals caught between a rock and a hard place” in mobile zoos

Revisiting rehoming

The live food sector: pets eating pets

Are any animals truly domesticated?

Defining short-term housing for animals

Animal rights versus animal welfare

Pets for Christmas? Keeping a dog is for the duration of its life; keeping a tortoise is for your life and beyond

“If someone feels euthanasia is easy, then maybe something is wrong”

A new understanding of consciousness may be a no-brainer!

Our knowledge of animal welfare principles constantly needs refreshing

“This is not merely leaving foxes to run hen-houses, it is asking foxes to design them too”

“Social media regularly misrepresents exotic animals as suitable pets and downplays the problems”

“Any single wild animal, at any single wildlife market, in any single country, could spawn the next pandemic”

Animals, space and welfare

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