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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

John Cooper and Margaret Cooper

John E Cooper, DTVM, FRCPath, FRSB, CBiol, FRCVS, trained as a veterinary surgeon and is now a specialist pathological with particular interests in wildlife and exotic diseases and comparative medicine. Margaret E Cooper, LLB, FLS, is a lawyer who qualified originally as a British solicitor and has made the study of animal and conservation law her special interest.

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