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Reptile biologist honoured for welfare work
Clifford Warwick joins elite team at Oxford Centre

Reptile biologist and medical scientist, Clifford Warwick, has been made a Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, in honour of his scientific contributions to the welfare and conservation of reptiles.

On joining the centre, Clifford said, "Being invited to join the Centre in its aims is a true privilege, and one I know the Centre will not mind me using to promote greater respect and protection for reptiles in their natural habitats – as well as those confined to captivity."

Clifford has produced over 100 publications in various areas of research relating to reptile protection and human medicine, and is argued to be one of the world's leading communicators within his areas of expertise.

Commenting on his work, he said: "All too often…people either shun [reptiles] and care little for their welfare, or keep them as curiosities in the home…where [they] commonly languish in an unnatural, overly restrictive, and unsuitable environment."

Clifford is one of the only scientists to have received SAS-personnel training, which has allowed him to carry out some of his more high-risk research in remote jungles and deserts.

As well as being a biological consultant to fifteen scientific and animal welfare organisations worldwide, Clifford also provides regular specialist advice to veterinary surgeons and the human medical profession.

Fellowship offers from the Centre are rare, and Clifford will be joining an alumni of specially-nominated, elite academics who further the Centre's aims of "Pioneering ethical perspectives on animals through academic research, teaching, and publication."

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Practices urged to audit neutering data

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 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

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RCVS pays tribute to well-loved equine vet

The RCVS and the Riding Establishments Subcommittee has paid tribute to well-loved veterinary surgeon and riding establishment inspector, Rebecca Hamilton-Fletcher MRCVS.

Linda Belton MRCVS, RCVS President, said: "I, along with my colleagues on the RESC, RCVS Council, RCVS Standards Committee, as well as RCVS staff, was very saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rebecca, or Becca as we knew her, last week.

"She was a true advocate for equine welfare and in her many years on the RESC worked to continually improve the quality and consistency of riding establishment inspections, all in the interests of enhanced horse welfare and rider safety."