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Feline charity unveils major upgrade plans
The Chelmsford centre's resident cats will continue to be cared for at a nearby location.

Cats Protection to renovate its Chelmsford Adoption Centre.

Exciting new plans to upgrade a feline rehoming centre in Chelmsford have been revealed by national charity, Cats Protection.

A major renovation to the organisation’s Chelmsford Adoption Centre will see the creation of 10 new temperature-controlled admission pens, bringing the facility up to 50 pens, including 16 maternity and isolation pens. 

Volunteers and staff wil also benefit from improved working areas, greater storage space and better accessibility for visitors.

“We have seen an ongoing need for Cats Protection’s services through our Chelmsford Adoption Centre and neighbouring branches,” explained Guy Chadwick, Cats Protection’s regional centre operations manager.

“This investment is part of our ongoing commitment to the future of the centre and will enable us to provide the best possible care for cats and their owners in the local area.”

The Chelmsford Adoption Centre rehomes around 420 cats every year and helps many more through trap-neuter-return programmes for feral cats and assisted neutering to support the local community.

Following the upgrade, the new Centre promises to incorporate learnings from across Cats Protection’s network of 37 centres 'to deliver an upscaled level of cat care excellence and provide a source of ongoing assistance, emergency support and cat welfare information'.

The Centre will close during construction, and staff and volunteers have already begun to reduce the number of cats on-site in preparation for the work. The cats will be cared for at a nearby location.

“We look forward to providing more opportunities for people from across the local community to join our existing team of cat-loving volunteers and staff when we re-open later in 2022,” said Guy.

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Applications open for MMI research grants

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 RCVS' Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) has launched round two of its veterinary mental health research grants.

Researchers have until 11.59pm on Wednesday, 28 May 2025 to apply for a grant for research which reflects MMI's 2025 focus areas.

Only one Impact Grant was awarded last year, and so this year there are two Discovery Grants and one Impact Grants available. Each Discovery Grant is worth £5,000 and the Impact Grant is worth £15,000.

For more information or to apply, email researchgrants@rcvs.org.uk to contact the MMI team.

 

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BBC Radio 4 documentary addresses corporate fees

BBC Radio 4's File on 4 Investigates has released a documentary exploring how corporate-owned veterinary practices may be inflating bills to increase profit.

Released on 15 April, 'What's Happening To Your Vet Bills?' revealed the policies which many corporate groups have in place to increase their profits. This included targets and upgrades which veterinary teams are tasked with meeting on a regular basis.

It also features Anrich Vets, an independently-owned practice based in Wigan. Following the case of Staffordshire terrier Benjy, who is diagnosed with a tumour, the documentary shares how the team were able to offer contextualised care and advice to make the procedure as affordable as possible for his owners.

The documentary can be heard on demand on BBC iPlayer.