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ISFM celebrates 10 years of cat-friendly clinics
ISFM ran another cat-friendly clinic competition to mark the occasion.

The organisation has accredited 2570 clinics.

International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM), the veterinary division of International Cat Care, is celebrating 10 years of its Cat Friendly Clinic (CFC) accreditation programme.

The programme, designed to make veterinary clinics less stressful for cats, started as a competition to encourage veterinary professionals to think about the cat experience in their own clinics. A decade on, many of the CFC programme's ideas have become mainstream, and influenced feline veterinary care worldwide.

Over the past decade, ISFM has accredited 2570 CFCs in 44 countries, with an additional 644 cat friendly practices listed in North and South America by the American Association of Feline Practitioners, who licence the programme from iCatCare.

To mark the occasion, ISFM ran another competition to showcase the ways in which cat-friendly clinics have made their veterinary practices more cat-friendly, and at the end of 2021, clinics were asked to submit short videos of their changes.

ISFM has chosen three finalists in each category:

Physical change to the clinic


  • Amitago Clinica Felina for the redevelopment of their whole clinic (Spain)
  • Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists for their use of bespoke cat beds (UK)
  • Orchid Veterinary Surgery for their cat-only upstairs area (UK)

Procedural change to ways of working with cats


  • Ferndown Family Vets for their kitten visits (UK)
  • DAP De Witte Raaf for their use of a lick mat (Belgium)
  • Tierarztpraxis Jana Wendt for their use of olfactory distraction techniques (Germany)

The winners of each category will be announced on 29 April at iCatCare's 'Being Cat Friendly' event in London, and the winners will receive two tickets to ISFM Congress.

Further information on ISFM's CFC programme can be found here.

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Defra shares new Sanitary and Phytosanitary guidance

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 Defra has published guidance for the vet sector ahead of a proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement.

The agreement, which will change the movement and trade of animals and related products, could see reductions in checks, paperwork and certification. As well as describing regulatory developments, the advice highlights the importance of animal ID, registration and traceability in disease control and other compliance arrangements.

The guidance can be found here. More detail is expected as negotiations progress. 

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Lords Committee opens Pet Parasite Medication inquiry

The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee will launch its inquiry into Pet Parasite Medication (PPM) on Wednesday (3 June).

Focusing on treatments containing fipronil and imidacloprid, the inquiry will seek to understand distribution pathways and the impacts of PPM use and non-use on biodiversity and human health. It will also cover current regulation, monitoring, and the potential implications for pets and their owners.

The committee will hear evidence from environmental non-governmental organisations and research institutes. The public can follow the proceedings live on Parliament TV or in person in the Palace of Westminster.