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Cats Protection announces 2022 behaviour conference
The conference will consider topics such as house soiling and overgrooming.
The annual conference will count as seven hours of CPD.

Cats Protection has announced its third annual online behavioural conference, taking place on Friday 2 September 2022.

Featuring seven hours of feline behavioural CPD for veterinary professionals, the theme for the conference is 'Happy cat, happy owner – purrfect problem solving'. 

Live sessions throughout the day will focus on key topics in feline behaviour, these will be; supporting owners with problem cats, overgrooming, meeting cat welfare across varied environments and teams, management of feline osteoarthritis, house soiling and confrontational behaviour. 

Each live presentation will have a question and answer session afterwards, and the event will also have a panel discussion on the latest research in feline behaviour. 

Speakers include Dr Anne McBride, Dr Sue Paterson, Dr Anna Ewers Clark, Dr Nathalie Dowgray, Anneleen Bru MSc CABC and Dr Sarah Heath. 

The conference is suitable for veterinary professionals and all those who work closely with cats, including rehoming centre teams, cat fosterers, behaviourists, groomers, cattery employees and students studying animal-based courses. 

Post-event, the online content will be available to access for six months. Interested parties can visit the Cats Protection website to find out more, and to register a place. 

Early bird ticket price is £40, and ticket price will go up to £60 after 30 June. 

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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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News Shorts
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.