30/10/2025
If you've been to visit us, you might have noticed that we like to talk about personalised parasite control. One of the reasons for this is that certain animal parasite treatments are linked with harm to the environment. The active ingredients which give rise to most concern are currently fipronil and imidacloprid, neither of which we routinely recommend - 😅 phew! However, unfortunately products containing both of these ingredients are often available over the counter without veterinary advice or prescription, and therefore it's hard to know how widely they're being used.
Farmers have been thinking about and tackling this whole issue for a while now, and the pet sector is a little behind the times in comparison. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (the part of the UK government in charge of regulating animal medicines) is looking for pet owners to take part in a survey about parasite control to help them understand how these products are being used. We would like to encourage you to complete it, if you can spare a few minutes, and please share with fellow pet owners. You'll be helping to shape future guidance to protect animal health and the environment 🌳🦋🐾
https://defragroup.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00catP20l9m5dVI
