International Cat Care (formerly Feline Advisory Bureau)

The Feline Advisory Bureau (FAB) is a charity dedicated to promoting the health and welfare of cats through improved feline knowledge, to help us all care better for our cats.  Find out more about them at www.icatcare.org

The FAB Listed Boarding Cattery Scheme has now ended but we still run to their standards.  The scheme operated a list of high quality boarding catteries.  FAB invited boarding catteries to apply for inclusion on the list.  To qualify, catteries had to comply with the FAB Standard for Construction and Management of Boarding Catteries and as set out in the FAB Boarding Cattery Manual.  The Standard and Manual aim to ensure a safe environment and quality care for boarded cats, and to minimise the risk of the spread of disease.

The aim of the scheme was to:

• raise standards of construction and care in boarding catteries

• raise awareness of good standards of boarding amongst the public

• provide information for cat owners on how to find a good boarding cattery

To be eligible for listing, catteries had to:

• at least meet the requirements of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) Model Licence Conditions & Guidance for Cat Boarding Establishments 1995

• be constructed and managed to FAB standards (as laid out in the FAB Standard for Construction and Management of Boarding Catteries and the FAB Boarding Cattery Manual)

• have knowledge and practical application of good management standards (as outlined in the FAB Boarding Cattery Manual)

• be members of FAB