18/11/2025
🌳 Sustainability Update 🌳
At Vets4Pets Worthing, we’re constantly exploring new ways to reduce our environmental impact and create a sustainable future for all. Here are some of the most recent changes we have made to do just that!
♻️ Soft Plastics Recycling
We have implemented a soft plastics recycling bin, which has significantly reduced our waste from single use plastics!
🌱Low Flow Anaesthesia
Our nursing team have been hard at work reducing our anaesthetic gas usage. Two of our nurses have completed additional training in this and shared with the rest of the team. While essential for the veterinary field, anaesthetic gases contribute to greenhouse gases and global warming. To address this, we’ve increased our use of injectable medications and changed our anaesthetic circuits to be able to use reduced fresh gas flow rates.
📄 Reducing Paper Waste
We utilise laminated anaesthetic and hospitalisation forms, which can be scanned and then wiped clean after each patient is discharged, and reused - significantly cutting down on paper waste!
💧Saving Water
In our effort to conserve water we’ve installed a cistern displacement device in our toilet, reducing water usage with every flush
🧺 Reducing Washing
Where possible, we try to keep the same blankets and bedding with animals throughout their stay. This saves on the water and electricity used on washing.
Vets4Pets and the Pets at Home Group have a goal to be net-zero by 2040. They have implemented changes nationwide such as using 100% renewable energy and supporting the preservation of our national woodland. You can read all about our Better World Pledge here
At the Pets at Home Group, we and our colleagues are committed to becoming the most responsible pet care business in the world through our Better World Pledge.
