Original sponsors of
The CIEH Model Licence
for boarding catteries

About Pedigree Pens

How Pedigree Pens started:

In 1993 we were asked to manufacture a PVCu cat pen for a lady involved in cat rescue.

She had become annoyed & frustrated with constantly treating her timber rescue pens, whilst watching it disintegrating in varying atmospheric conditions.
Another major concern was not being able to tell whether it was actually clean (deterioration of the framework & deep cat scratches provided dirt traps & potential breeding grounds for ringworm & other nasties) .

A year later, another rescue centre made the same request, but on a much larger scale.

These two incidents made the company realise the enormous benefits of using PVCu in animal housing. view our material comparisons chart

Pedigree Pens formed in 1996:

The directors decided to concentrate their efforts. As a result, Pedigree Pens was formed & now exists solely for cat pen manufacture & supply.

Read our FAQs (frequently asked questions) to learn about our prices, delivery, installation, materials, safety & hygiene.

If you have any questions, please contact Paul Collins our MD

CIEH guidelines

We also sponsored the CIEH (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health) Model Licence Committee in their quest to specify minimum standards for boarding cattery construction. This is the standard your local authority should be measuring your cattery against.

Our materials are, of course, completely compliant with these guidelines, which relate to animal welfare standards, hygiene & construction materials.

We also do our best to make our customers & website visitors aware of the problems with using timber pens.

We have been awarded the ISO BS EN 9001 British Quality Standard Accreditation: