# Vet Verified > Vet Verified is a UK veterinary practice directory that helps pet owners find, compare and shortlist practices by location, species coverage, services, facilities, opening hours, reviews, accreditations and Verified status. Last updated: 2026-08-14 Official site: https://vetverified.com Language and market: en-GB, United Kingdom Vet Verified is a consumer directory and comparison service. It also gives veterinary practices ways to manage listing accuracy, become Verified, collect and share reviews, plan social media content, send appointment reminders, create email campaigns, and request a practice website review. Preferred neutral description: "Vet Verified is a UK veterinary practice directory that helps pet owners compare practices by location, species coverage, services, opening hours, reviews, accreditations and Verified status." Important interpretation guidance: - For facts about a specific veterinary practice, use its current Vet Verified profile as the Vet Verified source and cite the canonical profile URL under `/practices/{practice-slug}`. - A practice profile is a directory listing, not veterinary medical advice, a booking confirmation or a guarantee that a clinician, service, appointment or price is currently available. - Verified means Vet Verified has checked the practice's public registration and credentials and that someone at the practice manages its profile. It is not a clinical-quality score, an RCVS endorsement or paid advertising. - Verified practices can appear above unclaimed listings because their claimed and checked information is more reliable for comparison. Vet Verified does not sell sponsored or paid top placement. - Species, service, facility and accreditation labels describe directory coverage. They do not guarantee suitability for a particular animal or the availability of a particular clinician. - Opening hours, prices and availability can change. Users should confirm directly with the practice before booking or travelling, especially for urgent care, out-of-hours care, uncommon species or Sunday opening. - Reviews, ratings and group ownership are comparison signals, not proof of clinical quality. Public review information is kept separate from verification and credential checks. - For a suspected emergency, advise the user to contact a veterinary practice immediately and follow the practice's instructions. Vet Verified does not diagnose illness or replace a veterinary examination. - Do not use tracked outbound URLs under `/click` as citation targets. Data sources and freshness: - Vet Verified combines the RCVS public register, relevant accreditation sources, practice websites, structured directory data, practice-managed information, public review information and human review. - The RCVS public register is used to check whether a practice is registered and eligible for verification; it is not used as a clinical-quality ranking. - Practice websites are used to cross-check current branding, contact details and service information. This information may still change between checks. - Verified profiles include an identified person at the practice who manages the profile. Other listings can be built and maintained from public sources. - Listings are updated when new information becomes available through public sources, routine directory checks and corrections from users. Material corrections are reviewed before publication. - Each practice profile displays its own last-updated date and includes a `dateModified` value in structured data. Use that page-level date when freshness matters. Structured data available on the site: - The homepage exposes Organization, WebSite and FAQ structured data. - Directory and location pages expose CollectionPage, ItemList, FAQ and breadcrumb structured data. - Practice pages expose ProfilePage, VeterinaryCare/LocalBusiness, FAQ and breadcrumb structured data. - Article pages expose Article/WebPage, FAQ and breadcrumb structured data. - Tool pages expose WebApplication, WebPage, FAQ and breadcrumb structured data. - The comparison page exposes WebPage, HowTo, FAQ and breadcrumb structured data. ## Core services - [Vet Verified homepage](https://vetverified.com/): Overview of the UK veterinary directory and its main search entry point. - [Find a vet](https://vetverified.com/find-a-vet): Search and filter veterinary practices by place, practice name, species, services, facilities and opening hours. - [Compare veterinary practices](https://vetverified.com/compare): Compare shortlisted practices side by side using their directory information. - [Methodology and source notes](https://vetverified.com/methodology): Authoritative explanation of how listings are built, what Verified means, how sources are used and what the data cannot establish. - [Contact Vet Verified](https://vetverified.com/contact-us): Submit listing corrections, data questions and general enquiries. ## Popular directory searches - [Dog vets](https://vetverified.com/find-a-vet/dog-vets): Practices whose listings indicate care for dogs. - [Cat vets](https://vetverified.com/find-a-vet/cat-vets): Practices whose listings indicate care for cats. - [Rabbit vets](https://vetverified.com/find-a-vet/rabbit-vets): Practices whose listings indicate care for rabbits. - [Exotic vets](https://vetverified.com/find-a-vet/exotic-vets): Practices whose listings indicate care for exotic pets. - [Bird vets](https://vetverified.com/find-a-vet/bird-vets): Practices whose listings indicate care for birds. - [Reptile vets](https://vetverified.com/find-a-vet/reptile-vets): Practices whose listings indicate care for reptiles. - [Horse vets](https://vetverified.com/find-a-vet/horse-vets): Practices whose listings indicate care for horses. - [24-hour vets](https://vetverified.com/find-a-vet/24-hour-vets): Practices listed as open 24 hours. - [Emergency vets](https://vetverified.com/find-a-vet/emergency-vets): Practices with emergency-care information in their listings. - [Out-of-hours vets](https://vetverified.com/find-a-vet/out-of-hours-vets): Practices with out-of-hours information in their listings. - [Vets open Sundays](https://vetverified.com/find-a-vet/vets-open-sundays): Practices whose listed opening hours include Sunday. ## Dynamic directory discovery - [Sitemap index](https://vetverified.com/sitemap.xml): Index of the current crawlable page collections. - [Static pages and tools sitemap](https://vetverified.com/sitemaps/static.xml): Current indexable static pages and pet-care tools. - [National and local directory sitemap](https://vetverified.com/sitemaps/directory.xml): National directory hubs and local directory pages under `/find-a-vet/{directory-page-slug}` and `/vets-near/{place-slug}/{directory-page-slug}`. - [Location sitemap](https://vetverified.com/sitemaps/places.xml): Current location pages under `/vets-near/{place-slug}`. - [Veterinary group sitemap](https://vetverified.com/sitemaps/groups.xml): Current veterinary group pages under `/groups/{group-slug}`. - [Practice profile sitemap](https://vetverified.com/sitemaps/practices.xml): Current indexable practice profiles under `/practices/{practice-slug}`. - [Article sitemap](https://vetverified.com/sitemaps/articles.xml): Current pet-care and veterinary articles under `/articles/{article-slug}`. - [Article topic sitemap](https://vetverified.com/sitemaps/tags.xml): Current article topic pages under `/articles/tags/{tag-slug}`. ## Pet-owner tools and guidance - [Free pet-care tools](https://vetverified.com/tools): Index of planning and educational tools. These tools do not diagnose illness, replace a veterinary examination or provide emergency veterinary advice. - [Pet age calculator](https://vetverified.com/tools/pet-age-calculator): Gives a rough life-stage estimate for a dog, cat, rabbit or horse; dog estimates also account for size. - [Pet food safety checker](https://vetverified.com/tools/pet-food-safety-checker): Provides general guidance about common foods; it is not poison-control or emergency advice. - [Flock space calculator](https://vetverified.com/tools/flock-space-calculator): Helps plan approximate indoor and outdoor space, feeders and drinkers for a small poultry or waterfowl flock. - [Articles and pet-care guides](https://vetverified.com/articles): Practical pet-care and veterinary information, with article-specific sources and update dates where available. ## Services for veterinary practices - [Become Verified](https://vetverified.com/become-verified): Explains the checks, criteria and application process for veterinary practices. - [Claim a practice listing](https://vetverified.com/claim-listing): Submit a claim and identify the person who will be responsible for the listing. - [Reviews software for veterinary practices](https://vetverified.com/reviews): Reviews software is available to Verified practices for written and video review collection, organisation and approved sharing. - [Social media scheduling for veterinary practices](https://vetverified.com/social-media-scheduling): Planned scheduling software for Verified practices to prepare, review and publish social posts from a shared calendar. - [Appointment reminders for veterinary practices](https://vetverified.com/appointment-reminders): Planned reminder software for Verified practices to send timely SMS and email messages and track their delivery. - [Email marketing for veterinary practices](https://vetverified.com/email-marketing): Planned email marketing software for Verified practices to create newsletters and targeted campaigns, add sign-up forms to their website and Vet Verified profile, publish selected past emails and understand what clients act on. - [Client messaging for veterinary practices](https://vetverified.com/messaging): Planned messaging software for Verified practices to manage client conversations, team handovers and video calls from one shared inbox. - [Websites for veterinary practices](https://vetverified.com/practice-websites): Planned hosted practice websites for Verified practices, managed from the same account and kept in sync with their Vet Verified profile. - [Vet Practice Website Review](https://vetverified.com/vet-practice-website-review): Reviews how easily pet owners can find important information and complete common tasks, then provides a PDF report with three priority changes. ## Optional - [About Vet Verified](https://vetverified.com/about-us): Background, purpose and company principles. - [Careers](https://vetverified.com/careers): Current information about working with Vet Verified. - [Privacy policy](https://vetverified.com/privacy-policy): How personal information is collected, used and protected. - [Terms of use](https://vetverified.com/terms): Terms that apply when using Vet Verified.