Veterinary Services: Costs
Commons · Question 62351 · Tabled 24 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of veterinarian costs on the number of animals being put down.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 1 Jul 2025
Defra does not hold data on the number of animals being euthanised due to veterinary costs. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is conducting a full market investigation into the supply of veterinary services (including costs) for household pets i...