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UK Competition Regulator to Deepen Probe into Veterinary Market
- CMA says it received ‘unprecedented’ response from the public
- Main concern is helping pet owners find basic information: CMA
A Staffordshire Bull Terrier recovers from surgery.
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The UK’s antitrust regulator plans to open a full investigation into the competitiveness of pricing and access to pet medicines after receiving more than 56,000 responses from the public and veterinary industry.
The primary concern is over the ability of pet owners to find “basic information like price lists and prescription costs – and potentially overpaying for medicines,” the Competition and Markets Authority said in a statement on Tuesday.