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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rupert Neate

Wednesday briefing: How ‘unprecedented’ vet costs have made pets almost unaffordable

Vet listening to a puppy’s heartbeat.
Vet listening to a puppy’s heartbeat. Photograph: zoranm/Getty Images

Good morning. If like 16 million people in the UK – including me – you have a pet, today’s newsletter might not contain too many surprises. Vets are expensive, the cost of treatment is often unclear, and this can lead to owners “potentially overpaying”.

It might not be surprising, but it is now official as the Competition and Markets Authority regulator has announced it is launching a “formal market investigation” after receiving an “unprecedented” 56,000 responses from concerned pet owners – and vets themselves.

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