Submitted on Thursday 27th January 2022
Rejected on Wednesday 2nd February 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Create more awareness of the crisis within the veterinary profession
Help the veterinary industry recruit more vets from abroad, also help increase awareness of the shortage of vets so people can make a more informed decision about whether to buy a new pet or not. Also support vet practices in giving their staff better pay and working conditions.
The UK population own 4 million more pets than a year ago. However we have fewer vets than ever. Brexit and resulting reduction in number of EU vets has been a contributing factor as well as the covid pandemic.
Many vets leave the profession due to high workload, poor pay and unsociable hours. Vets have the highest suicide rate of any profession. Vet practices are having to close to new patients which will compromise animal welfare. There is also an increase in puppy farming and dog thefts.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you are concerned about shortages of vets, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. Additionally, the Government isn't responsible for what vets earn, as vets are not publicly funded.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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