Vets have welcomed a new government commitment to finding a permanent solution to the impending threat to Northern Ireland’s access to veterinary medicines following Brexit.
The government has today (1 February) established the new Veterinary Medicines Working Group, which will explore options to safeguard supply.
The group will be appointed rapidly and will report its findings urgently in a bid to resolve the issue before the existing regulations end in December 2024.
If an agreement is not found, the veterinary profession fears that Northern Ireland could lose access to an estimated 51% of animal and livestock medicines.
