Half of vet clinics in Russia to be closed

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The Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) provided information to the Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation on the draft of sanitary rules SP 2.1.-20 “Sanitary and epidemiological requirements for living conditions, planning, development and maintenance of municipal unit territory”.

Paragraph 3.2.3 of this document states:

“It is not permitted to accommodate veterinary clinics, veterinary stations, veterinary offices and other organizations that provide veterinary services except veterinary pharmacies in the premises of apartment buildings”.

The revised rules should come into force on January 1, 2021.

According to the Russian Small Animal Veterinary Association (RSAVA), in Russia more than 50% of veterinary clinics are located in apartment buildings. New requirements will make them all close as of January 1, 2021.

The president of RSAVA Sergey Sereda stated that in most countries of the world veterinary clinics and offices work in residential buildings. Besides, in Moscow and other cities there are almost no detached buildings that could accommodate a veterinary clinic, and the shutdown of hundreds of organizations will lead to job loss for more than 100 thousand people, and millions of pet will stay without veterinary care at the top of the pandemic.

The national veterinary chamber, RSAVA, Zooinform supported by major pet industry companies are fighting this. They have written official letters with the proposal to revise the SanPiN draft, and are involving veterinary establishments’ employees, managers and other pet communities into this fight.

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