The Animal Disease Prevention and Veterinarian Bill will not ban pet clinics from performing operations, but will not allow hospitalisations unless there is at least one vet standing by at the facility 24 hours a day, Choi U Fai, head of the Animal Control and Inspection Division of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM), reaffirmed yesterday.
Choi made the remarks during the second and last public consultation session for the bill, which took place at the Sao Lourenço Municipal Market Complex.The bureau is consulting the general public on the government-drafted bill until May 2. Over 30 audience members attended yesterday’s session.
Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Administrative Committee member Ung Sau Hong (left), accompanied by IACM Animal Control and Inspection Division Chief Choi U Fai, addresses yesterday’s public consultation session about the government’s vet bill at the Sao Lourenço Municipal Market Complex.
Over 30 audience members attend yesterday’s public consultation session about the vet bill. Photos: Annie Cheung
