UK 'vets for pets' antitrust measures less tough than industry first feared
By Jon Menon ( October 15, 2025, 14:31 GMT | Comment) -- Veterinary groups serving pet owners appear somewhat relieved that the UK antitrust regulator has opted against some of the tougher potential measures designed to boost competition in a provisional decision following a market probe. Practitioners would have to publish the prices of medicines and see a price cap on written prescription fees among a package of transparency solutions proposed by the watchdog. It is also seeking a change to outdated regulations.Veterinary groups focused on domestic pets appear somewhat relieved that the UK antitrust regulator has decided against implementing some of the tougher potential measures to boost competition that the industry had opposed in a market probe....
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