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‘The government has repeatedly given thanks to vets for continuing to maintain animal health and welfare and public health and support the food supply chain in these challenging times,’ Dos Santos said ‘Veterinary practices are rightly remaining open to provide 24/7 essential care and fulfilling their duty to maintain animal health and welfare, but many are struggling to stay afloat as they grapple with dramatic reductions in turnover and scaling back their rotas to keep colleagues and clients safe ’ [ ]vet practices do not qualify under the scheme, despite the fact that many are high street businesses deriving a significant proportion of their income from the sale of pet products – an anomaly that some have criticised as unfair
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