New collective to support locally owned vet clinics

A new collective called Indie Vets has been launched to support the future of locally-owned vet clinics in New Zealand.

• This story was first published by RNZ

One third of veterinary clinics in this country are now owned by a corporation, many of them with offshore owners.

In Christchurch, almost half of the companion animal vet clinics are now owned by offshore corporates.

Dr Steve Merchant, a former owner operator veterinarian who has also worked for a corporate vet, talks to Jesse about why keeping vets local is so important.