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Pet owners at risk of being ripped off by private equity firms as vet ownership rules change

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All 1 reports on Sun, 30 August 2026

What it is about

Pet ownersCriticsCMACompetition and Markets Authority

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How it spread - 1 original report

  1. Sun, 30 August 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World08:00first to report

      Critics say changes by CMA will allow multinationals to obscure their ownership of vet practices Pet owners have been warned that they could be unknowingly ripped off by private equity firms who have bought local vet clinics, after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) removed requirements for multinational companies to disclose which practices they own. The CMA recently ran an investigation into the monopolisation of vet practices , and found that the lack of competition and transparency...

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