Vets provisional decision

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The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) purpose is to help people, businesses and the UK economy by protecting competition and tackling unfair behaviour.


About this consultation

In May 2024 we launched a market investigation into the supply of veterinary services for household pets. We have now published our provisional decision report. This sets out our provisional findings with respect to our competition assessment and our proposed remedies.

You can find the provisional decision in the ‘Documents’ section of this page. You may also be interested in reading Understanding the CMA’s provisional decision in its vets market investigation.


We want to hear from you

We invite you to give reasons why these provisional findings and the proposed remedies should not become final, or should be varied.

Include supporting evidence in your response.

Submit your response on or before Wednesday 12 November 2025.


How to respond

Complete the form below. You will need to upload your response as a searchable PDF or as a Microsoft Word document.

We may publish your response. Consider whether it includes any confidential information that, if published, could:

• significantly harm you or your organisation

• be against the public interest

If your response includes confidential information, upload a non-confidential version too. We may ask why you think the information is confidential.

Remove or redact all personal data from your non-confidential response, and from any other documents you submit.


Your personal data

When handling personal data (like your contact details), we comply with data protection law, as set out in the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018 and other law designed to protect sensitive information.

For more information about the CMA’s statutory functions, how the CMA processes personal data and your rights relating to that personal data (including your right to complain), please visit the CMA’s Personal Information Charter.]

The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) purpose is to help people, businesses and the UK economy by protecting competition and tackling unfair behaviour.


About this consultation

In May 2024 we launched a market investigation into the supply of veterinary services for household pets. We have now published our provisional decision report. This sets out our provisional findings with respect to our competition assessment and our proposed remedies.

You can find the provisional decision in the ‘Documents’ section of this page. You may also be interested in reading Understanding the CMA’s provisional decision in its vets market investigation.


We want to hear from you

We invite you to give reasons why these provisional findings and the proposed remedies should not become final, or should be varied.

Include supporting evidence in your response.

Submit your response on or before Wednesday 12 November 2025.


How to respond

Complete the form below. You will need to upload your response as a searchable PDF or as a Microsoft Word document.

We may publish your response. Consider whether it includes any confidential information that, if published, could:

• significantly harm you or your organisation

• be against the public interest

If your response includes confidential information, upload a non-confidential version too. We may ask why you think the information is confidential.

Remove or redact all personal data from your non-confidential response, and from any other documents you submit.


Your personal data

When handling personal data (like your contact details), we comply with data protection law, as set out in the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018 and other law designed to protect sensitive information.

For more information about the CMA’s statutory functions, how the CMA processes personal data and your rights relating to that personal data (including your right to complain), please visit the CMA’s Personal Information Charter.]

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