The break between veterinarians and the Ministry of Agriculture is broken due to the drug law

Since January 1, 2025, Royal Decree 666/2023 has an unprecedented crisis in the veterinary field in space. This rule, which is depicted to adapt Spanish legislation with European standards on wise use of Antibiotics in AnimalsThe warnings were lit in veterinary clinics and hospitals throughout the country. The new conditions imposed, More strict than those required under societal regulationsThey have a front rejection by the animal health sector, which condemns bureaucratic obstacles, clinical risks and interrogation of their professionalism.

This has been added to the implementation of a digital registration system called Prasvet, which was eligible to be ineffective and excessively. On March 5, thousands of veterinarians demonstrated in Madrid before Ministry of Agriculture To demand the withdrawal of the decree. Parallel, They claimed to reduce value -added tax It applies to veterinary services, which last 21 %, at a rate of luxury products. The protests seem to have done more than the beginning, and the struggle has crossed the artistic field to become a political and social issue.

The origin of discomfort: What does the royal decree say

Royal Decree 666/2023 seeks to stop a file Antibiotics resistanceA serious problem that European Union It is already organized. In Spain, the rule goes further: it forces veterinarians to test before the recipe Pet animals Search for them in pharmacies.

This causes delay and sometimes leaves animals without treatment in time. In addition, they are forced to use Prasvet, a digital platform to record antibiotics that criticize veterinarians for being slow and not very useful, with time to attend animals.

Veterinary sector position

Since the beginning of its application, the sector described the decree as an unpredictable base in its current form. The main veterinary organizations condemn that they have not been heard during the detail, although they are sent More than 50 pages of proposals and notes To the Ministry of Agriculture.

The bureaucratic load, the difficulty of behaving quickly to urgent clinical cases and the loss of the ability to dispense with medications from clinics has been born deeply frustrated. The feeling that their professional criteria fell in favor of the measures they consider badly, led to the Veterinary Crisis Committee to demand directly The resignation of the minister Luis Plaanas Through a message.

The message they transmit is resounding: they do not oppose an organization that guarantees the wise use of antibiotics, but they consider that the current criterion is weak and is worse. the A message from the Veterinary Crisis Committee It ends with a clear message: Louis Planas papers, or the protests will rise.

The position of the Ministry of Agriculture

Until recently, the Ministry of Agriculture maintained a strong defense of the decree. However, in a modern meeting with a veterinary group organization (OCV), Valentin Mansa, Director General of Agricultural Production Health and animal welfare, He admitted for the first time that the Presvet system displays “difficulties” According to the media specialized in Animhealth. He also realized that the application of the standard has generated supply problems and increased the costs of animal care providers.

Al -Mansa said that the goal is still the control of the antimicrobial resistance, but it announced that the ministry is ready for dialogue to make the amendments. Of course, explain this The standard will not be pulled, but “polish”, He asked for patience while working on improvements. At the present time, no measures or calendars have been completed.

To this position of the Ministry of Agriculture, a legislative modernity is added to it from Ministry of Health. The Council of Ministers approved the reform of pharmaceutical legislation, currently in the general consultation phase. The draft is considering the possibility of a certain presence Veterinary drugs can be sold without prescription in veterinary centersProvided that it is directed to pets such as dogs, cats, cage birds, or small Rodents.

However, this procedure is not sufficient by the veterinary group, which claims to distribute all the medications needed to treat animals in their own clinics, a The usual practice in most European countries. The deadline for submitting contributions has ended on April 30.

Animal mediation

Given the increasing conflict, the General Directorate of Animal Rights, under the Ministry of Social Rights and 2030 business scheduleAnd he called for dialogue. The official, Jose Ramon Bekira, described the situation as Efficiency struggle Between its direction and the Ministry of Agriculture, it proposed to mediate in finding solutions that respect both the healthy goal and the needs of the sector.

JR BECERRA indicated this Understand complaints of veterinarians This shares interest in the influence of the standard on Animal careThe call to give more margins to professional standards in the prescription, reduce unnecessary bureaucracy and ensure that clinical decisions can be made quickly when conditions require that. The General Directorate of Animal Rights also showed its provision Work to repair the decree This preserves the spirit of the European rule, but it fits the real practice in veterinary clinics and hospitals.

The full text of the veterinary crisis committee It can be read through this link.