Dogs seized from bogus vet's clinic

TWO dogs and 44 bottles of drugs were seized from an unqualified vet yesterday.

Pet experts say clinics run by unqualified vets are common because no official qualifications are needed to run a surgery.

But only vets holding recognised qualifications are allowed to stock and use drugs commonly used in veterinary surgeries.

The industry has called for the quick implementation of the Veterinary Surgeon's Act which will require all practising vets in the territory to be registered.

The fourth-floor clinic in Sharp Street East, Causeway Bay, was raided by police and Agriculture and Fisheries Department officers yesterday morning.

They discovered the premises was also being used illegally as kennels.