(Latvijas Radio Ziņu dienesta korespondente) Veterinarians increasingly come across with pets purchased from illegal buyers and importers, Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) told Latvian Radio April 13.
The demand for pets during the limits of Covid-19 has grown so much that Latvian shelters and breeders are no longer able to satisfy the demand, observed the Latvian Association of Veterinarians. Consequently, animals purchased from illegal buyers and importers, often in poor health, are increasingly seen by vets. We mostly find these cases when the animal is ill. Similarly, in some cases, animals do not recover after illegal transport because they are cold, have not eaten enough and have dehydrated. If, in the past, we as professionals felt that people themselves were outraged by such situations in which they were defrauded, then, unfortunately, we now see people deliberately buying an animal illegally.