Question 19429 — health professions

Summary

Mr. Jean-Claude Leclabart draws the attention of the Minister of Agriculture and Food to the situation of veterinarians in the Hauts-de-France region. Member of Parliament for the 4th constituency of the very rural Somme, cattle, poultry, pig, rabbit and horse breeders are faced with a real problem of “veterinary deserts” for their farms. Following the cessation of the “Large animal” activity of a veterinarian in one of its cantons, the breeders had to find a veterinary practice in the neighboring department, Oise, which was kind enough to welcome them under agreement. Sometimes more than 60 km from the veterinarian's location, breeders live in daily stress with always the same question in mind: knowing if their animals will be treated in time. This shortage of practitioners is reaching record levels and poses great difficulties for farmers, and goes to the point of causing tragedies on certain farms. Today, breeders are totally “powerless” and sometimes watch their animals “die” before their eyes. Vets no longer want to travel, even in an emergency. As such, a letter was sent to more than 80 breeders announcing that their veterinarian will no longer travel due to lack of time and availability. major difficulties in recruiting veterinary doctors. Some breeders have managed to find, after numerous requests, a veterinarian, who is more than 80 km from their farm, but no guarantee has been given to them. How long will this new veterinarian agree to come? There are very few practitioners on the market, so retirements are synonymous with vacant places, especially in rural areas. By Elsewhere, the law requires any breeder who buys a calf or heifer between 6 and 8 months, to fatten it, to carry out a blood test to detect possible diseases. The breeders in his constituency, regardless of their will, can no longer respect the rules of cross-compliance at the risk of losing a significant part of their CAP premiums. Worse still, at a time when we are talking about animal welfare, animals are dying lack of care. How can we accept that breeders and their animals can suffer this situation. Isn't this inability to provide care similar to a form of animal abuse? It is urgent to act, more people need to choose these professions, in particular that of veterinarian. Rural areas and farmers deserve better than this, we must not allow deserts to develop veterinarians comparable to medical deserts. So why not introduce an installation bonus if a veterinarian agrees to treat large animals? Should we wait for Belgian or other veterinarians to arrive in order to respond to requests? The MP hopes that the Minister will take particular interest in this subject and that he will quickly find the necessary and appropriate solutions. He can count on his support and full collaboration to ensure the future of farmers and rural areas. He would therefore like to know his intentions on this issue.

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