Here comes the National Animal Health System

He believes a national health system for animals at risk could be in place by the end of the year Animal Provider, Laurentina Pedroso.

SNS for animals will be performed using Network of Colleges of Veterinary Medicine and Nursing which are “equipped with the human resources and equipment” to help meet this need, the provider notes.

This SNS is designed for animals at risk for Responsive to all kinds of animals To take care of animal lovers associations, collection centers, municipalities and families in need.

“This helps Not just for dogs and catsIt’s for the animals,” he confirms, in statements to Lusa Agency, the provider, who sets an example of horses or cattle that need help.

Laurentina Pedroso insists that she is not a model of support for “everyone”, but “for endangered animals”, with the aim of social assistance, noting that “a project of this magnitude should be the prerogative of the state.”

Network based on public and private colleges

The animal ombudsman, who has been in office since July 2021, notes that “the college network is not too small to cover essential aid,” although she acknowledges that the rules are not easy to create or follow, although they are not. “It is very important for me to be On the basis of the faculties of “public and special education”..

To reach areas where this service is not accessible, the solution would be to perform a “global integration with other entities”, by creating animal examinationsimilar to what happens with dentist examination.

“At the college level, it is very important that this all start now” and “in a very active way,” Laurentina Pedroso pleads.

According to the former president of Ordem dos Médicos Veterinários, the institution where the veterinary examination was carried out in 2014, the model to be developed will have “different views”, will be “different for the better” and, given its scope, should be “state led”.

Provider expects to be available More than a million euros To involve colleges in supporting animal health and allocate funds for the entire project.

SNS for animals is progressing “until the end of this year”

“This will, in my opinion, be resolved. Until the end of this year‘,” reports Laurentina Pedroso, who is also director of the School of Veterinary Medicine at Universidade Lusófona.

The person responsible for making recommendations in this area says that “the state plays its part in allocating the funds” and it is now necessary”Create a machine that knows how to use the money“.

“At this point, the state has already allocated money. They arrive to implement a project of this nature. It is no longer about money, it is about moving forward. It’s a matter of willto find out how this project was designed,” summarizes the provider.

Laurentina Pedroso adds that she prepares her opinion “for reference How can money be put to good use at the college level.

The person in charge of her position says less than a year ago that her main concern was “To create the human and material means” To be able to work on different projects in perspective.

While he was Families have lost their purchasing powerLaurentina Pedroso fears that the economic deficit may have an impact on the animals’ welfare, but asserts that “most” people who have pets consider them part of their family and organize themselves thinking about them.

Guardianship Animal Ombudsman The Ministry of EnvironmentHe cautions, however, that “when people want a pet, they need to realize that it needs care: food, veterinary medical care.”