Fisheries ministry, on Sunday, announced plans to open the first veterinary clinic in the Maldives.
According to local news sources, fisheries ministry made the announcement stating that the veterinary clinic will open at their grounds in Villimalé, as well as a herbarium to showcase preserved specimen of threatened plant species.
An online petition was started an year ago that was to be submitted to the relevant ministries to open a veterinarian clinic, with special equipment and an animal shelter in the Maldives.
A large population of the Maldives domesticate different breeds of birds and cats in their homes; however, there is no veterinarian service established in the country. A large number of domesticated animals end up on the streets as a result of the lack of animal shelters in the Maldives.
