A CHARITY caring for sick animals is being allowed to use medicines made for humans - because they are cheaper.
The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals faced costly bills when new medicine regulations were introduced requiring only veterinary products to be used on animals.
The medicines are indentical to those used for humans but are more expensive.
It was concerned the cost of paying for licensed veterinary medicine would sap a large amount of the charity's funds.
But, after Burnley MP Peter Pike took up the cause, the charity received reassurances from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate that it could not see a time when the Ministry of Agriculture Food and Fisheries would prosecute the charity.
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