On March 17, the province announced that its veterinary service would be phased out and taken up by the private sector. A month later, Natural Resources Minister John Herron said those plans could see delays or not happen if the transition isn’t ready.
John Herron shared an update on the province’s veterinary service a month after cuts were announced
Oliver Pearson · CBC News
· Posted: Apr 30, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Natural Resources Minister John Herron said in a public meeting that the province has made no “definitive decision” on the future of its veterinary laboratory. He spoke at the meeting in Petitcodiac alongside PC MLAs Tammy Scott-Wallace and Don Monahan. (Silas Brown/CBC)
New Brunswick cabinet minister John Herron says planned changes to the province’s large-animal veterinary services might be delayed or not go ahead at all.
His comments contradict what his fellow minister, Pat Finnigan, said after the cuts were announced in March.
Vet services are a part of Finnigan’s portfolio as the minister of agriculture, aquaculture and fisheries, according to a spokesperson for the department. But Herron,
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