The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) in Macau has announced that municipal kennels on the Macau Peninsula will temporarily close to the public starting next month for renovations and maintenance.The bureau clarified that the conditions for expanding veterinary outpatient and surgical services are not currently sufficient.To maintain core services, a temporary service point will open at Ox Warehouse on Avenida do Cel.

Mesquita, offering pre-booked appointments for veterinary follow-ups, post-operative care, dog licensing, vaccinations, quarantine, animal health certificates, adoptions, and arrangements for animal cremation.Veterinary medical procedures, surgeries, and individual pet cremation services will temporarily suspend new bookings.

Currently, Macau's two municipal kennels provide limited veterinary services, mainly for the police dog unit, alongside adoption, microchipping, rabies vaccination, quarantine, and routine care for stray animals.Authorities noted that government resources are focused primarily on animal protection, disease prevention, and market supervision.

In response to public concerns about limited appointment slots and long waiting times for routine procedures such as neutering surgeries, IAM emphasized that Macau has 151 accredited veterinarians and is encouraging students studying veterinary medicine to gain practical experience locally.These measures aim to build local veterinary expertise while ensuring essential services continue during the renovation period.