Time to Stock Up on Feedstore Veterinary Supplies in the US
The suspicion is that the FDA is primarily trying to keep the public from getting access to that nefarious "horse paste"
Traditionally, general use antibiotics and other veterinary drugs were available for sale at American feedstores as a means of reducing veterinary cost overhead for farmers and other animal-keeping members of the public. Note that the new rule — going into effect next month — was put into place by the FDA without any input from legislative bodies — pretty much the same private administrative route of action followed since the 1970s by the EPA, DOI, USFS, and BLM on other agencies in rule-making with strong negative economic impacts: https://pjmedia.com/columns/megan-fox/2023/05/26/fda-bans-farmers-from-caring-for-their-own-animals-without-costly-vet-approval-n1698371.