Uruguay | San Jacinto | Purchase of Phenylbutazone | Horsemeat Import
Phenylbutazone handed out without prescription.
In the morning, we go to a veterinary pharmacy in San Jacinto near Canelones and covertly film the purchase of Phenylbutazone. We buy Fenbuzol Oral (Phenylbutazone for oral use) without a prescription. The only question that we are asked is if we need it for a horse. It only costs 142 Uruguayan Pesos, which is about 5 USD.
Phenylbutazone is commonly administered to horses as an anti-inflammatory drug for the short-term treatment of pain and fever. It is not permitted to be used in the EU in animals intended for the food chain. In the EU, Phenylbutazone is available only on prescription and treatment with Phenylbutazone must be recorded in the equine passport, resulting in the definitive exclusion of the horses from slaughter for human consumption.
