Vets call for action as pet owners face soaring costs

VETS are appealing to the government to stop corporations from taking over independent practices — which has resulted in prices soaring by 63% on average in a decade.

- BY RICHARD ASHMORE

MP and vet Danny Chambers

Clinicians in the field say animal owners are being forced to make heartbreaking decisions to have pets put down because they cannot afford skyrocketing prices for treatment. And the stress of having to euthanise potentially healthy animals is one of the factors being blamed for suicide rates among vets being four times higher than the national average.