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Monday, 01 September 2008

latest Research may suggest that due to high fees charged by vets, owners are unable to afford the right medical treatment for their pets!

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Survey reveals shocking data - A recent five year survey shows that around 51% of vets have put down a pet dog or cat as the owners did not have enough money to treat them. 80% of owners do not insure their dogs or cats because they think they can not afford it. Animal Friends Pet Insurance has pet plans from as little as 21 pence a day through to full pet lifetime cover.

 

Research suggests that due to high fees charged by vets, owners are unable to provide the right medical treatment to their pets. This is the main reason for an increase in the number of deaths among pet animals.

 

The owners are not able to meet the expenses and medical fees of their ill pets. As a result of this, thousands of pet dogs and cats are put down every year in the UK. Over the last five years, 1.6 million people have put down not less than one dog or cat. Between 2003 and 2008, research shows that 822,000 cats and 927,000 dogs were put down for the same reason.

 

The two main reasons considered behind this awful problem according to Sainsbury’s Finance are:

1) The cost of vet fees is rising by approximately 12% every year.    

2) Approximately 55% of dogs and cats are not insured.

 

Hence it would seem necessary for pet owners to consider weather or it it is prudent to buy pet insurance for their dogs or cats to over come these problems in the future.

 

 

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