MANY OLD,SICK PEOPLE,MOSTLY PENSIONERS,MAY HAVE ONE OR MORE BELOVED ANIMALS WHO ARE THEIR ONLY COMPANIONS AND GIVE THEM COMPANIONSHIP AND LOVE IN THE ABSENCE OF HUMAN CARE AND COMPANIONSHIP. THEY MAY HAVE NO LIVING RELATIVES AND ARE COMPLETELY ALONE BUT FOR THEIR DEVOTED ANIMALS.
I AM 78 AND AM ONE OF THESE.I HAVE MANY HEALTH PROBLEMS AND 3 BELOVED PETS-ONE DACHSHUND AND 2 CATS WHOM I LOVE DEARLY AND WHO LOVE ME.I DREAD IT WHEN THEY GET SICK IN CASE IT IS SOMETHINGF SERIOUS,AS THE VETS CHARGE HIGH FEES AND ALLOW NOTHING OFF FOR PENSIONERS,WHO OFTEN HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THEIR BELOVED PETS PUT TO SLEEP AS THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP THE TREATMENT UP.THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE PAST.
I OFTEN WONDER WHETHER THESE VETS ARE IN THEIR PROFESSION TO HEAL ANIMALS OR JUST TO BECOME RICH QUICKLY.
PLEASE PETITION THE BVA TO FORCE ALL VETS TO CHARGE LOWER FEES FOR PENSIONERS WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN THIS POSITION.
IT IS WRONG AND OBSCENE THAT MANY BELOVED PETS HAVE TO BE PUT TO SLEEP BECAUSE THEIR OLD,SICK AND LOVING OWNERS CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THEM TREATED,.
VETS SHOULD HAVE A SLIDING SCALE OF FEES FOR PENSIONERS WHO CANNOT PAY THEIR HIGH FEES.OFTEN THESE PENSIONERS DO NOT QUALIFY FOR FREE TREATMENT FROM THE PDSA,RSPCA,OR BLUE CROSS AND
ARE FORCED TO HAVE THEIR MUCH-LOVED PETS PUT TO SLEEP.,
PLEASE SIGN TO SHOW THAT YOU SUPPORT THIS HEARTFELT PETITION.
ALSO
PLEASE WRITE TO B.V.A. BRITISH VETERINARY ASSOCIATION,
7,MANSFIELD STREET,
MARYLEBONE,
LONDON, WIG 9NQ AND MAKE YOUR FEELINGS PLAIN. LETTERS ARE BETTER THAN EMAILS WHICH ARE FREQUENTLY OVERLOOKED OR IGNORED BY BUSINESSES AND ASSOCIATIONS. THANK YOU.
MARGARET W PRICE,
