Now There's A Surprise !

[Canary42]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66733077

[1ozzy]

So many reasons not to "own" a cat, dog, rabbit, budgie, hamster, etc.

And as for owning a gerbil, well, no comment!!

[douglas9401]

I for one have every confidence in the CMA acting to control rising prices in vet services.

Although 'Competition' and 'Authority' may be overstating things.

[nicebloke1]

They've always been robbing B******* its taken a long time for the penny to drop. I see the RSPCA have a new TV ad running at the moment also aimed at older folk, pulling on the heart strings. Something along these lines, what will happen to your pet when you have passed? Send for there info, bet its linked in some way to your will. I will send for it and find out, another load of scammers when it comes to animals, also feeding the selective greedy vets.

[10ClarionSt]

Well, don't own a pet then. On top of this, RSPCA figures show that 95% of cases of cruelty to animals are against pet owners. Anyway, there's always the PDSA.

[barry1010]

nicebloke, no need to send for their info - they are not hiding anything or being devious.

"How much does it cost?
The Home for Life scheme is free. However, we simply wouldn’t exist without public donations, and without kind gifts left to us in our supporters’ Wills.
That’s why we ask you to consider leaving a gift in your Will, so we can continue our vital work protecting animals from cruelty"

https://www.rspca.org.uk/webContent/staticImages/fundraising/Home4LifeBooklet.pdf

[Ken4155]

On Monday, one of my daughters had to pay £185 to have her little Yorkie put to sleep and cremated. Cost? £185. I can sort of understand that figure had she wanted the ashes, but the vets will most likely put the carcase on ice, wait until they have a few more who don't want ashes returned and 'do' a job lot. All while charging those customers the same price.

[wolf63]

All vets surgeries are businesses and they can vary in price and quality of service.

When I took my first puppy to the Vet in 1980 the surgery was a small practice that had been there for years. The vets were all middle-aged males and very experienced.

Then they all retired and another couple took over, the vets were all young but you usually saw the same one each time. Some of them were good with cats and some were not.

They sold up to a big company that has many vet surgery franchises. The service was awful, the vets never stayed around for long and their out-of-hours service changed to a take your sickly animal 20 miles to the nearest emergency vet's hospital.

I don’t have a furry overlord at present, if I do I will not be going back to that surgery.

[nicebloke1]

Barry, it is devious, because they are asking you to leave the RSPCA in your will, read the small print. They should not be asking anyone to leave money to them in their will. Its totally wrong especially knowing it will be older people, thats who its aimed at, and may not be of sound mind. Like i said pulling at the heart strings. Its not free because if they dont take the form they send to an adviser and sign it with an amount to be left, then they wont register the pet you have, so that is also blackmail in my book.

[nicebloke1]

Haha, the leaflet is free, but it would be wouldnt it, but how valuable that will be when its sent back ( and signed) :>))