Too often, families are forced to make life-and-death decisions about their pets based on financial considerations.

“Economic euthanasia” is a term that is sadly familiar to people working in veterinary medicine and at animal rescue agencies. It is the tragic situation where an animal has the potential to recover if provided necessary medical care but that care is not available because it is financially out of reach.

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The Regional Animal Protection Society has made reducing and eliminating economic euthanasia a top priority. One of these strategies is calling on the federal government to make veterinary care tax-deductible.

This urgent issue is making the news this week. Read more …

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