Post by: Mika Sanson, Manager, Marketing & Communications
The June issue of Veterinary Practice News features a story on the recent rise of economic euthanasia. As the economy faces a downturn, pet parents are financially unable to provide their pets with the treatments they need and turn to what they consider as the only alternative.
According to Veterinary Practice News, “The Humane Society of the United States estimates that 3 million – 4 million pets are euthanized annually in the U.S. Those numbers are expected to rise in 2009.” While Canada only has 10% of the pet population that the U.S. has, the trend is the same here in Canada (though the number will be smaller).
That’s where pet insurance comes in. One of the reasons pet insurance was first introduced was to help reduce the number of economic euthanasias. Pet insurance allows pet parents to make decisions based on what is the best treatment rather than based on cost of treatment; it helps minimize the unexpected and expensive costs associated with pet care.
Do you have a story of how having pet health insurance helped save your pet? Please leave a comment below - we’d love to hear about it.
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