Should there be an NHS for pets?

It would be cheaper for people to have pets.
I think animals should be given free emergency care. Then people aren't abusing full free healthcare to get a lifetime supply of dentasticks or anything, but if an animal is in a lot of pain (and its owners can't afford the high vet prices) then there should be a free government funded service where your animal can get treated.

It's cheaper to put them down.

If we had the money, yes. But we don't, so no.


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It's cheap to put old people down, but we wouldn't dream of doing that. Why should it be any different for gerbils?

No but I think the NHS should emulate the veterinary profession. When people become too old or sick and it's no longer cost effective to treat them we should actually start considering other options. But hey, I know that view's not particularly popular, but times are hard folks and we've got to seriously consider ways of saving money.

In an idyllic world, yes.
In the real world, sadly no.

In an idyllic world there would be no pets.




(Keeping birds in cages=cruel,cats get run over and kill birds,snakes are fed mice,dogs crap on pavements and and eat dead cows,goldfish in small bowls get lonely(er,probably)

etc etc

I very much doubt goldfish get 'lonely' as I don't think they have the brain capacity to grasp a concept such as loneliness.