Petplan: Animals may suffer during recession
Veterinary pet insurance should be viewed as an essential expenditure for domestic animal owners, according to Petplan.
Petplan has urged owners of domestic animals not to cut down on the amounts they spend on veterinary pet insurance for their cats, dogs or other animals because of the recession.The pet insurance provider claims that owners who aim to economise by cancelling their cheap pet insurance policies may end up creating greater problems for themselves and leaving their animals in pain.
Alison Andrew, marketing manager from Petplan, said recurring problems like glaucoma in dogs can cost owners around £1,000 per year in vet's bills, which many may not be able to afford without the provision offered by veterinary pet insurance.
She added: "We pay out more than £2 million every week in claims, so we know how much cheaper it is for people to keep paying insurance than run the risk of losing their pet or watching it suffer."
Petplan first began offering pet insurance in the UK in 1976.
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