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Re: RSPCA Adoption and Vet Charges

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From: Barbara Maple
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1996 00:00
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Mike Owen <mowen@peg.apc.org> wrote:

Hulo there Mike.

>Having had a go at vets, I have to say that the good caring vets far 
>outnumber the bad, and that their charges are not excessive considering 
>the costs involved in running a surgery.  Similarly the fees charged even 
>by the Qld RSPCA are not high in my opinion.  If anyone is not able or 
>willing to pay $100 for a dog then they are not able to afford to feed, 
>keep and pay necessary vet bills for that dog.  I would bet that there is 
>a close relationship between the cost of the dog and its likelihood of 
>being dumped.

   I tried to point this out to him about a month ago,  This was when
this series of messages started.   It was no go,   It is good to see
that people think the same way as I do,

Barbara Maple
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From: barbaram@melbpc.org.au (Barbara Maple)
Subject: Re: RSPCA Adoption and Vet Charges
Date: 1996/01/04
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