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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: These rescued pets are a joy, but it's a crying shame about soaring vet fees


Who can afford to own a pet these days? When veterinary nurse Nicole Jenkins found a poorly kitten, she had to launch a crowd-funding campaign to save the little animal

When veterinary nurse Nicole Jenkins found a poorly kitten on the office doorstep, she had to launch a crowd-funding campaign to save the little animal. My wife and I have had pets for decades and never taken out insurance — I was assured back in the 1990s by our family vet, Tony Kaye, that it was bound to work out cheaper if I just paid for treatment when needed. It’ll be a wretched state of affairs if Britain becomes a country where only the well-off dare keep a dog or cat, while rescuing any animal becomes prohibitively expensive.

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