Emergency vet bills: why 3 in 4 pet owners would borrow

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThree in four pet owners say they would borrow money to save their cat or dog, the New York Post reports.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe survey says owners think they can spend about twenty-eight hundred and eighteen dollars before taking on debt.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBut fifty-three percent say they couldn't cover a thousand-dollar emergency without borrowing.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd call that a loyalty program, Dale. You sign up for one cat and you leave with a balance.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEmergency surgery commonly starts at four to five thousand dollars, one report says.