[vetvetdoug]

I have encountered over a dozen clients that are looking for a free lunch over this incident. They are bringing their animals in (that have not been to a vet in over five to fifteen years) and claiming that the pet food is making their animals sick...so far I have had renal failure (3) without the dog food matching up, a heart failure dog, a heartworm dog and one that was just flat being eaten to death by worms. These folks are making me ill....

[over3Owithabrain]

Any evidence in this article that the woman was planning on bringing sick animals into a clinic to trump up a claim? Nope.

[Ragnar704]

I'd agree with you that there are *way* too many people in this country looking to use the court system as a way to cash in.

However, I think it's also human nature to (over)react to problems once they've been identified. It's entirely possible that many pet owners are now simply hyperalert to any problems that their pets may exhibit.

Keep in mind, too, that when people are scared, they do stupid things. I can cut some slack for the honest people who are just scared for their pets --- but I have no tolerance whatsoever for people who would knowingly attempt to bilk someone out of money through a bogus lawsuit.