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Pet plastic surgery increases 25 percent over the last three years

The measure being pushed to the Board of Supervisors by San Francisco's Animal Control and Welfare Commission would ban sales of all pets. It is proposed with the hope of reducing animal cruelty, impulse buys, puppy mills and with the hope that it would encourage people to take home rescue shelter animals. If the measure is passed, though, you might not have the option to choose a precious puppy like this one!
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According to the UK’s largest pet insurance provider, claims worth £1.5m were paid out in 2010 for nose surgery on cats and dogs, an increase of 25 per cent over the last three years.

Petplan also paid out over £1m for eye-lid lifts on young dogs and almost a quarter of a million pounds for dental work on household pets.

The company said that the rise in cosmetic surgery allows animals to live “healthier and more active lives”.

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