Visits to Vets costing British Business

It has been reported that visits to vets are costing British business millions of pounds each year with pet owners taking time off work to visit their vet to treat their ill cat, dog or other pet. What's often worse, many workers are not telling the truth about vet's visits and either lying or taking compassionate leave.

The recent report by More Than pet insurance estimates that British business loses approximately £19 million each year due to such incidents - with 58% of pet owners using their annual leave to cater for such events.

More Than pet insurance also reports that many of the visits to vets are also unnnecessary - with pet owners often requiring just advice rather than actual treatemnt for their cat or dog.

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