‘Particularly vulnerable:’ Proposed law offers protection to Alberta pet owners
Davida Marantz got an unwelcome surprise when she got out of hospital in 2014 and went to pick up her beloved Sheltie Libby from friends.
The dog needed $4,800 dollars in dental surgery while the Edmonton senior was gone, an amount she felt obligated to pay back.
“They were so generous in taking her and caring for her and doing a really fine job that there’s no way I would leave the dog with them and the bill with them,” says Marantz, 70.
But when she checked with other clinics after paying the bill, she found that the surgery could have been done for thousands of dollars less.