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Watts said that he expects, if the economy remains stow, that some cheats will get to the point that they literally cannot afford to treat a pet’s illness. In that case, he said, euthanasia could become the final option.

The horse industry, too. has been hard hit by the economic downturn, said Dr. Kevin Dippert. His Equine Reproduction Concepts in Aanssv tUe has seen a 14 percent chop iu business from last year.

*W. there's been a distinct chop in the number of embryo transfers we're doing." Dippert said. "But. more, we're seeing a change in the business end of it. Sadly, we're getting more delinquent accounts, people not able to pay their bins. Times are tough."*

In terms of his workforce. Dippert said that, though he's limiting time on the

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