Hold veterinarians accountable for malpractice. Our 15 month old dog was recently killed due to veterinary malpractice. This has left our family in total devastation. Our dog animal was prescribed a potentially lethal medication  with disasterous side effects.  In an attempt to save him we had taken him to what we believed was a reputable animal hospital. He was taken there for 2 days and subsequently died the evening he was discharged. Currently, veterinarians escape harsh punishment because our archaic laws stll view pets as property. If you think of your pets like family, as we do we need to change this . Hold negligent veterinarians accountable in a court of law. currently emotional distress is not taken into account suing a veterinarian and it should be. No amount will ever replace our beloved shihtzu "Animal"but vets should not be above the law to due to pets being viewed as a piece of furniture.  Veterinarians need to kmow there are serious consequences for negligence, malpractice, behaving unethically and unprofessionally in the very least.