In the blue corner, it’s the Humane Society and ASPCA crowd. In the red corner, it’s the AKC and Cat Fancier’s Association. How’s that for a bruises-all-around match-up? It’s such a potentially ugly fight I’m impressed that more hasn’t been written nationwide on this topic. And it wasn’t even on my radar until this past Tuesday. Bad blogger!

At issue is a proposed bit of legislation...

A corollary to yesterday's post: Today’s teeny-tiny, six-week old teacup pup was a perfect example of what we vets love to hate: people who spend a thousand-plus bucks on a pup and another $300 on a glorified duffel bag to sling it around in, then get all hot and bothered about the price of pet healthcare.

Even worse is when the pet is so ill that nothing short of a lengthy hospital stay is...