Pet Owners Feel South Korean Vets are Too Expensive
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Roughly one-third of hospital visitors claimed that they spent more than 100,000 won (US$92) per visit. (Yonhap)
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) The vast majority of visitors to vet clinics feel uncomfortable with the exorbitant cost of medical treatment as well as overtreatment, a consumer advocacy group said Tuesday.
The Consumer Union of Korea conducted a survey of 1,000 consumers with prior experience of visiting a vet clinics, 80.7 percent of whom felt uncomfortable with the medical costs.
A single medical procedure normally costs 83,000 won (US$76.50) on average, up by 9.6 percent since the previous survey (75,000 won). Roughly one-third of clinic visitors claimed that they spent more than 100,000 won per visit.