It's cheap because it's "ok" to let animals die. If an operation is > $5000, most people just don't do it.

Try applying the same logic to people. It's fine in a Randian utopia but for people who aren't delusional, dying because you need your appendix out kind of sucks ass.

How is it unregulated? People have been sent to jail in US for practicing veterinary medicine improperly.

Hacker News is so full of pedants that I can't use a word without hedging.

Ok, "virutally unregulated compared to human health care". That's what I meant.

You might want to take a step back and understand that these are different markets.

To be fair, they're kinda similar too. Both provide health care to biological organisms. Of course human doctors will probably have better training.

Call us when veterinary care becomes the model for Healthcare anywhere in the world. Your statement is so ridiculous and ignorant that it's self-criticizing.