Angry at TV

I read an article today about an ITV program called vets uncovered, and it has enraged me somewhat. The major factor that has angered me is the fact that they took in undercover people with healthy animals, and gave false histories (e.g. my dog's been being sick), and then complained that at many vets there had been £100 bills run up. On numerous occasions I have seen owners come in, clearly distressed about the fact that their dog has been vomiting, but the dog has shown no obvious clinical signs with normal temperature, hydration status, alertness etc., and never have I seen a dog vomit in the consult room. Are we to be expected to turn these people away on the assumption that the owner must have made up, or imagined the problem? A veterinary consultation is a two-way process - the animals can't give their own history, and so a vet is entirely reliant on the owner's perceived history and then their own clinical exam. If we are to battle with mystery owners making up history, many animals in need of simple but effective treatment will go without.

Rant over.