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Cat General => Cat related Petitions => Topic started by: Team Svartalfheims on July 23, 2007, 14:22:54 PM

Title: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Team Svartalfheims on July 23, 2007, 14:22:54 PM
"This is a tax on sick and dying animals and can often mean the difference between an animal living or having to be destroyed. In many instances it is the poorer members of our society who are affected the most."

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/VetbillsVAT/

PLEASE SIGN!!
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: blackcat on July 23, 2007, 14:30:30 PM
signed
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on July 23, 2007, 14:53:16 PM
Pity we didnt discover this before cos I have signed but the deadline was 19 July  :(
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: blackcat on July 23, 2007, 14:56:15 PM
Oh. Drat. Well the site did say that they had so many signatures they could not display them all, so I guess others have signed in considerable numbers.
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on July 23, 2007, 15:00:04 PM
Only just over a 1000 and we could have increased that  ;D

I dont know how many signatures it takes for anyone to do anything but know the one about a travel tax on roads was into the 100s of thousands maybe millions.
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: blackcat on July 23, 2007, 15:02:37 PM
We could always start our own. Perhaps more than on petition on the same subject might also make them stop and think. We could then cross-post to other sites that have an interest in pet bills like ponyclubs, dogs and suchlike ... we're all in the same boat so a strong lobby might help  :innocent:
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Team Svartalfheims on July 23, 2007, 15:06:53 PM
Pity we didnt discover this before cos I have signed but the deadline was 19 July  :(

Sorry! I only got it sent to me this afternoon!
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on July 23, 2007, 15:08:38 PM
No problem, I think it added my signature but confess I forgot to check!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Teresa Pawcats on July 23, 2007, 15:10:02 PM
The petition is open until July 2008
Happy signing
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on July 23, 2007, 15:11:39 PM
is it I thought I read 19 Jul 2007 dohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............toooooo stressed and off to vets in half and hour......................half an hour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! why am I still sitting here?
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: blackcat on July 23, 2007, 15:17:34 PM
good news - we should let all of our friends know too.
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Sarah (seldom_use) on July 23, 2007, 15:40:55 PM
signed - and a great petition  :)
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Ralph's mum (angie) on July 23, 2007, 16:05:55 PM
Done and dusted
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Mojo on July 23, 2007, 16:15:33 PM
Signed  :)
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Bazsmum on July 24, 2007, 07:58:48 AM
Signatures: 1,254..........signed  ;)
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Mark on July 24, 2007, 08:33:33 AM
Signed.

I wonder if vets would be willing to put posters up?

It makes no odds to them as they don't gain from VAT. If anything it would give them more business as would make treatment more affordable. Also I would imagine it would save them a lot of paperwork.
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Team Svartalfheims on July 24, 2007, 12:58:59 PM
Thanks for signing! I've now cross posted onto a few other forums and some members of other forums have cross posted again so hopefully we'll get loads of signatures  ;D ;D

It breaks my heart to think of animals being put to sleep because the owners cannot afford the vets bills because of the huge amount of VAT added to them  :'(
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Ela on July 24, 2007, 18:23:12 PM
Quote
is it I thought I read 19 Jul 2007

You did, it does. But of you sign now it does say you name has been added on to the petition.
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Teresa Pawcats on July 24, 2007, 19:44:09 PM
Submitted by Stephen Windsor – Deadline to sign up by: 19 July 2008 – Signatures: 1,497

For some reason I see this as 2008
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on July 24, 2007, 20:15:52 PM
Ok I gonna look again LOL..............and study it  :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on July 24, 2007, 20:17:52 PM
Well now it says :

 Deadline to sign up by: 19 July 2008 – Signatures: 1,506


So thats great, I wonder why it keeps changing  :Crazy: :Crazy:

Well its had over 500 sigs since I signed yesterday which is great  ;D
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on August 06, 2007, 07:53:17 AM
Just seen this, and signed.  Think this is really important.  VAT is on so many things which aren't really "value added" but essentials.
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Ellie on August 06, 2007, 16:20:44 PM
Signed
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on August 06, 2007, 16:49:34 PM
Fab photo!   :Luv:
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: jetcleo on August 26, 2007, 13:29:04 PM
Just signed -  3,593 signatories now!!!!
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Ann Clarke (Tabby cat) on August 29, 2007, 12:10:15 PM
Just caught up with this and signed it
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Dawn F on July 03, 2008, 10:13:47 AM
only just seen this - still has a few days to run
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: LesleyW on July 03, 2008, 12:26:48 PM
Signed, over 7,000 signatures now.
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: Leanne on July 09, 2008, 13:53:53 PM
Signed as well
Title: Re: Remove VAT from vet bills
Post by: JadesMum on July 10, 2008, 15:47:35 PM
me signed too :)