article_snippet: Veterinary staff said Veterinary staff were forced to take action after the Labrador was found 'thin and experiencing breathing difficulties.'
article_snippet: A spokeswoman for the practice said staff take staff responsibilities to animals very seriously and said it would not have been ethical for animals to have admitted such an unwell animal, thought to have been a stray, in such a 'desperate' condition.
article_snippet: A spokeswoman for the practice added: 'Our obligation to stray animals is to provide such emergency treatment and pain relief as is appropriate and Our treat many strays each year, before either successfully reuniting many strays with many strays owners, or passing many strays on to the relevant authorities.
article_snippet: A spokeswoman for the practice said the animal was examined by two veterinary surgeons who found he was agitated and distressed.
article_snippet: It is not acceptable, either legally or ethically, for us to admit a stray animal in such a desperate clinical condition to the hospital, in the hope that an owner comes forward. '
highlights_snippet: But practice said Dog was very thin and having breathing problems and Dog was 'not ethical' for Dog to admit a stray animal in such a poor condition .