Reason vet bills appear cheaper on Clarkson's Farm in comparison to 'horrendous' pet charges we're used to

Season three of Clarkson's Farm has hit our screens - well, the first four episodes have - and it's been another absolute hit so far.

Viewers have been hooked once again by the laughs provided by Clarkson, Kaleb Cooper, Gerald and more on the farm, while also sharing some solemn moments between the team, such as Jeremy's girlfriend Lisa shedding some tears after their piglets started dying.

The next four episodes of the series will come out on Prime Video this Friday (10 May), which will conclude the third season.

Despite reports, filming for season four is underway, so it's not the end just yet.

Season three brings about more problems encountered by the former Top Gear presenter on the farm, as he gives Kaleb a big promotion while getting his partner Lisa more involved with operations at Diddly Squat.

However, the aspect of the TV presenter focusing more on tending the farm animals instead of taking care of the farmland itself has brought new attention to the show, as Clarkson has now been made aware of the cost of taking care of not just one, but several animals.

In fact, there was one moment that had viewers on social media talking about how low the vet bill for his piglet was, comparing it to their pets' vet bills which admittedly, have sky-rocketed in recent years.

Jeremy Clarkson has become very attached to his piglets. (LADbible)

It followed a scene where Clarkson had to take a sick piglet to the vet, and revealed the price of the treatment.

For just the one unwell piglet, the bill came to an eye-watering £673.

But apparently, according to some pet owners, this is a pretty cheap deal in comparison to the bills for regular pets like cats and dogs.

One user on Reddit posted: "Just curious but why is Clarkson's vet bill £673 so cheap? Everyone I know including myself have had horrendous bills because our cat couldn't pee and it was over £1,000 with an overnight stay, are farm vets much cheaper than domestic ones?"

Another user replied, basically saying that farmers pay less as if the prices were like everyone else, farmers would end up euthanizing sick animals.

It's cruel but it is business at the end of the day, with the user also pointing out that farmers have more animals, so the money made from farmers would be on volume mostly.

Taking your pet to the vet can sometimes cost a lot more than expected. (Getty Stock Photo)

A third user explained that it also has something to do with how much farmers will have to visit the vet, saying: "Farmers typically spend much more with a vet and so will be paying commercial (discounted) rates when they are a more regular customer,

"A farming vet company will also be providing a lot more varied types of services on the farm - reproductive, pregnancy testing, parasite control etc."

A pet vet clinic provides more specialist care, as they provide more services to prevent the animal from being euthanized.

So if you want to get cheaper vet bills, I guess you should buy a farm and several other animals.

Seems easy enough.

Topics: Clarkson's Farm, Jeremy Clarkson, Animals, Social Media

Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair is a journalist at LADbible. Born in Malaysia and raised in Dubai, he has always been interested in writing about a range of subjects, from sports to trending pop culture news. After graduating from Oxford Brookes University with a BA in Media, Journalism and Publishing, he got a job freelance writing for SPORTbible while working in marketing before landing a full-time role at LADbible. Unfortunately, he's unhealthily obsessed with Manchester United, which takes its toll on his mental and physical health. Daily.

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