I can't see a good reason, aside from US labor being more expensive, but even that doesn't bring the cost up THAT much. We have to be one of the only countries

I can't see a good reason, aside from US labor being more expensive, but even that doesn't bring the cost up THAT much. We have to be one of the only countries where this is so expensive. My friend's dog nibbled my ankle in Vietnam and I picked up a few precautionary shots. Perhaps 3 of them and it wasn't a financial crisis. I thought about it just as much as I think about buying lunch. I don't even recall the number. Probably like $20-40 out the door after all 3, with walk-in service. Being able to monitor the animal to see that it is fine saved me a few bucks. You have to get more if the animal dies or is in the wild. I had no idea this was something you would want to insure against in the US. Totally absurd.