In this film, I talked to Peter Fordyce MRCVS about what the law says about our responsibilities towards animals, and some of the human factors which can cause owners and vets to overtreat our animals, sometimes at the cost of their welfare, in spite of the law.
Veterinary Controversies and Ethical Dilemmas is available to buy here: https://amzn.to/3X2I76z
Good points, Arlo, but I think it would be a matter of the practice recognising the potential role of the VN in these sort of mediations. Look at the role of senior nurses in the NHS for a parallel perhaps.