Pet owners injuring pets to get pain killers

[Catherine]

There is a new phenomena in the world of drug abuse. People are injuring their dogs and taking them to the vet so they can get a drug called Tramadol. It is cheaper than other opioids  and veterinary medications are not as tightly controlled.
People are shopping around with the same dog to different vets on the same day or making excuses about why they need more medication.

http://news.google.ca/news/url?sr=1&ct2=...t=2&at=dt0

This is part of the serious drug problem that is growing in many countries. It is alarming in a special way because it involved deliberately hurting a pet to get drugs. How far will people go? I know  people are addicted  and they are desperate, but it takes a cold hearted person to deliberately hurt their pet.

Veterinary medications will need to be regulated in future. I wonder if the drugs are addicting to dogs. That would be a whole different level of problem.