Amid a flurry of teary pet owners recounting how they’ve been fleeced, the government has unveiled legislation to regulate vet prices – but, says Charlotte Cripps , who has an ailing 11-year-old Golden Retriever, what Britain’s animal-lovers really want is a national pet care system that’s free at the point of use I f you’ve never owned a pet , you’ll be oblivious to the companionship and unflinching joy they can bring to a family home – nor the convulsed, snotty wreckage they reduce you to for