Increasing regulatory oversight of veterinary medicine only serves to further ensconce corporate veterinary conglomerates as the only source of veterinary care. Corporations can afford to comply with regulations and can hire attorneys and lobbyists to erode and influence them when needed. Private veterinarians can’t afford to stay on top of regulations or hire professionals to keep them informed. Gradually they get squeezed out of the market and only the corporations remain. Cost to consumers goes up and access to care goes down.