Vet, 35, took his own life after being distressed by ‘rich’ owners asking him to put pets down over paying for treatment

A VET took his ain beingness aft being distressed by "rich" owners asking him to enactment their pets down alternatively than wage for treatment.

Dr John Ellis, 35, was upset that radical with "brand new" cars parked extracurricular his country wouldn't fork up to assistance their pets.

His parent Tina Ellis told an inquest into the Hampshire vet's decease that helium recovered this "destroying".

In contrast, John told Tina that clients who couldn't spend attraction often brought their pets successful excessively precocious for thing to beryllium done.

Winchester Coroner's Court heard John was experiencing sizeable accent astatine the clip of his decease successful November 2022.

Tina told the inquest that her lad said: "Owners are leaving it excessively precocious to travel in.

"They weren’t seeking assistance aboriginal capable for things that could person been rather simple."

He told her: "I've got idiosyncratic saying they won’t wage to assistance their carnal and they’re sitting determination with a marque caller car outside.

"Other radical who were truly struggling would bash thing to prevention their animals.

Tina added: "But determination was thing they could bash due to the fact that it was already excessively late. He was uncovering that destroying."

Before his death, John told his parent helium had been having sleeping troubles and was nether fiscal pressure.

He would slumber successful his car sometimes erstwhile helium was connected telephone alternatively than spell location and person to thrust to the vets successful an emergency, Tina said.

She said: "All of those things wholly built up and helium was uncovering it difficult."

On November 6, 2022 John was recovered by constabulary successful the location of a person who was successful vacation successful Tenerife astatine the time.

He was taken to the Royal Hampshire County Hospital successful Winchester but was pronounced dormant successful the aboriginal hours of November 7.

Recording a verdict of suicide, adjunct coroner for Hampshire Simon Burge said John's decease was "a immense discarded of a talented life".

He added: "It’s a substance of large regret to the household and each his friends that helium should person rashly, unnecessarily made the determination that helium did.

"He did it successful the discourse of narration issues successful much than 1 relationship.

"This was coupled with the sizeable accent progressive astatine the residency, from the fiscal pressures that caused."

John's household shared a tribute to him done the termination foundation Amparo.

They said: "Those who knew John volition retrieve him not lone for his nonrecreational expertise but besides for his warmth, generosity, and genuine emotion for animals.

"He poured his bosom into his work, and his lack leaves a heavy void successful the lives of each who had the privilege of moving with him and knowing him personally.

"As a family, we are devastated by the nonaccomplishment of John, and we proceed to grapple with the heartbreak and daze that travel with the decease of idiosyncratic truthful young and afloat of potential.

"We privation to instrumentality this accidental to promote anyone who whitethorn beryllium struggling with intelligence wellness challenges to question enactment and not endure successful silence.

"No 1 should consciousness that they are alone, and we impulse everyone to scope retired for assistance if they are successful need."

If you are affected by immoderate of the issues raised successful this article, delight telephone the Samaritans for escaped on 116123.