Specifically, if you can't afford the treatment for the beloved family member, put it to sleep.
We pay for what we value.
If we value human life, we will fork over the cash it takes to make it worth living.
Or we can just take people who can't afford their health care out to the little shed and put them to sleep. Forever.
Oh, yes, there's the third model of animal care: dumping. Which we already do a lot of. Visit any state-run hospital emergency rooms lately?