A veterinarian took his own life with a drug used to euthanize pets after becoming increasingly distressed at 'rich' customers asking him to put their animals down unnecessarily, an inquest heard. Dr. John Ellis was upset that people with 'brand new' cars parked outside his surgery wouldn't pay to help their animals, a coroner was told. Dr. Ellis, who the hearing was told was also leading a 'double life' as he had been secretly cheating on his long term partner, tricked a veterinary nurse into giving him the deadly medication by falsely claiming he needed it to put down a friend's 'large dog'. Instead, he used the drug to take his own life via an intravenous drip. For confidential support call the National S*icide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255 from the USA, or the Samaritans on 116123 from the UK or visit a local Samaritans branch. See samaritans.org for details. #news #tragic #veterinarian #vet #rip