A mastiff farm in Beijing sued an animal hospital after one of its Tibetan mastiffs died during a cosmetic surgical procedure, and claimed a compensation of 880,000 yuan(US$128,400)， the Beijing News reported。

　　Mr. Yu acted as legal representative for the farm. He told the newspaper that on Nov. 9, 2012, he had sent a Tibetan mastiff worth 880,000 yuan to the animal hospital run by Mr. Li for a cosmetic procedure. After a 20- minute treatment, Yu was told that the Tibetan mastiff had died。

　　It was later found out that the Tibetan mastiff had died from cardiac arrest caused by complications with the anesthesia. Yu also learnt that the hospital didn't have the necessary import permit for the anesthetics it used, and didn't follow the instructions that specifically suggested no mix with medication containing acepromazine。

　　Li agreed to pay the mastiff farm compensation worth 20,000 yuan(US$3,210)， which was deemed too little compared to the poor animal's original purchase price. A lawsuit has been filed。

　　北京一家养殖场将价值88万元的藏獒，送到动物医院进行美容拉皮手术，藏獒却死在了手术台上。

　　近日，养殖场将该家动物医院的李某诉至法院，索赔88万元。

　　北京某养殖场法定代表人于某诉称，2012年11月9日上午，他将价值88万元的藏獒送到李某开的动物医院，为该藏獒进行美容拉皮手术。当藏獒进入手术室20分钟后，主刀医生叫他进入手术室，说藏獒“可能有生命危险”。他赶紧要求主刀医生进行抢救，但主刀医生声称已进行抢救，但已没有希望。

　　于某称，事发后，他到北京市兽医实验诊断所进行事故技术鉴定，鉴定结论为麻醉意外致藏獒心脏骤停死亡。同时，他了解到，动物医院使用的麻醉剂“舒泰”没有取得进口许可证，并且该药的使用说明书上特别标注禁与“乙酰丙嗪”等药物一起使用，否则会造成动物心脏危险、呼吸抑制及体温过低。可是，动物医院在给藏獒麻醉中，使用的药物成分就包括“乙酰丙嗪”。

　　于某认为，动物医院对藏獒的死负有不可推卸的责任。双方协商时，动物医院所有者李某只同意赔偿2万元，与他购入藏獒的实际价格相差悬殊，无法达成一致意见。

　　日前，于某将动物医院诉至法院，要求赔偿损失88万元。

　　通州法院已受理此案。（中文来源：新京报）