As a receptionist to THREE vets, YES they are always covering their butts for a lawsuit. Constantly i hear them tell me that they will not fill a presc. because of legal reasons....you are wrong and have nothing and no research to base your rebuttle on.
and as for vaccines there are still some that are required for boarding and grooming such as distemper and rabies, bordetella and fecals...these are to protect other dogs from getting sick. we accept titers if the O. has them done so it's not pushing vaccines it's making sure the pets are healthy. most research still suggests rabies, distemper, bordetellas if around other dogs, ext. it's science and medicine NOT greed!!
and not only lawsuits from clients but i forgot to mention loosing their veterinary board license.