blackfox1122
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Vanessa is why I felt compelled to post this article. Todd Lavender hasn't said jack shit about her. Didn't even acknowledge it. Because he's a piece of shit. Fuck you, Todd.
LifeIsADanceOfMinds
Upvoting for awareness
Layinginbed
Vet med is a brutal field to be in
GarrickWhaley
Damn
BaconAlmighty
Mar's owns - VCA, Banfield Pet Hospital, Bluepearl and Pet Partners
blackfox1122
They own a truly enormous section of vet medicine, so they can wring the most money out of it. It's just insane.
Mostlydeadpool
when a single corporation owns most of an industry, that's a monopoly. Can't they be forced to break it up?
AmbroseWolfinger
In Trump's America? Please.
almostalone
Unions would change this bullshit. Think about how many pets have died bcuz of inadequate care bcuz they are killing their employees
blackfox1122
Agreed! My dream is that vet techs achieve the same union status as human nurses. Life changing!
polarbearbaby
☝?☝?☝?☝?
almostalone
It would be, I have an old friend that is amazing but has been a vettech for years and it just shouldn't be this way ever.
tomatoboy
We only recently figured out our local vet is owned by a large holding company. These outfits are clever, they often keep local names and…
tomatoboy
…at least in the case of the one this vet is owned by, there’s no indication on the signage or paperwork that indicates it. The only way we…
tomatoboy
…noticed was that our microchip registration had the company name buried in the name of the vet clinic on their website.
tomatoboy
Sadly, I suspect this will become a trend in other industries. I’ve long said doctors, dentists, and vets were foolish not to make…
ontarioOT
It's already the case in Canada with a lot of non-government funded healthcare (allied professions such as massage and physiotherapy).
tomatoboy
…licensure a requirement of ownership of a practice, like many states attorneys did, preventing a surge of corporate owned law firms.
tomatoboy
Since licensure is required to practice in those fields, it makes sense you shouldn’t be able to own a practice if you can’t practice.